The Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Program aims to reduce preventable infections across Idaho by offering free and accessible education on infection control principles. Infection control education is essential for healthcare workers in order to keep themselves, their patients, their residents and their communities safe.
Certification Scholarships are Open:
The HAI Program is accepting applications for two certification programs. Please read the guidance to see if you are eligible:
- Infection Prevention and Control Certification Scholarship Guidance and Application Form
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Certification Scholarship Guidance and Application Form
Respiratory Illness Season Resources
Training and Resources
ENGLISH RESOURCESAntibiotic Resistance Antibiotic Stewardship | TRANSLATED RESOURCESAntibiotic Resistance Antibiotic Stewardship |
Audits, Checklists, and Skill Sign-Off Templates
To download these resources, click the link and then click on the "download" button to save them on your computer.
- Long-term Care Facility Audit Logs
- Cleaning Roles and Responsibilities
- EVS Surveillance Tool
- Daily Kitchen Safety Checklist
- IP Tracking Tools for Resource Toolkit
- Medication Refrigerator Temperature Log
- Laundry Surveillance Tool
- Respiratory Infection Containment Checklist
- Gastrointestinal Infection Containment Checklist
Customizable Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Toolkit:
1 Bloodborne Pathogen Introduction Letter
2 Bloodborne Exposure CAH Checklist
3 Blood and Bodily Fluid Post Exposure Evaluation Checklist
4 Accident-Injury Near Miss Report
6 IC Physician Authorization for Employee Immunization
Posters
- Cleaning and Disinfection Process
- Disinfection 101
- Donning & Doffing PPE
- Hand hygiene Technique Matters
- How to Handrub
- How to Read a Disinfectant Label
- Injection Safety
- Medication Temperature Control
- Precautions Posters
- Textiles and Laundry
- Use Hand Sanitizer
Presentations
- Administrator Foundational Infection Control PowerPoint
- Staff Foundational Infection Control PowerPoint
Competency Test and Key
Central Line Infections |
HAI Prevention |
Awareness |
Video
MDRO Resources
- Candida auris Staff Guidance
- Candida auris Clinician Guidance
- Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms (CRO) Staff Guidance
- Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms (CRO) Clinician Guidance
General MDRO Resources
- Beware of MDROs Poster
- MDRO Know the Risks
- MDRO Patient and Family Education
- MDRO Risk Factors Checklist for Admission Staff
Patient/Family Resources
- Antibiotic Resistance Trifold Brochure ENGLISH
- Antibiotic Resistance Trifold Brochure SPANISH
- Antibiotic Stewardship Trifold Brochure ENGLISH
- Antibiotic Stewardship Trifold Brochure SPANISH