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Infection Prevention
About
The MDHHS Infection Prevention Unit is a team of subject matter experts from the Emerging Infectious Diseases Division.
We partner and collaborate with Local Health Departments (LHDs), Long Term Care facilities (LTCs), and other congregate settings to provide and strengthen infection prevention practice, containment strategies, and prevention plans.
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Services
We now have a Qualtrics survey which can allow a facility to request either a site visit or educational session.
Site visit and/or educational session request
- On-site infection control assessment response (ICAR) visit
- Virtual infection control assessment response (ICAR)
- On-site education session
- Basic personal protective equipment
- Bloodborne pathogen and sharps safety
- Clean to dirty workflow
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Enhanced barrier precautions
- Hand hygiene
- Mental health and well-being presentation from our partners at Stay Well Michigan
- Policy/procedure review
Toolkit
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COVID-19 Resources
- COVID Relief Facility (CRF) Application Tier I
- COVID Relief Facility (CRF) Application Tier II (CLOSED)
- COVID Relief Facility (CRF) Capacity Change Request for Assistance
- Effective March 1, 2023, facilities no longer need to submit capacity change requests to notify MDHHS of changes in COVID-19 bed counts. Facilities will only submit capacity change requests if seeking formal guidance and/or technical assistance from the IPRAT Unit in adapting to community conditions and/or managing COVID-19 within their facility.
- State of Michigan COVID-19 Resources
- Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- CMS Toolkit
- Outbreak Response Tool SNF Settings
- In general, long-term care settings (excluding nursing homes) whose staff provide non-skilled personal care* similar to that provided by family members in the home should follow the community guidelines related to COVID-19. This can be found at How to Protect Yourself and Others | CDC. If staff are providing medical care, the healthcare guidelines for COVID-19 should be followed and can be found at Infection Control: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | CDC.
*Non-skilled personal care consists of any non-medical care that can reasonably and safely be provided by non-licensed caregivers, such as help with daily activities like bathing and dressing; it may also include the kind of health-related care that most people do themselves, like taking oral medications. In some cases where care is received at home or a residential setting, care can also include help with household duties such as cooking and laundry.
- MDHHS Nursing Home COVID-19 Plan Website
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Infection Prevention Printable Resources
- Infection Prevention Risk Assessment
- Infection Prevention Staffing Model
- APIC Break the Chain of Infection
- Signage Options
- Provider Infographic: Cleans Hands Count
- Spanish Version: El lavado de las manos | CDC
- CDC When and How to Wash Your Hands
- Spanish Version: Cuándo y cómo lavarse las manos | CDC
- WHO 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene
- Selected EPA-Registered Disinfectants | Pesticide Registration | US EPA
- EPA 6 Steps for Safe & Effective Disinfectant Use
- CDC Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition
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Infection Prevention Video Resources
- MDHHS Educational Videos
- Hand Hygiene
- Clean and Disinfect
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Contact Precautions
- Respiratory Precautions
- CDC Videos
- MDHHS Educational Videos