Introduction

This course focuses on what employees need to know to stay healthy in the workplace. Topics covered by the course include, workplace hygiene and housekeeping, contagious diseases, and disease prevention. Emphasis is given to how to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19. Students will learn how to effectively prevent the spread of diseases, like COVID-19, and stay healthy!

Modules and Learning Objectives

Click on the links below to access the modules. You can also click on the links at the top of the page.

Learning objectives in this module include:

• Define "hand hygiene."
• Discuss when to use hand sanitizer rather than wash hands.
• Describe how cleaning and disinfecting procedures can help stop the spread of viruses.
• Describe how to create healthy hygiene habits that are important to stay healthy.

Learning objectives in this module include:

• Define "pathogens."
• Contrast about communicable vs. non-communicable diseases.
• Describe how pathogens can be transmitted through direct or indirect transmission.
• Describe and give examples of the common symptoms of infectious diseases.

Learning objectives in this module include:

• Discuss what disease prevention means.
• Describe how vaccines can help prevent the spread of illnesses.
• Identify what to do if you are feeling sick.
• List and describe healthy practices to prevent illness in the workplace.

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Course 138 Final Exam

After studying the course material and answering the quiz questions, it is time to take the final exam. We highly recommend answering the module quiz questions to check your understanding of the course material. The final exam questions are typically developed from these quiz questions.

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course. To help demonstrate this understanding, students must achieve a passing score on course final exams. It is OSHAcademy's policy to protect the integrity of our exams: as a result, we do not provide missed questions to students.

This is an open book exam. Students are permitted to use a separate browser window to review course content while taking the exam. If you do not pass a final exam, you will see a "Retake Exam" button next to the course on your student dashboard.

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Endnotes

• CDC. (2019a). Hand Hygiene. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/faqs/hand-hygiene.html
• CDC. (2019b). Show Me the Science - Situations where hand sanitizer can be effective & How to Use it in community settings. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science-hand-sanitizer.html
• CDC. (2019c). When & How to Wash Your Hands. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
• CDC. (2019d, April 12). Patients | Hand Hygiene | CDC. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov website: https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/patients/
• CDC. (2019, July 10). Healthy Habits to Help Prevent Flu. Retrieved from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm
• Balloux, F. & van Dorp, L. (2017). Q&A: What are pathogens, and what have they done to and for us? Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5648414/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2012). Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology, Section 10: Chain of Infection. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). Infectious Disease. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infectious-disease.htm
• Drexler, M. (2010). Prevention and Treatment. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209704/
• Mayo Clinic. (2019). Infectious diseases. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/symptoms-causes/syc-20351173
• Drexler, M. (2010). Prevention and Treatment. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209704/
• Healthy People 2020. (2020). Immunization and Infectious Diseases. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases
• Merz, B. (2016). How to prevent infections. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-to-prevent-infections
• World Health Organization (WHO). (2019). Q&A on vaccines. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/vaccines/questions-and-answers

Additional Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
• Influenza (Flu)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)