A Public Health Gift for the Children in Your Life

By Water Quality & Health Council
December 22, 2011

This holiday season the Water Quality & Health Council hopes you will enjoy the good cheer of family and friends. Seeing the little ones is one of the special joys of the season. Naturally, we want them to be healthy and avoid the colds and flu that seem to run rampant at this time of year.

One of the best lessons we can teach children about staying healthy is the importance of hand washing.

Here’s a fun coloring page from the American Cleaning Institute® that just may help turn the little folks in your life into budding public health experts:

Clean Your Paws for Santa Claus Coloring Page

Click on the link above to download the coloring page.

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