We serve as a trusted resource for the latest news and helpful information related to skin health and surface hygiene advancements. GOJO microbiologists, scientists,
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GOJO Purpose, Saving Lives and Making Lives Better Through Well-Being Solutions.
What Is Monkeypox? And Should I Be Concerned?
7/25/2022
By James Bingham, MS
Senior Research Microbiologist, GOJO
Also By Megan J. DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Senior Clinical Manager, GOJO Industries
News coverage of the ongoing global monkeypox outbreak has been intense. With news that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), many may be recalling the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the WHO declared it a PHEIC (on Jan. 30, 2020).
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Any Weather. Anywhere. All-New PURELL® Outdoor Dispenser is Here!
5/17/2022
By Stephen Wagner
Senior Total Solutions Manager, GOJO Industries
When you're away from home, often a sink isn't readily accessible to clean your hands before or after those key everyday moments, like before eating or after pumping gas. Over the past two years, many business owners and facility operators began offering hand sanitizer to help make their patrons, employees, and guests feel safe while they're visiting. Now, 84% of people expect hand sanitizer to be offered in public places.
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3 Ways Hand Hygiene Dispensers Save Your Business Precious Time
3/11/2022
By Stephen Marks
Former Total Solutions Senior Director, GOJO Industries
We have heard a near unanimous message from our customers in the field: they are being asked to “do more with less.” Labor shortages, cost pressures, new safety requirements and added workflow are creating challenges across markets. Even within hand hygiene, you likely have far more hand sanitizer dispensers to maintain than ever before, and there is a good chance those dispensers are touch-free.
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How Long Should You Wash Your Hands?
2/21/2022
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
By now, everyone knows that keeping hands clean is important to reduce germs that may cause illness. While washing hands with soap and water is one of the best ways to achieve this, it has to be done correctly. We've all heard leading scientists and health organizations tell us to scrub hands thoroughly with soap and clean water for at least 20 seconds, but have you ever wondered, "Why 20 seconds?"
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Hand Hygiene Now and Forever
11/30/2021
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
Handwashing Awareness Week is a good time to reflect on how our hand hygiene habits have changed since the pandemic began. You may have been negligent about keeping your hands clean pre-pandemic, but one of many things the pandemic has taught us is the importance of hand hygiene and infection prevention best practices. Experts globally, from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), strongly agree that promoting – and practicing – good hand hygiene is an incredibly effective way to wash away or kill germs that may cause illness. Even after this pandemic passes, we should all continue practicing proper hand hygiene.
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Helping Kids Avoid the “Winter-Hand Blues”
11/9/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Do your kids suffer from dry, damaged, irritated hands as the weather grows colder? If so, they’re not alone. Winter weather is not fun for skin; cold weather, low humidity, and indoor heating create dry air, which steals moisture away from the skin every second of every day. Scientific studies have shown that the top layers of skin, called the stratum corneum, hold 25% less water in low humidity conditions.
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Celebrating Global Handwashing Day and the Moments When Hygiene Matters Most
10/15/2021
By Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor, Simmons University
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Forum on Home Hygiene
Today is Global Handwashing Day – an annual global advocacy day to recognize the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. With the increased attention on clean hands during the pandemic, it is a good time to review best hygiene practices for both hand hygiene and surface hygiene, as they are linked together.
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The Role of IoT in Hand Hygiene Dispensers
8/31/2021
By Tamara Cross
Total Solutions Director, IoT Product Category
Hand sanitizer and soap dispensers have become ubiquitous. When you walk into a hospital, restaurant, airport, stadium, mall, or office building, hand sanitizer is welcoming you with an invitation to clean your hands as you transition into the facility. In fact, 84% of people expect hand sanitizer to be offered in public places. Business owners and facility operators began offering hand sanitizer to help make their patrons, employees, and guests feel safe while they’re visiting.
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Interactive Hand Hygiene Experiments for K-12 Students
8/10/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Schools are germy settings. As students go about their day at school, they touch shared objects like computer mice, water fountains, gym equipment, or the lunch checkout keypad, which contains thousands of germs. Some of those germs will hang out on their hands and can be introduced into their bodies when they touch their eyes, nose, and mouth.
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Healthy Hands for a Healthy School Year
7/27/2021
By David Miller
Marketing Director – Omnichannel, GOJO Industries
As we enter the back half of summer break, many families and teachers are looking ahead to the fall and the approach of another school year. Planning often begins with back-to-school shopping to stock up on items they’ll need to complete the school year successfully. This year, many shopping lists will include items to help prioritize healthy habits in the classroom – particularly since public health experts are concerned there may be an increased number of germs circulating this winter. With many children returning to in-person learning for the first time in a long time, help ease their adjustment and set them up for successful school year by reinforcing healthy habits, like hand hygiene.
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