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Topics are around Hand Awareness issues in the arenas of Infection Control, School health, Employee health, Pandemic Prevention and others.
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International Infection Prevention Campaign

Welcome to the MOST COMPREHENSIVE Primary Infection Prevention Program in the world for respiratory and gastro-intestinal diseases!
If WE ALL comply with the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness there will NOT be a Pandemic!!

Powerful and True!!  Together WE CAN make a difference!

                 Thank You!    Dr.Will

 

National Handwashing Awareness Week was
December 7-13, 2008 
Congratulations to ALL who participated!!!
You are NOT all Washed Up!

Today you can link clean hands with all of your friends!

Happy Healthy Holidays to ALL Champion Handwashers!

Happy Healthy Holidays to ALL Champion Handwashers!


Download available Download: The Healthy Holidays Poster above!

Henry's Wish !!!!!

Henry and Dr.Will would like EVERYONE  (adults and children)to know that the simplest solution to primary infection prevention is to
NEVER put a finger in your eyes, nose or mouth (mucous mmbranes)!

If we could change one human behavior this would be our choice.
The result being that there would NEVER be a Pandemic!!! 
Because human beings would STOP "growing" infectious
diseases, much like a petri dish.

We would like to TEAM UP with you and your organization to increase Hand Awareness and reduce preventable infectious disease events throughout our society: Health Care, Food Service, School Health, Employee Health and general Public Health.

We want EVERYONE to learn to use nail brushes, about "cross contamination" and to NEVER inoculate (contaminate) your mucus membranes (eyes, nose or mouth)!!

Following these steps we can eradicate Hepatitis A, MRSA,
flu, flu-like, strep, E. coli and other readily preventable infectious diseases!!  

A simple solution to complex problems!!

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In the spirit of working together to protect OUR community we would like to "lend a Hand" to educate all of us about the importance of "Hand Awareness". Please, click the header and share Henry the Hand with your school, church, business, community and friends in your local news and communications!

            Thank you,

              Henry the Hand and Dr.Will

 

"Spread the Word not the Germs!"

Henry has met more than 1,000,000 public health and healthcare professionals. The Henry the Hand Hand Awareness program
has been presented to more than 2,000,000 students across the world.

Where's Henry???

Where's Henry???

Henry’s been Spreading the Word and Not the Germs all over World!

Henry will be appearing in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York City in December "edu-taining" the children and adults.

Invite Henry to your hospital, school and community!

In Pittsburgh, PA.

In Pittsburgh, PA.

Henry's spreading the word not the germs at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA."

At the Hammonton School...

At the Hammonton School...

Henry is "Spreading the Word" with the help of Teresa Christopher
at the Hammonton School, ECEC School Nurse

 Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher at Global Health Council

Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher at Global Health Council

Henry is giving tips to the World Bank's Handwashing program.  

National Endorsement of the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness since 2001

National Endorsement of the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness since 2001

The 4 Principles of Hand Awareness were endorsed by the
American Medical Association (http://www.ama-assn.org/)
and the American Academy of Family Physicians (http://www.aafp.org/x37651.xml) in 2001.

A Message from the Creator of Henry the Hand

A Message from the Creator of Henry the Hand

Please click the header above to see a personal note
to my children and how Henry got his start.

Having spent almost 19 years on this mission, I am beginning to appreciate the battle Ignaz Semmelweis MD went through with the Austrian Medical Society and John Snow MD went through with the London Public Health system trying to increase their awareness about Puerperal Fever (Child birth fever) in the 1840's and Cholera, back in the mid 1860's respectively,
which took about 20 years for either discovery to be accepted.

We can not afford to take another 20 years to accept the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness as a method to protect
the Public from infectious disease and the potential outbreaks, as too many innocent (unaware) people will suffer needlessly.

                             " Dr. Will "

                              William P. Sawyer, MD

TRUE PANDEMIC PREVENTION 
Presentation
   (see below)


URL Visit URL: Dr.Will's 12 minute presentation

Dr. Will's 12 minute Empowerment Presentation

Dr. Will's 12 minute Empowerment Presentation

The Power is in YOUR Hands to prevent the flu and common cold!!

Who is Dr. Will?

Solo practice Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio since 1986.

Trihealth Hospital System Patient Safety Committee, 2004-present.

Bethesda North Hospital Med. Executive Committee, 2000-2008.

Influenza Surveillance Network for CDC, physician member

Hand Awareness: Non Pharmaceutical approach to prevent human illness and transmission of emerging pathogens presentations; NEHA,2006, NAHEC 2006, USDA Food Safety Conference, 2006 and AMA/CMA Physicians Health Conference, 2006.

Henry the Hand Foundation, founder 1999.

Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher, creator,1996.

Clean Hands Coalition, founding member, 2003-present.

Bridges to Excellence, founding member, 2000-2002.

Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee state of Ohio, Co-chair 1996 to present.

Patient Safety Shield

Patient Safety Shield

I am wearing this Patient Safety Shield (PSS) in the office to demonstrate how effective it is  as a TEACHING device and SAFETY tool. I wear the PSS on rounds to the hospital to help reinforce the significance of changing human behavior to benefit patient Safety. Since MRSA is colonized in the HCWs noses, atleast 30% of the HCWs are colonized at any one time and since it is recommended to treat and remove the HCW(HealthCare Worker) from clinical care until eradicated (CDC in 1983), perhaps 6 weeks. The responsible step in the health care arena is to use the barrier method to protect the patient by reducing coloniztion, and to help change the HCWs habit. I am solo practice Family Medicine physician who teaches primary prevention techniques all day long to patients and felt it was past time to teach other HCWs the importance of Hand Awareness. Remember,
"Do not touch the T-zone (mucus membranes)!
"

Please visit the STORE  for more Patient Safety and Hand Awareness Tools.       Most of the remarks from patients are "it is about time!"

History of Ignaz Semmelweis MD

History of Ignaz Semmelweis MD

Another brief story of his struggles can be found by clicking here

History of John Snow MD

History of John Snow MD

Here is another historical summary of his Cholera discovery in London in 1854 at:    http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/8

CONTACT Dr.Will:

Henry the Hand Foundation

11714 Us Rte 42
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
513-769-4951

dr.will@henrythehand.com

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Contact Margaret Bailey for ANY questions about products or a Program. She is the National Campaign Director,
at 412-741-3185 or hthorders@yahoo.com.

Let us know how we can lend a Hand!!

                                                    Dr.Will


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