We are just a few weeks into fall and we need to start preparing for the cold and flu season. Here are a few tips to keep yourself and your family healthy during the school year and beyond. Wash Hands- often Bacteria lives on fingertips, and research shows that adults touch their face, mouth, eyes and nose about 16 times and hour. Kids might touch their nose and eyes for the entire hourJ Hands must be washed on a regular basis to keep germs off and out of the body. Hands should be washed with soap in warm water..