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Stop Germs, Stay Healthy!

"Stop Germs, Stay Healthy!" is a public education campaign by King County and Public Health - Seattle & King County that encourages and supports healthy behaviors that are effective in limiting the spread of respiratory illnesses such as colds and influenza.

To protect everyone from germs, colds and the flu, Public Health recommends:

washing hands often
Washing hands often
covering coughs and sneezes
Covering coughs and sneezes
staying home when sick
When sick,
stay home

Stop Germs, Stay Healthy! materials


Three posters in seven languages
Posters in multiple languages

Available as a download in PDF format and free hard copies (limited sets available for King County, WA residents only.)

Interactive webpages
Interactive resources

Informing and entertaining with a respiratory etiquette quiz, interactive "Catch That Cough!" game and slideshow

TV and radio public service announcements
TV and radio public service announcements

Demonstrating and encouraging good respiratory etiquette practices