Infection Prevention Program
Why is infection prevention important?
When you go into a hospital or other healthcare setting to receive care, you become vulnerable to catching infections. Unfortunately, in the U.S., nearly 75,000 people (approximately 1 in 31 people) in hospitals die each year with these infections—many of which could have been prevented with proper infection prevention practices. But the good news is that patients, their families, and other visitors can take steps to prevent infections by simply knowing infection prevention basics! For more information visit APIC.
 | Infection Prevention and You! For more information on APIC, Infection Prevention and You!, or International Infection Prevention Week please visit https://apic.org/. |
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Meet the Indiana Department of Health Infection Prevention Team |
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We have 11 District Infection Preventionists (IPs) and 1 Epidemiologist that cover proactive and reactive Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) in long term care (LTC) for COVID-19 an other outbreaks in LTC, acute care (hospitals), long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), and dialysis.
- For infection control and prevention questions and concerns please contact the IDOH IP for your district or contact Jennifer Spivey, IP Program Manager
- Meet IDOH's Infection Prevention team by viewing the Infection Prevention Flyer.
CDC General Resources
Isolation Precautions Guidelines
Guidelines for Isolation Precautions Appendix A: Type and Duration
Implementation of PPE in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Novel or Targeted MDROs
CDC Resources for COVID-19 in LTC
APIC Resources
International Infection Prevention Week
Infection Prevention Press Newsletter for Long-term Care Facilities
Registration Instructions
If there is a topic you would like to see covered in a future edition, please do not hesitate to send suggestions to Bethany Lavender (BLavender@isdh.in.gov) or Jennifer Spivey (JSpivey1@isdh.in.gov).
Past Newsletters
Page last reviewed and updated: March 2022