Infection Prevention and Control Resources
APIC Resources
Invasive Group A Strep Playbook
CDC Resources
CDC Updated Isolation Precautions Resources for Long-Term Care Settings
CDC NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual
CDC NHSN Organism List Reference
CDC Fully Vaccinated Persons Guidance for COVID-19
Latest CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Personnel Available Here
CDC Project First Line Goal of Infection Control
Responding to SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Acute Care Facilities
CDC Project First Line “Inside Infection Control” Video Series
New CDC Project First Line Resource Page Launched:
CDC Project First Line Resource Page
CDC Project Firstline Facilitator Toolkit
CDC Project Firstline Participant Workbook
CDC Project Firstline Session Evaluation
CDC Project Firstline Facilitator Self-Assessment
CDC Project Firstline Video Assets
CDC Project Firstline TRAIN Continuing Education Opportunities
COVID-19 Resources
CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
- NEW IDSA COVID-19 Real Time Learning Network
- NEW ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Vaccine Resource Collection
- NEW ASPR TRACIE TA: Mass Vaccination Plans
- UPDATED ASPR TRACIE TA: COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Considerations
- UPDATED Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration
- UPDATED When Vaccine is Limited, Who Gets Vaccinated First?
- UPDATED COVID-19 Vaccinations
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- UPDATED What to Expect at Your Appointment to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19
- UPDATED 8 Things to Know about Vaccine Planning
- UPDATED Information about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
- UPDATED Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- UPDATED Vaccines
- UPDATED COVID-19 Vaccines and Severe Allergic Reactions
COVID-19 Additional Guidance and Resources
**Please check the CDC or GA DPH websites regularly for the most up-to-date
CDC Releases new COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare-Facilities 9-23-22
American Hospital Association COVID-19 Resource Center
Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID-19 Resource Center
- NEW ASPR TRACIE Hospital Operations Toolkit for COVID-19: Fatality Management
- NEW ASPR TRACIE TA: Disaster Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers during COVID-19
- NEW COVID-19 HRWG Managing Alternate Care Site Utilization Through Medical Operations Coordination Cells
- NEW COVID-19 HRWG Alternate Care Site Discussion Guide
- NEW COVID-19 HRWG Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Center Model (15 bed)
- NEW NYC H + H Surge Unit Checklist
- UPDATED Personal and Social Activities
- UPDATED Testing and International Air Travel
- UPDATED Cases in the U.S.
- UPDATED Improving Ventilation in Your Home
- UPDATED K-12 Schools COVID-19 Mitigation Toolkit
- UPDATED US COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants
- UPDATED New Variant of Virus that Causes COVID-19 Detected
- UPDATED At-Home Testing
- UPDATED Providing Spiritual and Psychosocial Support to People with COVID-19 at Home (Non-US Settings)
- UPDATED COVID-19 Information Metrics for Response Leadership’s Decision Making
- UPDATED Providing Care and Treatment for People Living with HIV in Low-Resource Non-US Settings During COVID-19 Pandemic
- UPDATED Community Mitigation (Non-US Settings)
- UPDATED Operational Considerations for Schools
- UPDATED Isolate If You Are Sick
- UPDATED Testing Guidelines for Nursing Homes
- UPDATED COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths
- UPDATED Staffing Resources
- UPDATED Prevent Getting Sick
- UPDATED Cases, Data, and Surveillance
- UPDATED Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
- UPDATED Resources for Teachers and Staff
- UPDATED Toolkit for People 15 to 17
- UPDATED Toolkit for People 18 to 24
- UPDATED Toolkit for Childcare Programs
- UPDATED COVID-19 Forecasts: Cases
- UPDATED Returning to Work
- UPDATED Toolkit for People Experiencing Homelessness
- UPDATED Toolkit for Correctional and Detention Facilities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Retirement Communities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Tribal Communities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Older Adults and People at Higher Risk
- UPDATED Toolkit for People with Disabilities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Colleges and Universities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Worker Safety & Support
- UPDATED Toolkit for Parks & Recreational Facilities
- UPDATED Toolkit for Youth Sports
- UPDATED Toolkit for Shared and Congregate Housing
- UPDATED Toolkit for K-12 Schools
- UPDATED Toolkit for Domestic Travelers
- UPDATED Toolkit for Community and Faith-Based Organizations
- UPDATED Toolkit for Businesses and Workplaces
- UPDATED Personal and Social Activities
- UPDATED COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Guidance
- UPDATED COVID-19 Forecasts: Hospitalizations
- UPDATED Global COVID-19
- UPDATED Guidance for Administrators in Parks and Recreational Facilities
- UPDATED Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- UPDATED COVID-19 and Animals
- UPDATED Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- UPDATED Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens for COVID-19
- UPDATED Workplaces and Businesses
- UPDATED Things to Know about the COVID-19 Pandemic
- UPDATED Considerations for Owners and Operators of Multifamily Housing Including Populations at Increased Risk for Complications from COVID-19
- UPDATED Federal Register Notice: Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
- UPDATED School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians
- UPDATED Contact Tracing
- UPDATED Crew Disembarkations through Commercial Travel
- UPDATED FAQs for Wildland Firefighters
- UPDATED How to Report COVID-19 Laboratory Data
- UPDATED Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
- UPDATED Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
- UPDATED Event Planning and COVID-19: Questions and Answers
- UPDATED Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home
- UPDATED Schools and Childcare Programs
- UPDATED Construction COVID-19 Checklists for Employers and Employees
- UPDATED Prioritizing Case Investigations and Contact Tracing for COVID-19 in High Burden Jurisdictions
- UPDATED Strategies for Protecting K-12 School Staff from COVID-19
- UPDATED COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings
- UPDATED Interim Guidance on Developing a COVID-19 Case Investigation & Contact Tracing Plan: Overview
