A hand hygiene module and method of instructing and monitoring compliance of a hand hygiene event include a sanitizer dispensing device and the steps of identifying an initiation of a use of the sanitizer dispensing device and actively sequentially providing a plurality of stimuli to a user during t
A hand hygiene module and method of instructing and monitoring compliance of a hand hygiene event include a sanitizer dispensing device and the steps of identifying an initiation of a use of the sanitizer dispensing device and actively sequentially providing a plurality of stimuli to a user during the use of the sanitizer dispensing device, the plurality of stimuli including at least one of an audible signaling and a visual signaling and actively sequentially instructing each of a plurality of hygiene steps.
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1. A method for improving hand hygiene compliance comprising: providing a sanitizer dispensing device;providing an attention stimulus operably configured to draw the attention of a user to the sanitizer dispensing device and varying the attention stimulus based on an environmental factor, the enviro
1. A method for improving hand hygiene compliance comprising: providing a sanitizer dispensing device;providing an attention stimulus operably configured to draw the attention of a user to the sanitizer dispensing device and varying the attention stimulus based on an environmental factor, the environmental factor including at least one of: a time of year, and a flu or cold season;identifying the user's initiation of a use by the user of the sanitizer dispensing device to sanitize a hand of the user; andactively sequentially providing a plurality of stimuli to the user during the user's use of the sanitizer dispensing device to sanitize the user's hand, the plurality of stimuli including at least one of an audible signal and a visual signal and actively sequentially instructing the user to perform each of a plurality of hygiene steps. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: electronically monitoring a compliance by the user with the plurality of hygiene steps by at least one of: recording whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps;communicating an indicator of whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps; anddisplaying the indicator of whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps, wherein the user's compliance is defined as the user performing the plurality of hygiene steps. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the indicator includes at least one of a user-compliant indication and a user noncompliant indication. 4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: communicating with a wearable device, the wearable device worn by the user and having a visual indicia with at least two states; andplacing the wearable device into one of the at least two states after electronically monitoring the user's compliance. 5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising: providing a wearable device, the wearable device worn by the user; andsubsequent to the instructing the user to perform the plurality of hygiene steps, providing with the wearable device an indication of the user's compliance. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the actively sequentially providing a plurality of stimuli includes: sequentially providing an active step attention stimulus corresponding to each of the plurality of hygiene steps. 7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: providing a plurality of sanitizer dispensing devices including the sanitizer dispensing device, each of the plurality of sanitizer dispensing devices arranged along a path and providing an attention stimulus, the attention stimulus of a first one of the plurality of sanitizer dispensing devices being different from the attention stimulus of a second of the plurality of dispensing devices. 8. A method for improving hand hygiene compliance comprising: providing a first stimulus to a user to initiate a hand hygiene event by the user, the hand hygiene event having a plurality of hand hygiene steps, the first stimulus including at least one of an audible signal and a visual signal;adjusting the first stimulus based on a location of a sanitizer dispensing device associated with the first stimulus;identifying an initiation by the user of a use by the user of the sanitizer dispensing device to engage in the hand hygiene event;actively sequentially providing a plurality of second stimuli to the user during the user's use of the sanitizer dispensing device to engage in the hand hygiene event, the plurality of second stimuli including at least one of an audible signal and a visual signal and actively sequentially instructing the user to perform the plurality of hand hygiene steps;monitoring whether the user performed the plurality of hand hygiene steps; andalerting as to whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps. 9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: providing a wearable device worn by the user; andcommunicating to the wearable device the alert as to whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps. 10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: instructing the user as to what hand motion to use for each of the plurality of hand hygiene steps. 11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: alerting the user of a need to initiate a subsequent hand hygiene step after the user's performance of at least one of the plurality of hand hygiene steps. 12. A system for facilitating and monitoring a hand hygiene, the system comprising: a hand sanitizer dispensing device;a thermal imager operably configured to detect individuals with pyrexia; anda display operable to actively and sequentially display a plurality of stimuli to a user during a use by the user of the hand sanitizer dispensing device, the plurality of stimuli actively sequentially instructing the user to perform each of a plurality of hygiene steps. 13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising: a detector operable to detect whether the user performed the plurality of hand hygiene steps. 14. The system according to claim 12, further comprising: a hand hygiene module; anda wearable device having: a receiver operable to receive information from the hand hygiene module, the information identifying a compliance by the user with the plurality of hand hygiene steps, the user's compliance defined by whether the user performed the plurality of hand hygiene steps; andat least one indicator operable to communicate the user's compliance. 15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the wearable device further includes: a timer, andthe at least one indicator is operable to indicate that an elapsed amount of time has passed since a previous compliance by the user, the user's previous compliance defined by whether the user performed the plurality of hand hygiene steps during a previous use by the user of the hand sanitizer dispensing device. 16. The system according to claim 12, further comprising: a second display operable to display an indicator of a compliance by the user, the user's compliance defined by whether the user performed the plurality of hygiene steps. 17. A system for facilitating and monitoring a hand hygiene process, the system comprising: a hand sanitizer dispensing device;a display operable to actively and sequentially display a plurality of stimuli to a user during a use by the user of the hand sanitizer dispensing device to engage in a hand hygiene event, the plurality of stimuli actively sequentially instructing the user to perform each of a plurality of hygiene steps;a wearable device dispensing module; anda controller operable to prevent the wearable device dispensing module from dispensing a wearable device until subsequent to a detection of a compliance by the user, the user's compliance defined by whether the user performed the plurality of hand hygiene steps.
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