BOW, DON'T SHAKE!

Why bow?

The handshake adds a needless and dangerous vector for disease transmission, not only for Coronovirus (COVID19). With your help we can change this cultural practice to a safer, healthier alternative -- not only during the COVID-19 pandemic, but permanently in all healthcare settings.  A brief, slight bow is already understood throughout the world as a friendly respectful greeting.  See also how bowing compares with other handshake alternatives.

Posters -- print and post!

All of the following graphcs are CC0 licensed for free unlimited use.

Posters and other printables

	PDF, in inches: 11x8.5   17x11   24x18   36x24
	PDF, in inches: 8.5x11   Not yet available: 11x17   18x24   24x36
	PDF, in inches: 11x8.5   17x11   24x18   36x24
	PDF, in inches: 8.5x11   Not yet available: 11x17   18x24   24x36

Other graphics

	With website URL, good for email and general use, PNG, sizes in pixels: 754x520   600x414 500x345   400x276
	Screen saver, PNG 1600x900 pixels: yellow or white
	Green circle bow, PNG, sizes in pixels: 341x335
	Graphic only, PNG, sizes in pixels 811x359

About

This site was created by David Booth and Rafael Richards:

• David Booth, PhD, is a computer scientist and software architect working on healthcare and biomedical data, with a focus on improving data interoperability.
  
• Rafael Richards, MD, MS, is an anesthesiologist at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with an additional MS degree in applied mathematics.
  

All opinions are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of their employer(s).

The "Bow, don't shake" slogan was coined several years ago by David Booth, after observing how nonsensical it was that healthcare workers were shaking hands both with each other and with patients. This site was created at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we realized that the message would finally resonate with the public. The purpose of the message is to permanently eliminate the practice of shaking hands in all healthcare environments.

This website is maintained on github.  If you would like to contribute, contact pr@BowDontShake.org or clone the github site and issue a pull request. All contributed content must be public domain or licensed for free unlimited use, such as a CC0 license.  

Questions or suggestions?  Contact pr@BowDontShake.org . 

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