Operation Hygiene

Support our TroopsStand up to Infection

What is Operation Hygiene?

O In an effort to reach out to the under represented populations within the nursing profession, Operation Hygiene is a project that will not only provide deployed servicemen and women with the necessary resources to prevent the spread of illness and infection, but will also provide resources that introduce the endless opportunities that the field of Nursing has to offer.

Minorities/Military?O The Pentagon calls the military the

“Model of Diversity”O Minorities make up more than a third

of active duty militaryO 17% African-AmericansO 11% HispanicsO Women make of 14.4 % of

Department of Defense

Hygiene ItemsO As current and future healthcare

workers, we truly understand the importance of hygiene and preventing the spread of infection and illness.

O While hand sanitizer, soap and water are commonly found here in the America, these items can be hard to come by for our service members who are deployed in support of our country.

Johnson and Johnson Nursing Material

O http://www.discovernursing.com/resources/free-materials#no-filters

O The link above will allow you to sign up to receive free nursing materials.

Letter from your school’s BTN or President

O While this letter is intended to reach out to the under-represented populations within the Nursing field, the content of the letter is ultimately up to the discretion of the BTN or President.

O We will be providing and example of a letter that was previously sent to deployed veterans to use as a guideline.

How does this project actually work?

O Nursing Students, along with support from their local American Legion Organizations and other community assistance, will collect hygiene items to be packaged and shipped overseas to those deployed servicemen and women.

First things first!O Before you begin collecting items to

send to our troops overseas, make sure you have established a way to provide funding for shipping!

O There are several organizations who are more than willing to provide the shipping to send these packages overseas. Here are a few that we have had success with: American Legion, non-profit organizations, local churches, school support.

American LegionO The American Legion is an organization

that focuses on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities.

O Most American Legions are willing to provide funding for shipping care packages overseas and can also provide addresses for deployed servicemembers.

O Click on the link below to find an American Legion Post closest to you.

O http://www.legion.org O Top right corner of website, click on “Find a

Post”

What items will my school need to participate in Operation

Hygiene?O Flat Rate BoxesO Customs Declaration and Dispatch

Note O Hygiene ItemsO Non-perishables O Johnson and Johnson Nursing

MaterialsO A letter from your school BTN or

President

Care PackagesO What to include?O Toiletries (Baby wipes, hand sanitizer and

foot powder are the most commonly requested)

O Female personal hygiene products O Food/Snacks (Beef Jerky, Coffee, Sunflower

seeds, pistachios, power bars, protein bars, hard candies, trail mix, gum)

O Free Johnson and Johnson Nursing literature http://www.discovernursing.com/resources/free-materials#no-filters

Care Packages

Flat Rate Boxes and Customs Forms

O Flat Rate boxes as well as the United States Postal Service Customs and Declaration and Dispatch Notes are provided by the United States Postal Service free of charge and can be ordered in bulk online at https://www.usps.com/ship/priority-mail-flat.htm

Customs Form

Almost ready to ship!

Don’t forget the Johnson and Johnson materials!

Dropping off the care packages with the American Legion!

Third Infantry Division based out of Savannah, GA

Thank You!

ReferencesO "Active Duty Servicewomen by Branch

of Service 2006 and 2010." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

O Kruzel, John J. "United States Department of Defense." Defense.gov News Article: Pentagon Official Calls Integrated Military 'Model of Diversity' American Forces Press Service, 22 July 2008. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.