Hand Hygiene
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- Hand Hygiene After a Disaster
- Handwashing: Hand Hygiene Saves Lives
- Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- 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
- Hand Hygiene (Infection Control in Dental Settings)
- Hand Hygiene Cards (34 KB, PDF)
- Video on Hand Washing
- An “Ounce of Prevention” Campaign
Glossary of Hand Hygiene Terms
Hand Hygiene Resource Center Tools
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC)
Respiratory Hygiene
CDC
Clark County, WA Health Department: Slide Presentation (1.27 MB, PDF)
Influenza
VA Influenza Manual 2012-2013 (5.22 MB, PDF)
Information for VA staff on influenza vaccination
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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