Resources from ASTHO
ASTHO has developed and compiled a variety of tools and resources on Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The resources on this page can be used by a range of partners, including state and local public health and federal partners.
Tips for Engaging Policymakers to Advance State HAI Prevention Policy Initiatives (Tip Sheet)
Like most public health challenges, preventing HAIs requires a multimodal approach. This tip sheet provides strategies for working with stakeholders and policymakers in your jurisdiction to advance initiatives that improve patient safety. To illustrate some of these tips, we also profile the experience of two states—New Jersey and Tennessee—that successfully worked with state policymakers to advance HAI prevention initiatives.
A Matter of Life and Death: How States Are Tackling Sepsis as Public Policy (Podcast)
In this podcast, experts discuss the national burden and epidemiology of sepsis, the importance of raising awareness among healthcare personnel and the community, and case examples of state efforts to promote policy changes relating to sepsis, including options for state-level policy to identify and/or prevent sepsis.
Enhancing Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) and Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Prevention and Outbreak Response (Toolkit)
ASTHO and CDC developed this toolkit to help public health departments enhance communication and coordination around healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and stopping the spread of antibiotic resistance. Health departments can use these tools to reach and engage various public health and healthcare audiences, including hospitals, patient care providers, facility support staff, the media, and many others who are critical to raising awareness and taking action to contain and prevent HAIs.