Healthcare Associated Infections: States Tracking Data, Taking Action

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

3:00 p.m. EST

The Centers for Disease Control gave states $50 million in ARRA funds to support their work on health care associated infections. States are ramping up their surveillance, training health care workers in infection prevention, and measuring the outcomes of their work. Learn about successful effortsto reduce preventable infection rates and how states can use the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network to strengthen their efforts.

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