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• Hand Hygiene 
• Respiratory Hygiene 
• Influenza 
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Hand Hygiene

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/

CDC - Hand Hygiene After a Disaster
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/handhygiene.asp

CDC - Handwashing: Hand Hygiene Saves Lives
http://www.cdc.gov/features/handhygiene/

CDC - Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no2/pittet.htm

MMWR Recommendations and Reports; October 25, 2002 / 51(RR16);1-44
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5116a1.htm

CDC - Hand Hygiene (Infection Control in Dental Settings)
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infectioncontrol/faq/hand.htm

CDC - Hand Hygiene Cards (Use With Hand Sanitizers)
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/katrina/
word/cleanhandshandoutcards.doc (50 KB, Word)

CDC Video on Hand Washing
http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/

CDC - An “Ounce of Prevention” Campaign
http://www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention/

Glossary of Hand Hygiene Terms
http://www.handhygiene.org/glossary.asp

Hand Hygiene Resource Center – Tools Page
http://www.handhygiene.org/educational_tools.asp

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC)
http://www.apic.org

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Respiratory Hygiene

CDC - Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/
infectioncontrol/resphygiene.htm

CDC – Cover Your Coughs
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm

Clark County, WA Health Department - Slide Presentation
http://www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/diseases/documents/cover%20your%20cough%20and%20sneezes.pdf (1.27 MB, PDF)

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Influenza

VA Influenza Manual 2011-2012 (6.7 MB, PDF)
Information for VA staff on influenza vaccination

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions – Pandemic Flu
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3328-05-2007-English.html#StandardPrecautionsandTransmission-BasedPrecautions

OSHA – Hospital Standards for PPE
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/
hazards/ppe/ppe.html

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