ASTHO speaks with Jeanne Negley, healthcare-associated infection program surveillance director at the Georgia Department of Public Health about about the role health departments can play in making dialysis settings safer, as well as her ...
This report highlights examples of health department partnership coordination strategies to enhance surveillance, increase resource and staffing capacity, and improve communication and collaboration in order to strengthen infection ...
Members of the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition discuss the role of public health in dialysis safety and the impact the coalition has had on their work.
This infographic highlights 10 ways state and territorial health department leaders and their partners can support HAI and AMR prevention, detection, and response efforts that will help to reduce preventable infections, lower healthcare ...
The Louisiana Department of Health HAI/AR program highlights the current landscape of HAI/AR programs, the benefits of having leadership dedicated to the HAI/AR program mission and priorities, and the need for alignment of HAI/AR program ...
From the Chief Medical Officer: Preventing Respiratory Disease Spread with Less Authority, More Influence ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, respiratory disease, disease spread, cdc public health, public health, ...
While largely preventable, healthcare-associated infections are the most common complication of hospital care, are a leading cause of death in the United States, and increased significantly during the pandemic. States have proposed ...
Many states have experienced considerable challenges in recruiting and retaining HAI/AR staff, in this interview, public health officials from Kansas discuss their successes and lessons.
State and territorial health agency healthcare-associated infection/antimicrobial-resistant programs play a critical role for spearheading prevention, detection, and outbreak response efforts in their communities. Support from agency ...