promote good health by having its senior officials greet people with a fist bump rather than the traditional hand shake.

A recent scientific study confirms a common sense idea growing in popularity: people are less likely to transmit disease when greeting someone with a fist bump rather than a handshake. The President of the United States has on many occasions acted as a good-health role model by greeting people with a fist bump. We ask that he make fist bump greetings an official policy of his administration and its many employees. Exceptions should be allowed for greeting certain foreign leaders, if cultural differences are a concern, and for solemn occasions. With flu season coming, the President's endorsement of the fist bump would give Americans a culturally acceptable alternative to the handshake. This could prevent many thousands of illnesses each year.