Get Smart Week 2010
To bring attention to the growing global problem of antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) observed its Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, November 15-19, 2010. The national campaign highlighted the coordinated efforts of the agency, states, non-profit partners, and for-profit partners to educate the public about antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use in both community and healthcare settings.
Get Smart Week 2010 emphasized the following:
- Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most pressing public health threats.
- Antibiotics are the most important tool we have to combat life-threatening bacterial diseases.
- Increasing antibiotic resistance is compromising the effectiveness of antibiotics.
- Patients, healthcare providers, hospital administrators and policy makers must work together to employ effective strategies for improving appropriate antibiotic use – ultimately saving lives.
To learn more about the Get Smart programs, visit CDC's Get Smart website.
Resources
Fact Sheets from Get Smart Week 2010
Antibiotics: Will they work when you really need them?
Monday, November 15, 2010
Download [PDF - 354 KB]
Healthcare Providers – The power to prevent antibiotic resistance is in your hands.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Download [PDF - 258 KB]
Appropriate Antibiotic Use – Saves lives, saves money, makes sense.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Download [PDF - 231 KB]
Resistance Anywhere is Resistance Everywhere
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Download [PDF - 340 KB]
Preserving Antibiotics for the Future
Friday, November 19, 2010
Download [PDF - 238 KB]
Other GetSmart Week Resources
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