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BUILD HAIAR Site Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department

Oct 12, 2024 | Irene Halferty

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, established the Building Up Infection Prevention & Control in Local Departments in Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (BUILD HAIAR) Project in 2023 to strengthen local health department (LHD) capacity for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AR) prevention and response using the CDC (Interim) Local Health Department Strategy for HAI/AR.

The project period, which ran from October 2023 through June 2024, required selected LHDs to complete activities in line with the CDC LHD HAI/AR Strategy. The CDC LHD HAI/AR Strategy consists of three goals: 1) Grow Networks and Collaboration, 2) Build Operational Capacity, and 3) Expand Programmatic Activities. Each goal area has designated objectives, and each objective has key activities that span 3 levels based on existing HAI/AR infrastructure. The level of engagement and the selection of the goals, objectives and associated activities can be determined based on the LHD’s current HAI/AR capacity and priorities.

All awarded LHDs:

  • Implemented a local strategy for response, control, and prevention of HAIs and AR leveraging the CDC LHD HAI/AR Strategy throughout project implementation;
  • Attended peer-to-peer learning/sharing opportunities (e.g., Community of Practice calls); and
  • Provided feedback on successes and challenges to NACCHO about project implementation.

One of our BUILD HAIAR sites, the Cincinnati Health Department, developed a newsletter to educate readers about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), AMR trends in the U.S. with an emphasis on Ohio, and how their health department works to combat AMR in their jurisdiction. The newsletter also provides helpful guidance for how patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers can prevent AMR.


You can view and download their newsletter here.


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