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4 Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection

November 2005

Overview

CDC has joined together with key infection control organizations to help Americans fight the spread of infection in health care settings and in the community, and avoid contagious diseases like the common cold, strep throat and influenza.

CDC and its partners urge Americans to fight the spread of infection by taking these three easy steps:

• Clean your hands
• Cover your mouth and nose
• Avoid close contact & stay home if you're sick

For more information, visit the Speak Up™ website for the following resources:

• Facts About Speak-up Initiatives
• 4 Things you can do to Prevent Infections
• Speak Up Materials

This infection control campaign is part of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' award-winning “Speak Up” program that urges patients to take an increasingly active role in their own health care

4 Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection is supported by:

• American Hospital Association
  AHA
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
  APIC
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  CDC
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
  IDSA
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  JCAHO
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
  SHEA

* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.