The eww Factor: Public Bathrooms and Germs

The eww Factor: Public Bathrooms and Germs

Nupur Sashti, MPH, works as an epidemiologist for the Tennessee Department of Health’s FoodNet program. She received her BS, with honors, at the University of Georgia in Genetics and received her MPH from Emory University. In her role at the health department, she...
Public Restrooms: Survival 101

Public Restrooms: Survival 101

I have always been amused by people who walk into a public restroom stall, see a failed flush and walk out. What’s it going to do? Jump out and attack you? Someone needs to flush it – so grab a paper towel and hit that handle. The paper towel is your friend....