Germ Fighting Gone Green
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- Course
- Date of Publication
- July 7, 2021
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Overview
Course Information
Children in child care are 2-3 times more likely to acquire an infectious disease compared to children NOT in out of home care.
This 1-hour online course is designed to help you gain a better understanding of how to fight germs that invade your child care setting with earth-friendly options.
The objectives of this course are to:
- increase the use of cleaning products that have fewer health risks
- increase the use of the least toxic disinfecting and sanitizing products and methods to control infection
- determine the when, where, and why of disinfecting surfaces.
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