Children taught hand hygiene.PRIMARYschool children are being taught how good hand hygiene hygiene, science of preserving and promoting the health of both the individual and the community. It has many aspects: personal hygiene (proper living habits, cleanliness of body and clothing, healthful diet, a balanced regimen of rest and exercise); domestic hygiene can stop the spread of coughs, colds and even swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. . The Health Protection Agency is sending out 3,500 copies of the "Hands up for Max" scheme throughout Merseyside and the North-West. The teaching pack features an animated character called Max and was designed in discussion with teachers, pupils and school nurses. Professor Qutub Syed, Director of the HPA, said: "Good hygiene practice in schools can reduce the spread of illness, with hand hygiene an important part of this. Hands up for Max will help to develop hygiene habits in childhood and we hope will influence behaviour in the long term." Heather Hardy Hardy may refer to:
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