Healthcare-associated Infections

States with Activities A and C funding: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Hawaii

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 60%
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 is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $429,587
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $70,992
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

Hawaii state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 65 KB]

State Contact:

Rike Weiss
HAI Collaborative Coordinator
Hawai‘i State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl St. #120
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-4167
Fax: 808-586-4193
Hawaii Department of Health

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Indiana

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 73.6%
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 C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $694,152
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $71,472
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

Indiana state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 721 KB]

State Contact:

Terry Whitson
Assistant Commissioner
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, #5A
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7022
Fax: (317) 233-7053
twhitson@isdh.in.gov
Indiana Department of Health - Healthcare-associated Infections Resource Center

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Minnesota

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 40%
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
One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
2009-2011 Recovery Act EIP funding amount: $404,863
2009-2011 Recovery Act ELC funding amount: $652,728
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $71,472
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

Jean Rainbow
Nurse Specialist - HAI Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Health
625 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Phone: (651) 201-5104
Fax: (651) 201-5743
Jean.rainbow@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health

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Mississippi

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 48%
State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $201,830
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $71,472
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

Mississippi state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 255 KB]

State Contact:

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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.