A Speak Up™ safety initiative
5 Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection
February 2007
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 five easy steps:
- Clean your hands
- Make sure health care providers clean their hands or wear gloves
- Cover your mouth and nose
- If you are sick, avoid close contact with others
- Get shots to avoid disease and fight the spread of infection.
For more information, visit the Speak
Up™ website for the following resources:
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
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