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New Report: The Essentials

Navigating the multifaceted world of public health, especially in infection prevention and control (IPC), requires more than just specialized technical knowledge. Public health workers, amidst a deluge of responsibilities, must not only be adept at understanding the biochemical and physiological factors that drive disease spread but also master complex interpersonal skills to ensure the effective promotion and preservation of public health. “The Essentials,” crafted in partnership with Health Communications Consultants, Inc. (HCC, Inc.) and presented by NNPHI, unveils a comprehensive analysis of the essential skills and training needs that empower professionals to flourish and decisively act in the arenas of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR).

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We provide tools, trainings, and education alongside our partners to impact communities for the better. Through a variety of resources, we empower public health professionals to better protect themselves and the people they serve.

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We’re working together to define success in infection prevention and control.

Infection Prevention and Control

Infection Prevention and Control

Recommended practices for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections implemented and followed by healthcare workers and public health professionals to make healthcare settings safe from infection for patients and healthcare personnel

Check out our Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed to introduce or reinforce the essential skills public health professionals need for frontline or program support roles in infection prevention and control.

Infection Preventionist

Infection Preventionist

A healthcare worker who specializes in infection surveillance, control, and prevention

Check out our Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed to introduce or reinforce the essential skills public health professionals need for frontline or program support roles in infection prevention and control.

Isolation

Isolation

The process of separating sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick

Check out our Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed to introduce or reinforce the essential skills public health professionals need for frontline or program support roles in infection prevention and control.

Quarantine

Quarantine

The process of separating and restricting the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick

Check out our Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed to introduce or reinforce the essential skills public health professionals need for frontline or program support roles in infection prevention and control.

Transmission

Transmission

a way germs move to the susceptible person

Check out our Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed to introduce or reinforce the essential skills public health professionals need for frontline or program support roles in infection prevention and control.

Community-associated infections

Community-associated infections

Infections that are contracted outside of a healthcare facility and are present or incubating at the time of admission or develop within a designated period of time after admission

Check out our Advancing Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed for public health professionals with program management or supervisory responsibilities in infection prevention and control.

Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

An infection that develops in a patient who is cared for in any setting where healthcare is delivered and is related to receiving health care

Check out our Advancing Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed for public health professionals with program management or supervisory responsibilities in infection prevention and control.

One Health perspective

One Health perspective

A public health theory stating that the intensity and types of interactions between humans, animals, and the environment can control the spread of infectious diseases or facilitate the emergence of outbreaks and epidemics

Check out our Advancing Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed for public health professionals with program management or supervisory responsibilities in infection prevention and control.

Systems thinking

Systems thinking

An approach or methodology that examines the relationships or connections between various elements in a system

Check out our Advancing Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed for public health professionals with program management or supervisory responsibilities in infection prevention and control.

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations

Check out our Advancing Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway—designed for public health professionals with program management or supervisory responsibilities in infection prevention and control.

Cohorting

Cohorting

The practice of grouping patients infected or colonized with the same infectious agent together to confine their care to one area and prevent contact with susceptible patients

Check out our Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway for Public Health Leaders—designed for professionals in advanced or leadership roles looking to strengthen core skills, deepen programmatic expertise, and build leadership capacity in infection prevention and control.

Outbreak

Outbreak

An increase in the incidence of disease in a facility above the baseline level or a cluster of new cases that are epidemiologically linked

Check out our Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway for Public Health Leaders—designed for professionals in advanced or leadership roles looking to strengthen core skills, deepen programmatic expertise, and build leadership capacity in infection prevention and control.

Standardized infection ratio

Standardized infection ratio

A summary measure used to compare the healthcare-associated infection experience among one or more groups of patients to that of a standard population

Check out our Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway for Public Health Leaders—designed for professionals in advanced or leadership roles looking to strengthen core skills, deepen programmatic expertise, and build leadership capacity in infection prevention and control.

Surveillance

Surveillance

The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding a health-related event for use in public health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health

Check out our Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway for Public Health Leaders—designed for professionals in advanced or leadership roles looking to strengthen core skills, deepen programmatic expertise, and build leadership capacity in infection prevention and control.

Incidence rate

Incidence rate

The number of new cases of disease during a specific time period divided by the population at risk

Check out our Infection Prevention and Control Learning Pathway for Public Health Leaders—designed for professionals in advanced or leadership roles looking to strengthen core skills, deepen programmatic expertise, and build leadership capacity in infection prevention and control.

We’re partners.

Together, we can make a greater impact as we build a culture that transforms infection control education to protect our nation.

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Project Firstline Helps AAP Expand Infection Control Efforts to Improve Child and Adolescent Health Outcomes

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization committed to the optimal physical, mental and social well-being of all infants, children, and adolescents. AAP is one of many partner organizations working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Project Firstline Collaborative. The project involves a group of healthcare and public health partners working to provide innovative and effective infection control practice (IPC) training for healthcare & public health workforces.

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Our Focuses

EMPOWERING

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Core Training

Provides shared, foundational infection control knowledge to the public health and healthcare workforces.

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Practical Tools

Delivers resources to guide discussions with healthcare workers and facilities.

IMMERSIVE

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Engagement

Ensures that infection control materials are relevant to the public health workforce and its responsibilities.

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Mentorship

Connects infection control experts with the public health workforce.

LASTING RESULTS

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Public Health Capacity

Creates a shared culture of infection control expertise among the public health and healthcare workforces.

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Innovation

Develops innovative platforms to effectively train adult learners.

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Resources for you.

We create consistent, concise, and engaging infection control content to maximize the number of frontline workers who are prepared to encounter, treat, and save lives.

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