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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM: Shelly Pauling, Education & Communications Manager RE: RAH Helping to Keep Schools Germ Free DATE: November 9, 2009 On Friday, November 6, 2009 the Redwood Area Hospital made a special delivery to the schools in Redwood County. In an effort to help reduce the spread of infection during the cold and flu season, the hospital donated a bottle of hand sanitizer to each classroom in all the local schools. “All of the schools were very grateful to receive the sanitizer,” stated Shelly Pauling, Education & Communications Manager at the Redwood Area Hospital. “Many schools have already purchased items such as hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes to help reduce the spread of germs so our donation will help their efforts to keep kids healthy and in school during the cold and flu season.” If used correctly, hand sanitizer will kill the flu virus that can be transmitted through spreading germs by touching surfaces that may contain the virus or by our own respiratory secretions such as coughing and sneezing. When using hand sanitizer, it is important to rub the sanitizer into your hands until it is completely dry to kill the germs that may be present. It is also important to use a sanitizer that has an alcohol content of greater than 60% to be effective in killing the flu virus. It is important to use the sanitizer when you have touched surfaces such as door knobs, desks and other shiny items where the flu virus can live for up to two days before it is gone. The hospital donated a total of 275 bottles of sanitizer to schools in Redwood Falls, Morgan, Franklin, Lamberton, Wabasso, Walnut Grove, Milroy and Vesta as a part of their Community Benefits Project. The Redwood Area Hospital encourages you to keep yourself germ free during the cold and flu season. Cover your cough, wash your hands, use paper towels to open doors when you can and use hand sanitizer as frequently as possible and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. |
 Pictured: Dave Gartner, Principal – St. John’s Lutheran School; Don Yrjo, Redwood Valley High School Principal, Stephanie Perry – Reede Gray Elementary Principal; Shelly Pauling, Education & Communications Manager, Redwood Area Hospital; Wade Mathers, Redwood Valley Middle School Principal |
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