We choose the restroom in a local Boston Market restaurant for our "This is Public Health" assignment. We put our sticker on a "wash your hands" sign in the bathroom to remind employees and customers to wash their hands after use. We choose this location because most infections occur after feces come in contact with ones hands and hands come in contact with raw or ready food, which results in food borne illnesses. It is imperative to wash one’s hands between handling foods; as well as after one uses the restroom, before starting work, and after touching body parts specifically lesions. This represents a public health issue by identifying and educating the prevention of spreading different germs as well as infectious disease through hand to food contact. We believe that this goes in line with the four P's of public health. This sign promotes public safety by creating awareness; prevents by educating and there for protecting the population. The sign also raises the idea for the employee to not only protect him or herself but the people they are serving in the community. According to the CDC there are about 400-500 food borne outbreaks in local and state health departments each year. Diseases such as E. Coli or salmonella are examples of food borne diseases that can be avoided by simply washing one's hands properly like the public health sign shows.
-Azeb Abera
-Deni Brave
-Roman Carrigan
This was a great place to stick the "This Is Public Health" sticker. You guys informed me and others why it is important for employees or anyone to wash their hands after using the restroom. It is important to keep the community healthy. Also people come to restaurants trusting that the workers wash their hands before handling their customers food.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was a great place to post the sticker because employees need to be reminded to wash their hands before going back to work and handling food or touching other people's property. Even though people should always wash their hands after they use the bathroom, I guess people forget or rush so the sign is a great reminder. I need to be able to trust that I am getting my food from a sanitary location, so I really hope that employees are taking the precautions that they need to take to provide customers with excellent service.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most important and required places for good hygiene! The location you chose is definitely one that is well deserving of this not only because many people brazenly ignore the healthful reasons as to why washing hands is necessary but also because the sticker attracts attention. Any person passing by will stop to wonder what is this sticker and why is it here? Hopefully the individuals that see it are the ones that fail to wash their hands and it will raise a sense of awareness in them. Effective location choosing.
ReplyDeleteEvery day when the employees at Boston Market go to work they get busy, and sometimes they need to use the retroom. When people are distracted and in a hurry they might walk right out of the restroom to get back to their job. This sign is a constant reminder to those employees who prepare our food and drinks and it is a way in which we as employers, cutomers, and employees to ensure our own personal safety from many diseases and bacterias. Great idea for an important public health awareness.
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ReplyDeleteHand washing in the food service industry can not be stressed enough. A simple task that takes only 2 minutes of a person's time can save an entire community from an outbreak.There have been times when I saw an employee take money from a customer and then proceed to prepare their food without washing their hands. They didn't even bother to put gloves on! Those signs are a great reminder of good work practice in any restaurant establishment! Great choice!
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