A new campaign, Simple Things – Little Ones Can Help Keep Us All Well, asks parents and carers to remind children to wash their hands after going to the toilet, before eating, and after coughing or sneezing to help stop the spread of germs leading to ilnesses.
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00:01Teaching children to wash their hands from an early age could save children and their parents from unnecessary sick days, according to a new study.
00:08The investigation was led by the Champs Public Health Collaborative, a partnership between the Directors of Public and Population Health across Cheshire and Merseyside.
00:16Scientists found microbes, including those often found in faeces, living on surfaces in soft play centres, outdoor playgrounds and children's toys in the home.
00:25The Directors of Public Health commissioned the study of 300 parents and carers after independent research over the summer showed 74% had to take time off work to look after their sick children during the last 12 months.
00:37Almost two-thirds of those surveyed said they often catch illnesses from their children.
00:41Now a new campaign, Simple Things Little Ones Can Help Keep Us All Well, asks parents and carers to remind children to wash their hands after going to the toilet, before eating and after coughing or sneezing.
00:52It also urges them to cough or sneeze into the crook of their elbow to help reduce the spread of winter illnesses.