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Handwashing

Handwashing is one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect yourself and your loved ones from many communicable diseases.

Information on how to protect yourself at home or in public, when handling food, and in healthcare settings.

What you need to know

Handwashing information for the general public  Handwashing information for food handlers  Handwashing information for healthcare providers 

Contact Information

Address

State Public Health Laboratory
305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Directions

Phone

Infectious Disease Division Call Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Infectious Disease Division at (617) 983-6550
Urgent calls and infectious disease reporting Call Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Urgent calls and infectious disease reporting at (617) 983–6800
Laboratory Sciences Division Call Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Laboratory Sciences Division at (617) 983–6201
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