Programs

Healthcare Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance (HAI/AR) Program

MCD Public Health provides staffing for the Maine CDC’s HAI/AR Program. The HAI/AR Program works in multiple capacities to detect, prevent, and respond to infectious disease threats in healthcare settings.

Key programmatic functions include:

• Uniting the public, healthcare workers, and healthcare facilities with the common goal of preventing infections
• Collaborating with state partners to develop and implement HAI prevention and antibiotic stewardship strategies
• Tailoring national HAI/AR prevention guidelines and strategies in order to provide Maine facilities with the best current prevention practices
• Detecting and responding to HAI/AR threats
• Providing technical expertise for outbreak response
• Conducting infection control assessments at healthcare facilities throughout the state to identify areas for improvement
• Analyzing HAI/AR data to identify state, regional, and/or local trends to drive prevention and reduction activities
• Conducting data validation activities to ensure reported data is accurate

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