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National Healthcare Safety Network
Information for Local Health Departments
The North Carolina program to prevent healthcare-associated infections is part of a larger national effort led by the federal Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) .
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has joined the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC) One and Only Campaign to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. (PDF, 3.8MB) - Professional resources provided by the CDC include best practices, a policy toolkit, guides for specific healthcare settings, and information about the U.S. DHHS HAI Action Plan, surveillance systems, CDC Prevention Epicenters and HAI research strategy. - Practical, evidence-based best practices for the elimination of specific infections. Each guide is designed for easy implementation and provides program interventions, surveillance methodology, and strategies for process improvement. – A new (2011), concise infection control guide and checklist specifically for health care providers in outpatient care settings such as endoscopy clinics, surgery centers, primary care offices, and pain management clinics. March 9, 2012 / 61(09);157-162. (March 2013) (February 14, 2013) - North Carolina-specific materials and activities related to the One and Only Campaign (CDC/SIPC) to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. - Algorithms, sample documents and forms, and regional and facility-level strategies. (March 2012) - Includes fact sheet and audio podcast. - Links to information, tools, and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) as well as AHRQ-funded research and initiatives to reduce HAIs. - A set of strategies published by the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in partnership with APIC, the American Hospital Association, and The Joint Commission. The publication focuses on the six most common healthcare-associated infections: C. difficile, MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections. - Free educational information on a variety of infection prevention topics including hand hygiene and antibiotics use. - Six courses designed to educate healthcare workers on the appropriate precautions and guidelines to prevent the transmission of infections. Each course has a 30-minute version that is applicable for all healthcare professionals as well as an hour-long version that is approved for one contact hour of continuing nursing education (CNE). - A printable list of publications, websites and patient guides. - A computer-based, interactive learning tool developed by U.S. HHS and APIC for clinicians, health professional students and patient advocates. A user assumes the role one of five characters – a physician and hospital administrator, a registered nurse, an infection preventionist, a patient family member or a third-year medical student – and is able to see the outcomes of decisions they make that impact infection health risks. The training is designed and developed for use by groups in facilitated training sessions and by individuals as a self-paced learning tool. - Located at the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and funded by the State of North Carolina, SPICE is charged with investigating and controlling healthcare-associated infections in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other medical facilities in the state. The program provides training, education, and consultation to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other medical facilities to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections.
