National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hand Hygiene Posters
These posters provide information on hand hygiene for target audiences throughout the VA health care system. The posters are broken up into sections:
Posters are not copyrighted and may be reproduced. You may print them on 8.5" x 11" paper using a standard office printer.
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General Hand
Hands 1 - Handwashing Good! Germs Bad! (163 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 4 - Stop Disease in Its Tracks (188 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 11" x 8.5"
Target audience: All
Hands 6 - Stop 1 (484 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 11" x 8.5"
Target audience: All
Hands 7 - Stop 2 (378 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 11" x 8.5"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 9 - Save Lives and Money (150 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 10 - Save Time (150 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 11 - All Hands to the Pump (150 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 12 - Break the Germ Cycle (153 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 13 - Stop Spreading Germs (299 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 15 - Don't Get Caught Germy Handed (154 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 17 - Don't Take It Personally (148 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Staff Areas Only
Hands 19 - Things We Have a Hard Time Telling People (420 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 20 - Your Hands Are Lovely (236 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 21 - Juice Is Worth the Squeeze (284 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 22 - Some Habits Are Good (158 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 23 - Seeing Is Believing (225 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 24 - It Takes About 30 Seconds (364 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 26 - 20% to 50% Is Not Good Enough (460 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Staff Areas Only
Hands 27 - A Quick Test (160 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Staff Areas Only
Hands 29 - CDC Guidelines on Hand Decontamination for Patient Care (508 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 30 - What Are the Top 10 Carriers of Infectious Agents? (146 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 31 - Clean Hands Prevent Germs from Spreading in This Hospital (460 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 32 - When Should You Clean Your Hands? (340 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 33 - Join the Campaign (277 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Hands 34 - Patients and Visitors 1 (203 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 36 - Patients and Visitors 2 (369 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hands 37 - Patients and Visitors 3 (402 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Germ Prevention
Prevent 1 - Germ Prevention 101.1 (275 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Prevent 2 - Germ Prevention 101.2 (319 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Prevent 3 - We're All In This Together 1 (385 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Prevent 4 - We're All In This Together 2 (375 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Prevent 5 - We're All In This Together 3 (382 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: Clinical
Prevent 6 - Don't Let Germs Get You Down (914 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Residents and Visitors
Residents & Visitors 1 (331 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Residents & Visitors 2 (273 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Restroom
Restroom 1 - Bathroom Rules (522 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Restroom 2 - After Using the Bathroom (275 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Restroom 3 - Before You Leave (255 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Restroom 4 - What's the Rush? (249 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Hand Washing
Wash 1 - Where to Wash (275 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 2 - Help A Veteran: Wash Your Hands (271 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 3 - What Are the Top 10 Ways to Spread Germs? (287 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 4 - Hand Washing Checklist (271 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 5 - Wash Your Hands 1 (260 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 6 - Wash Your Hands 2 (273 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 7 - Handwashing Good! Germs Bad! (301 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 8 - Wash Your Hands 3 (327 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 9 - Wash Your Hands 4 (303 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 10 - Wash Your Hands 5 (294 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
Wash 11 - We're Counting on You (579 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Target audience: All
More posters
View more posters in different categories:
- Respiratory Etiquette
- Influenza
- Healthy Living and Wellness
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- En Español
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