Welcome to the Infection: Don't Pass It On
Campaign Website
Infection: Don’t Pass It On is a VA public health
campaign established through a collaboration between
the Office of Public Health and Environmental
Hazards, National Center for Patient Safety,
Employee Education System, Infectious Diseases
Program Office, and VA experts in infection control.
The goal of the campaign is to involve staff,
patients, and visitors in taking basic steps to
preventing infection, whether occurring daily,
seasonally, or occurring during infectious disease
emergencies (natural or manmade).
The major message of the
campaign is to wash your hands and cover your
coughs. These basic public health measures - hand
and respiratory hygiene - can make a huge difference
in reducing the spread of infection, and can save
time, money, and lives.
We are promoting this campaign and the use of
these materials widely. Facility contact groups that
we consider important to carrying out the campaign
in VA facilities have been established throughout
the VA health care system. These key contacts are:
- Infection control professionals
- Patient safety officers
- Occupational health clinicians
- Public affairs officers
- EES education contacts
- Patient educators
- Prevention coordinators
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