Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services
Publication Date: January 1, 2019
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Recommendations
For healthcare organization leaders and administrators
1.a. Invest in an organizational culture that prioritizes safety and occupational infection prevention and control.
1.b. Regularly review organizational information about occupational infectious risks, exposures, and illnesses with occupational health services.
1.c. Dedicate one or more persons with appropriate authority and training to lead occupational infection prevention and control services.
1.d. Provide sufficient resources (e.g., expertise, funding, staff, supplies, information technology) to implement elements of occupational infection prevention and control:
• Leadership and management,
• Communication and collaboration,
• Assessment and reduction of risks for infection among healthcare personnel populations,
• Medical evaluations,
• Occupational infection prevention and control education and training,
• Immunization programs,
• Management of potentially infectious exposures and illnesses, and
• Management of healthcare personnel health records.
1.e. Oversee, and include occupational health services leaders in, performance measurement and continuous quality improvement activities for occupational infection prevention and control services.
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Title
Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services
Authoring Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention