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CDC recently released Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Services, 2020 (or STD QCS). The...
Jan 02, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data...
Nov 21, 2019 | Erin Laird
NACCHO, with funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, initiated a project in October 2018 to support the use of CDC’s...
Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to the public’s health, and local health departments (LHDs) have become increasingly...
Nov 18, 2019 | Christina Baum
When a novel or targeted multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) or resistance mechanism is identified, local public health must act...
Oct 24, 2019 | Christina Baum
Earlier this week, the United States celebrated the success of The AMR Challenge during the United Nations General Assembly in New...
Sep 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A survey of healthcare providers reveals several different strategies to minimize measles virus exposures in outpatient healthcare...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Water Ways Association...
Aug 09, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) leads CDC’s work to combat antibiotic resistance, prevent healthcare-associated...
Jun 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC recently released Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Services, 2020 (or STD QCS). The goal of this report is to highlight the services healthcare settings can offer to provide the highest-quality STD care. This guidance can help healthcare facilities assess which STD care services they offer and identify opportunities to build, maintain […]
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data are available, this resulted in 72,000 deaths attributed to HAIs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat which compounds the challenge of HAIs. Antibiotic-resistant infections cause over 35,000 deaths each year and nine […]
NACCHO, with funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, initiated a project in October 2018 to support the use of CDC’s Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services in Primary Care and STD Specialty Settings, which are expected to be publicly available in 2020.
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to the public’s health, and local health departments (LHDs) have become increasingly involved to ensure their communities are prepared.
When a novel or targeted multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) or resistance mechanism is identified, local public health must act quickly to prevent its spread, implementing CDC’s Containment Strategy.
Earlier this week, the United States celebrated the success of The AMR Challenge during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Launched in September 2018, the Challenge received nearly 350 commitments from 33 countries to implement specific actions to combat antibiotic resistance (also known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR).
A survey of healthcare providers reveals several different strategies to minimize measles virus exposures in outpatient healthcare facilities. New York City has experienced the largest measles outbreak in the United States since 1992.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Water Ways Association (AWWA) developed the 2019 Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide (EWSP) to help healthcare facilities prepare for, respond to, and recover from a water supply interruption. The updated EWSP includes guidance on how to assess water usage, response […]
The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) leads CDC’s work to combat antibiotic resistance, prevent healthcare-associated infections, detect and respond to outbreaks in healthcare settings, and provide actionable data to improve patient safety and care delivery. Below are some helpful resources and reports related to these issues: New Adult Sepsis Surveillance Toolkit: CDC’s Hospital...
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