The Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Program aims to reduce preventable infections across Idaho by offering free and accessible education on infection control principles.
The HAI Program offers infection control educational resources for a variety of audiences and topics to reduce the risk of infections for individuals receiving care in Idaho. Infection control education is essential for healthcare workers in order to keep themselves, their patients, their residents and their communities safe.
Join the HAI Program for a 30-minute monthly virtual meeting to hear the latest infection control recommendations and ask questions. The meetings are hosted by an infection control nurse.
Infection Prevention Office Hours are held via WebEx; please click a link below to attend:
- Assisted Living - the first Tuesday of each month, 1 - 1:30 p.m. MT through December 2023
- Skilled Nursing - the first Tuesday of each month, 2 - 2:30 p.m. MT through December 2023
- Intermediate Care - the first Tuesday of each month, 11 - 11:30 a.m. MT through December 2023
Questions? Please call 208-334-5871 or email HAI@dhw.idaho.gov for more information.
Trainings and Resources:
Respiratory Season Resources
- Respiratory Illness Resources
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Poster
- Regulatory Information: Respiratory Protection Fact Sheet
Administrator Resource Guide
Cleaning and Disinfection
Training Videos
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Administrators (7 minute video)
- Cleaning and Disinfection Staff Training (4 minute video)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Cleaning and Disinfection Education for Administrators
- Cleaning and Disinfection Presentation Staff Training English
- Cleaning and Disinfection Presentation Staff Training Spanish
- Cleaning and Disinfection Presentation Staff Training simplified Chinese
Knowledge Tests and Keys
- Knowledge Test: Cleaning and Disinfection English
- Knowledge Test: Cleaning and Disinfection Spanish
- Knowledge Test: Cleaning and Disinfection simplified Chinese
- Knowledge Test Keys for English, Spanish, and simplified Chinese
Resource Packet (posters, education, tools)
- Resource Packet: Cleaning and Disinfection English
- Resource Packet: Cleaning and Disinfection Spanish
- Resource Packet: Cleaning and Disinfection simplified Chinese
Hand Hygiene
PowerPoint Presentations
- Hand Hygiene Education for Administrators
- Hand Hygiene Staff Training
- Hand Hygiene Presentation for Staff Spanish
Test and Key
- Knowledge Test: Hand Hygiene English
- Knowledge Test: Hand Hygiene Spanish
- Knowledge Test Keys for English and Spanish
Resource Packet (posters, education, tools)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PowerPoint Presentations
Knowledge Test and Key
Resource Packet (posters, education, tools)
Standard Precautions
PowerPoint Presentations
- Standard Precautions Education for Administrators
- Standard Precautions Presentation Staff Training
- Standard Precautions Presentation for Staff Spanish
Knowledge Test and Key
- Knowledge Test: Standard Precautions
- Knowledge Test: Standard Precautions Spanish
- Knowledge Test Keys for English and Spanish
Resource Packet (posters, education, tools)
Understanding Nurse Delegation
PowerPoint Presentation
Medication Assistance
PowerPoint Presentation
Resources:
- Flight Flu with Hand Hygiene (English)
- Flight Flu with Hand Hygiene (Spanish)
- Recognize Symptoms of Flu (English)
- Recognize Symptoms of Flu (Spanish)
Training Videos
- Hand Hygiene for Childcare Workers (13 minutes)
Resources:
- Resource Packet: Infection Prevention and Control in the Dental Setting
Learn about infection control in healthcare settings.
YouTube videos by topic:
- Cleaning and Disinfection (20 minutes)
- Foodborne Illness (13 minutes)
- Hand Hygiene (11 minutes)
- Injection Safety (5 minutes)
- Personal Protective Equipment (18 minutes)
- Standard Precautions (10 minutes)
- What are multidrug resistant organisms or MDROs? (7 minutes)
- What is Antimicrobial Stewardship? (7 minutes)
- Wound Care (8 minutes)
CDC, in collaboration with the Idaho HAI Program, held a webinar on November 14, 2023, to introduce hospitals to NHSN's Targeted Assessment Prevention (TAP) Strategy. The TAP Strategy is a framework for quality improvement that uses data for action to prevent healthcare associated infections by targeting units with an excess burden of infections by implementing prevention strategies.
Video recording: https://youtu.be/asXWqU1TTYw
Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic Resistance Trifold Brochure English
- Antibiotic Resistance Trifold Brochure Spanish
- Antibiotic Resistance Patient FAQs English
Antibiotic Stewardship
How to Use Antibiotics Wisely
- Can I Feel Better Without Antibiotics? English
- Can I Feel Better Without Antibiotics? Spanish
- Do I Need Antibiotics? English
- Do I Need Antibiotics? Spanish
- Never Use Leftover Antibiotics Poster English
- Never Use Leftover Antibiotics Poster Spanish
- Take Antibiotics as Prescribed Poster English
- Take Antibiotics as Prescribed Poster Spanish
- What is an MDRO? English
- What is the Right Way to Take Antibiotics? English
- What is the Right Way to Take Antibiotics? Spanish
- Why Does Antibiotic Use Matter English
- Why Does Antibiotic Use Matter Spanish
Coloring Sheet Packets
Resources:
- Germs Live in the Respiratory System
- Germs Live in Blood
- Germs Live on Devices
- Germ Live in Dirt
- Germs Live on Dry Surfaces
- Germs Live in Gut
- Germs Live on the Skin
- Germs Live in Water and Wet Surfaces
- Multi-dose Vial
- Risk Poster
- Ventilation Healthcare Settings
- Virus Strains Poster
Video:
Resources:
- Coming Soon
Training Videos
- Hand Hygiene for Senior Citizens and Caregivers (7.5 minutes)