Don't touch this knob with your germy hands
We're all paranoid about catching the swine flu. We're buying hand sanitizer by the bucketload, dousing our kids with the stuff in school and using it in church in the hope that we'll kill off the virus before we get sick. And messages to wash your hands are everywhere (Note to my employer: It would be helpful if the soap dispensers in the second-floor ladies' room actually contained some soap.)
The state health department is obviously big on getting the word out, too. They have created signs, brochures and even door hangers -- like the 'Do Not Disturb' signs in a hotel -- warning of the dangers of poor hand hygiene. If you go to the website of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, you can even print out copies of your own to display in your home or business.
My fave? The door hanger emblazoned with a hand pointing toward the knob you are about to grab and reading, "THIS is a great way to catch the FLU!" Ewww.
