Once our group wandered towards the food court we noticed that many people who left this area approached a hand sanitizing station prior to boarding the escalator. Immediately we noticed the public health implications. The picture above is our sticker on the hand sanitizing dispenser. This dispenser correlates to public health in every manner.
The food court is probably one of the least cleanly places in this mall. It is located upstairs between restrooms, a tattoo shop and a movie theater. Along with eating, people are exchanging money as well which is a notorious germ distributor. Seeing as many people do not wash their hands AFTER eating, these hand sanitizers were installed to deter some of the germs from being carried throughout the mall. The location is prime because one-by-one guests have to board the decelerating escalator but not until they have passed the hand-sanitizing dispenser.
This simple dispenser can contribute to cleanliness in countless ways. The location is perfect for maximum efficiency. Cleaner hands can prevent the spread of viruses, bacteria, and even food-born illnesses from the food court. This is a prime example of how Public Health's often overlooked contributions, keep our nation healthy and prosperous.
This is a great location. I completely agree that the University Mall food court is the center of many germs and hand sanitizing promotes public health by placing the dispenser right before the escalator, which also contains a lot of germ exchange due to the hand railing. Also, I agree that the food court being surround by a movie theatre, restrooms and a tattoo shop makes the hand sanitizer dispenser very necessary because if people forget to wash their hands its available. Moreover, after leaving the movies, which involves eating snack and sitting in seats that were previously used, people are also able to sanitize their hands without having to attend the restroom. One thing I would like to add to your blog is that our society has moved from manual to automatic hand sanitizing dispensers which decrease the spread of germs due to not having to actually touch the machine.
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