- UPDATED Suggestions for Youth and Summer Camps
- UPDATED What Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire Need to Know about COVID-19
- UPDATED COVIDView Weekly Summary
- UPDATED COVID-19 Employer Information for Rail Transit Operators
- UPDATED People at Increased Risk
- UPDATED COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Country
- UPDATED After You Travel
- UPDATED Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- UPDATED Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
- UPDATED Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Poliovirus Surveillance
- UPDATED Raising Defenses against the COVID-19 “Tsunami”
- UPDATED Playing Sports
- UPDATED Considerations for Non-emergency Vehicle Transportation for Tribal Communities During COVID-19
- UPDATED Living in or Visiting Retirement Communities or Independent Living Facilities
- UPDATED Considerations for Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities
- UPDATED Youth Sports Program FAQs
- UPDATED Food and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- UPDATED Considerations for Community-Based Organizations
- UPDATED Help Children Learn at Home
- UPDATED Considerations for Institutes of Higher Education
- UPDATED Considerations for Youth Sports
- UPDATED Considerations for Public Pools, Hot Tubs, and Water Playgrounds During COVID-19
- UPDATED COVID-19 Guidance for Shared or Congregate Housing
- UPDATED COVID-19 Employer Information for Bus Transit Operators
- UPDATED Running Essential Errands
- UPDATED Guidance for Child Care Programs that Remain Open
- UPDATED Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities
- UPDATED What To Do if You Are Sick
- UPDATED Caring for Someone Sick at Home
- UPDATED How to Protect Yourself & Others
- UPDATED Frequently Asked Questions
- UPDATED Healthcare Facilities That Have Implemented COVID-19 Electronic Case Reporting
- UPDATED Interim Guidance for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools
- UPDATED Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
- UPDATED How CDC Is Making COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
- UPDATED Considerations for Traveling Amusement Parks and Carnivals
- UPDATED Support For Teens and Young Adults
- UPDATED Considerations for Communities of Faith
- UPDATED Operating schools during COVID-19: CDC’s Considerations
- UPDATED Shared and Congregate Housing
- UPDATED General Business Frequently Asked Questions
- UPDATED Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers
GA DPH Resources
GA DPH Alert Acute Flaccid Myletitis
GA DPH Alert on Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
GA DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Locator
COVID19 case investigation and contact tracing in healthcare facilities_Final
GDPH LTC Hand Hygiene Guidance Memo
GDPH Vaping Alert Regarding Pulmonary Illness
GDPH Hepatitis A Alert-May 14, 2019
GDPH Measles Alert-April 25, 2019
GDPH Issues Measles Alert-April 2019
DPH Travel Assistant: https://dph.georgia.gov/TravelClinicalAssistant
State HAI Program Information: https://dph.georgia.gov/healthcare-associated-infections
DPH Notifiable/Reportable Conditions and Diseases: https://dph.georgia.gov/disease-reporting
General Prevention Resources
2016 APIC Position Paper on Safe Injection Practices
CDC ATLAS Online Infection Map
Infection Prevention and Control Evidence-Based Guidelines and Guidance Documents:
CDC Infection Control Guideline for Healthcare Personnel
CDC Infection Control Guideline for Healthcare Personnel Recommendations
CDC Releases New TB Guidance Document for Healthcare Personnel
CDC Water Management for Healthcare Facilities Checklist
CDC Water Quality Discussion Guide
CDC Core Practices For Infection Prevention and Control
Safe Injection Practices Recommendations
Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) Practice Guidance for Environmental Cleaning
Emergent Infectious Disease Threats and Resources
Legionnaire’s Disease
CDC Legionnaire’s Disease Vitals Signs Report
Developing Water Management Program
Sepsis Recognition and Prevention
Antibiotic Resistant Infections
CDC MMRW: Antibiotic Resistant Infections
CDC Vital Signs on Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Ebola Virus Disease
CDC Interim Guidance for the Care of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors
Guidance on Air Medical Transport for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease
ED Algorithm for Ebola Patients
Zika Virus Disease
FDA Guidance on Protecting US Blood Supply from Zika Virus Disease
CDC MMWR on Zika Virus and Pregnant US Travelers
Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission
Zika Virus and the Blood Supply
CDC MMWR Guidance on Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
CDC MMWR Guidance on Caring for Pregnant Women with Potential or Confirmed Zika Virus Disease
CDC MMWR Guidance for Caring for Infants or Children with Potential or Confirmed Zika Virus Disease
Link to CDC MMWR Publications on Zika Virus Disease
CDC Recommendations for Diagnostic Testing for Zika Virus Disease
CDC Clinical Overview and Diagnosis of Zika Virus Disease
Viral Infections Information:
WHO Recommendations for HBV and HCV
Industry Links and Partner Organizations
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
US Department of Transportation (DOT)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Georgia Infection Prevention Network (GIPN)
Infection Prevention and Control Training and Certification Resources
CDC Project First Line Overview
New CDC Project First Line Resource Page Launched:
CDC Project First Line Resource Page
CDC Project First Line Training Modules
CDC Project First Line Hand Hygiene Module
CDC Project First Line Nursing Home Module
CDC Project First Line Dialysis Module
AMA Project First Line Town Hall #1
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthcare-Associated Infections Training
CBIC CIC/LTC-IP Resources:
CBIC IPUs Recertification Matrix
Certification Board for Infection Control (CBIC)
Patient Safety Resources:
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Program
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Certification (CPPS)
Coursera Patient Safety Specialization Program
ASHRM Patient Safety Certificate Program
AHRQ Patient Safety Resource Center
The Joint Commission Patient Safety Resources
IHI Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit
IHI Safety Toolkit Developing Reliable Processes
IHI Safety Toolkit Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Media Resources:
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