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Responsibility

Promoting Hand Hygiene in Guatemala with Clean the World and ACI

By Mary-Ann Warmerdam As part of its commitment to social engagement, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) supports the nonprofit Clean the World (CTW) in its effort to improve personal hygiene standards while recycling hotel amenities like soap. Lack of basic hygiene is a leading cause of mortality in children worldwide; CTW's approach is an effective way to save lives through a holistic approach that integrates soap with a comprehensive water, sanitation and hygiene program. At a recent meeting with ACI (Clorox is a member company), Clorox employees contributed time to build “Hygiene kits” for CTW. Clorox's Mary-Ann Warmerdam built the most kits and, as a reward,…

Health and Wellness

Cleaner Classrooms in the New School Year

This post was written by Rita Gorenberg, PR manager for Clorox. Clorox® is committed to supporting healthy, vibrant communities through illness prevention and promoting education, among other efforts. This fall Clorox is doing its part to ensure that classrooms, where our kids spend most of their day during the school year, are healthy environments.

Brands

Make Yours a Flu-Less Flu Season

Flu season came early this year. The Centers for Disease Control anticipated this was going to be a bad flu year, and so our "spread prevention team" has been even busier than usual pushing out flu prevention and educational programs. Efforts began in October with our annual Say Boo! to the Flu™ program. This is our eighth year to partner with the Visiting Nurse Associations of America and Families Fighting Flu to help educate families on the importance of flu vaccinations and other prevention tips. This year alone, the team hosted 113 “Boo!” vaccination events and delivered more than 8,500 flu vaccinations to families across the…
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