Supporting Infection Prevention in Every Setting
NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Project Firstline, strives to support LHDs in bringing infection prevention and control (IPC) training to frontline healthcare workers in a wide variety of settings. NACCHO’s IPC Workforce Advisory Council identified home healthcare as a challenging setting, so NACCHO has developed a new suite of customizable, ready-to-use training materials designed for real-world applications. While these resources were developed with home health and in-home care settings in mind, they can be easily adapted for use in other care environments, including outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, and congregate living settings. These materials make IPC education practical, portable, and locally relevant, helping staff recognize risks and apply infection control principles during everyday interactions with patients and clients in a variety of settings.
What’s Included:
1. Training Presentation: “Infection Prevention and Control - Traveling to a Home Near You”
A 30-minute interactive session (plus discussion time) featuring slides to engage frontline staff in practical IPC conversations. How to use it:
- Deliver as part of staff training, orientation, or team meetings.
- Customize slides with your logo, local examples, and reporting procedures.
👉 Download the Training Presentation
2. Facilitator Guide: “Infection Prevention and Control - Traveling to a Home Near You”
A step-by-step guide for hosting a home health local Table Talk session with staff or community partners with facilitator notes and sample script to accompany the slides. How to use it:
- Adapt examples and discussion questions to reflect your organization’s settings.
- Add local contact information, policies, and key messages.
👉 Download the Facilitator Guide
3. Home Health Infection Prevention and Control Pocket Cards
Compact quick-reference cards reinforcing essential IPC reminders, perfect for home visits, mobile teams, or on-the-go staff. How to use it:
- Print and distribute during trainings or include in onboarding packets.
- Add your logo or translate for diverse audiences.
👉 Download the Pocket Cards as either PowerPoint slides or update the template directly in Canva.
How to Customize
All materials are fully editable so you can make them your own.
- Insert your department name, logo, and contact information.
- Adapt examples to reflect local care settings and IPC priorities.
- Translate materials or modify for accessibility as needed.
Why It Matters
These adaptable tools support LHDs in making infection prevention a shared responsibility across all care settings. Whether in homes, clinics, or community spaces, staff can use these resources to strengthen safety, confidence, and consistency in IPC practices.
Help your teams bring IPC to every doorstep.
🔗 Access all available resources and other IPC-specific materials in NACCHO’s Infection Prevention and Control Resource Library. All tools included are free, however; you are required to be logged in to your MyNACCHO account to access.
Call to Action
Do you have IPC-related resources or materials that could benefit other local health departments? Or, are there settings or topics where additional resources would be most useful to you? We’d love to hear from you! Please email us at [email protected].
Thank You
We would like to thank the CDC Project Firstline team for their ongoing support. We also acknowledge the Oregon Department of Health Project Firstline Team and the Minnesota Department of Health Project Firstline Team for developing the original resources and granting NACCHO permission to adapt these materials for use by local health departments nationwide.
