The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (ARRA) was signed into law on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act is designed to stimulate economic recovery in various ways including strengthening the Nation’s healthcare infrastructure and reducing healthcare costs. Within the Recovery Act, $50 million was authorized to support states in the prevention and reduction of healthcare associated infections (HAI). The HAI Recovery Act funds will be invested in efforts that support surveillance and prevention of HAIs, encourage collaboration, train the workforce in HAI prevention, and measure outcomes. Many of these funds will be used to support activities outlined in the HHS Action Plan to Prevent Health Care Associated-Infections. This webpage provides information on obtaining funding through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) and Emerging Infections Program (EIP).
Key Dates...
Wednesday, November 18:
State HAI Plan webinar: CDC and HHS will be hosting a presentation to discuss developing the State HAI Plan. This is directed to states who did not attend the ELC HAI Grantee Meeting in October but any state is welcome to attend. There will be a PowerPoint presentation (same as the one presented at the ELC HAI Meeting) and time for Q and A. There are two webinars scheduled on Wednesday, November 18.
Session 1:
10:30 am - 11:30am EST
(Bridgeline is 1-888-469-0873,
Participant passcode is 4722420).
Webinar/Live Meeting
Participant Information is
URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php? i=PW2145855&p=4722420&t=c the Net conference access for participants is: PW2145855.
Session 2:
3:00pm -4:00pm EST
(Bridgeline is 1-888-469-1087,
Participant passcode is 8930930).
Webinar/Live Meeting
Participant Information is
URL https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php? i=PW2145817&p=8930930&t=c
Net conference access for participants is: PW2145817.
Wednesday, November 18:
NHSN State Users Group Monthly Call: Hosted by DHQP’s Surveillance Branch. This is a forum for exchanging information and experiences between states that are using, or are planning to use, NHSN for HAI reporting - and between states and CDC. Participation is restricted to employees of state or local health departments. Please e-mail nhsn@cdc.gov to join this call. The next call will take place on Wednesday, November 18 from 2:00-3:00 pm EST. (Bridgeline is 1-866-711-8432, Participant passcode is 6037077).
Thursday, November 19:
Prevention Collaboratives Call: Hosted by DHQP’s Prevention and Response Branch. This call will provide an opportunity for grantees to begin partnering with select external resources (and with DHQP prevention liaison members), will provide general “lessons learned,” and resources for states to engage external partners. Agenda items for the first call will include ‘attributes of a successful collaborative’ and will be held on:
Thursday, November 19, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST (Bridgeline is 1-888-994-8792, Participant passcode is 6958311)
January 1, 2010:
State HAI Plans due to HHS
Contact Us:
- DHQP
NCPDCID
Mailstop A-07
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA 30333 - Telephone: (404) 639-4000
- DHQPHAIARRA@cdc.gov
