Better Hygiene In Schools - It's A SNAP

The "Healthy Schools, Healthy People: It's A SNAP" program is a joint project of the SDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

SNAP - the School Network for Absenteeism Prevention - provides educational materials to middle schools to help develop programs that make hand hygiene a priority for students, teachers, school health personnel, administrators, and parents.

Find out how your school can get involved on the SNAP website, www.itsasnap.org.

See below for more information on recent SNAP activities:

Healthy Schools, Healthy People, It's a SNAP 2009 Awards Reception at the National Press Club - Save the Date: September 23, 2009

In Middle School, Hand Hygiene Gets a Good "Rap" - SDA/CDC Hand Hygiene Education Program Honors Students at Somerset, New Jersey’s Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School.

Rap video, Ms. Wright's 5th grade class, Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School, Somerset, New Jersey

Check out video profile of SNAP - Kids Teaching Kids...Clean Hands Save Lives!

Kids Teaching Kids About Hygiene: WI, CA, FL Students Honored by SDA, CDC (2006)

SDA and CDC Honor CA, OK and OH Students
With 2005 National Awards for Hand Hygiene

CDC Director Praises 2005 SNAP Award Winners

Texas Students Receive 2004 Top Classroom Award for Hand Hygiene Program

SDA and CDC Honor Nebraska Middle School Students With 2003 National Award for Hand Hygiene Program

Fact Sheet: Healthy Schools, Healthy People - It's a SNAP
Fact Sheet: Praise for "Healthy Schools, Healthy People - It's a SNAP"