States with Targeted Prevention and Control Activity C funding: HAI Antimicrobial Use Surveillance
Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC
Illinois

- The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 80%
- Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
- State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
- This state is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
- This state was selected for a 2011 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
- Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter
- Cook County Health & Hospital System
- Rush University Medical Center
- Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter
- State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative.
- State has implemented two C. diff Prevention Collaboratives.
- This state is part of an HHS study evaluating MDROs on environmental surfaces in healthcare facilities*
- 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $853,443
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
- 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $779,616
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
* These projects include laboratory components
State Contact:
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Erica Abu-Ghallous, MSN, MPH, RN
Division of Patient Safety and Quality
Illinois Department of Public Health
122 S. Michigan Avenue 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
- Phone: (312) 814-2915
Fax: (312) 814-1953 - erica.abughallous@illinois.gov
- Illinois Department of Public Health
Michigan

- The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 75.4%
- State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
- This state is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
- State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
- State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
- State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
- Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
- 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $685,729
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
- 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $782,173
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
* These projects include laboratory components
State Contact:
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Jennie L. Finks, DVM, MVPH
Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiologist and Team Lead
Surveillance of Healthcare-associated and Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit
Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (SIDE) Section
Michigan Department of Community Health
Capitol View Building, 5th floor
201 Townsend St
Lansing, MI 48913 - Phone: (517) 335-9547
Fax: (517) 335-8263 - FinksJ@michigan.gov
- Michigan Department of Community Health
Texas

- The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 67.9%
- Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
- State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
- State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
- State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
- States that have implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
- 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,233,977
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
- 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA):
- State of Texas funding: $273,285
- Activity: HAI Prevention Initiatives
- Houston: $341,500
- Activity: Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
- State of Texas funding: $273,285
State Contact:
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Wes Hodgson, MPA
State Plan Project Coordinator
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI)
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch
Infectious Disease Control Unit
Division of Prevention and Preparedness
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W 49th Street
Austin TX, 78756
- Phone: (512) 776-6364
- Wesley.Hodgson@dshs.state.tx.us
- Texas Department of Health
Utah

- The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 42%
- State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
- This state was selected for a 2006 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
- 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $201,830
- Activity A: Infrastructure (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
- 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $610,515
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
State Contact:
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Sherry Varley RN,CIC
Infection Preventionist
Healthcare Associated Infections Program Coordinator
Utah Dept of Health Bureau of Epidemiology
288 North 1460 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
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Phone: (801) 538-6284
Fax: (801) 538-9115 - SVarley@Utah.gov
- Utah Dept of Health Bureau of Epidemiology
The information included in this map describes state HAI prevention efforts with financial and/or technical support provided by CDC. Please refer to state health department Web sites for information about additional HAI prevention efforts underway in each state.
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