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Together, We Can Accelerate Action in Improving Hand Hygiene
4/26/2023
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
As World Hand Hygiene Day approaches on May 5th, we join hospitals around the globe and the World Health Organization (WHO) in raising awareness about the importance of hand hygiene. Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) frequently at key moments and washing with soap and water when hands are visibly soiled or contaminated are key steps in any infection prevention program. Public health organizations all over the world join in this celebration, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Canada.
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What Should Healthcare Facilities Look for in Surface Disinfecting Wipes?
5/10/2022
By Jaimee Rosenthal
Acute Healthcare Market Director, GOJO Industries
Also By Mitch Barley
B2B Marketing Director, GOJO Industries
Healthcare facilities of all types, from hospitals and long-term care facilities to physician and dental offices, have long realized the critical role surface disinfection plays in their infection prevention programs.
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Wherever You Go, Re-Engage Life Confidently with PURELL Hand Sanitizer
6/21/2021
By Sarah Kelley
Total Solutions Senior Manager - Sanitizer, GOJO Industries
Over the course of the pandemic, hand hygiene habits changed forever. People are now more concerned about keeping their hands clean since it’s the best way to kill germs that may cause illness. As vaccination rates increase and many people are beginning to return to public life, it’s more important than ever to keep a small, portable hand sanitizer solution with you for when soap and water may not be close and convenient.
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Let’s Celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day
4/30/2021
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
Every year on May 5th, hospitals around the globe join the World Health Organization (WHO) to celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day and raise awareness for the importance of hand hygiene. Public health organizations around the globe join this celebration, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Canada.
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Thank You, Healthcare Workers
11/19/2020
By Megan J. DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Senior Clinical Manager, GOJO Industries
This year we may not have been able to participate in some of our usual traditions, but one we can celebrate is saying thank you to the people in our lives who have impacted us. As we look back, we all recognize it has been a year unlike any other. It’s been eight months since the WHO declared a pandemic. Those eight months may have seemed like eight years for many.
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Stomach Flu? It Could Be Norovirus
12/9/2019
By Kristen Green
Clinical Scientist, GOJO Industries
You were up all night vomiting, and still feel nauseous, your stomach hurts, and you can’t leave the vicinity of your bathroom because of the diarrhea. You figure you have the “stomach flu,” but what if I told you there is no such thing as the “stomach flu?"
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What You Need to Know About Candida auris in the Healthcare Setting
10/10/2019
By Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager, GOJO Industries
Recent media reports have called attention to Candida auris, a fungus which was first discovered in a woman’s ear canal in a Japanese hospital in 20091 and has since spread across the globe, landing in the United States four years ago as a new cause of healthcare-associated infections.2 According to the CDC, C. auris is an emerging pathogen that presents a serious global health threat due to frequent resistance to antifungal drugs, causing severe illness in patients, patients remaining carriers of the organism, and its’ ability to survive on environmental surfaces for an extended period of time.3
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Hepatitis A: What We Know (and Can Learn) from the Outbreaks
8/13/2019
By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
According to Florida Department of Health, the state had 106 hepatitis A cases in 2014. 123 in 2015. 122 in 2016. In 2017, that number doubled to 276. In 2018, it almost doubled again – reaching 548 cases. As of August 3rd, that number is almost 4x the number of cases from the previous year. In 2019, 2,123 hepatitis A cases have been reported to date. In fact, in the week of July 28th to August 3rd had 81 hepatitis A cases. While Florida is getting the most media attention, 29 states have reported an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak, according to the CDC.
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GOJO Expands PURELL SMARTLINK Portfolio with a new Individual Monitoring Solution
6/7/2019
By Tamara Cross
Total Solutions Director, IoT Product Category
GOJO has expanded its PURELL SMARTLINK™ Technologies portfolio to include the PURELL SMARTLINK Integrated Monitoring System (IMS). With this addition, the PURELL SMARTLINK portfolio is the broadest set of electronic hand hygiene monitoring solutions in the market,3 which allows GOJO to offer customers a solution no matter where they are in their electronic hand hygiene monitoring journey.
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Let’s Celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day
5/6/2019
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated annually every May 5th. It is a day to raise awareness for the critical role hand hygiene plays in infection prevention. Hand hygiene compliance makes a dramatic difference, both in terms of lives saved and healthcare costs reduced.
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