Infection Control in Health Care Facilities
Summary Documents
- Infection Control Guidance for the Prevention & Control of Influenza in Acute-Care Facilities
- Preventing the Spread of Influenza (the Flu) in Child Care Settings: Guidance for Administrators, Care Providers, & Other Staff
- Control of Influenza Outbreaks in Institutions
- Infection Control Measures for Preventing & Controlling Influenza Transmission in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Settings Where High-Risk Persons & Their Contacts May Be Targeted For Vaccination
- Prevention & Control of Influenza in the Peri- and Postpartum Settings
- Interim Guidance for the Use of Masks to Control Influenza Transmission
- Prevention & Control of Influenza in Health Care Settings
Guidelines
- Standard Precautions Excerpt from the Isolation Guideline
- Droplet Precautions Excerpt from the Isolation Guideline
- Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
- Influenza excerpt from the Pneumonia Guideline
- Influenza excerpt from the Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel Guideline
- Preventing Infections in HCST/Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
- Prevention of influenza in long-term care facilities
Bradley SF, The Long-Term-Care Committee of the Society for health-care Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:629-37 - HICPAC Guidelines
Educational Resources
- How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene PDF (234KB / 32 pages)
A user-friendly improvement tool for hand hygiene practices and the use of gloves among healthcare workers. From the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) website. - Poster: Notice to Patients to Report Flu Symptoms PDF (76KB / 1 page)
This 8.5" x 11" color poster can be printed, displayed and/or distributed. It emphasizes covering coughs and sneezes and the cleaning of hands. - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings
Slides, video and posters demonstrating use of PPE - Cover Your Cough materials
- Speak-up Campaign
Related Resources
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