Did You Know?

• A masters in Public Health is a good start to a career in Infection Prevention! The master of public health graduate as infection preventionist: Navigating the changing landscape of infection prevention. -American Journal of Infection Control, May 2019.
• Hospitals in the U.S. Get Ready for Ebola Aug. 15, 2014 New York Times article.
• Approximately 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) per year occur in hospitalized patients resulting in ~100,000 deaths annually (Klevens et al. 2007).
• Prevention and control of infection in healthcare settings is now a national priority endorsed by the IOM, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and many professional societies and not-for-profit groups.
• HAIs have been identified by the CDC as a "Winnable Battle"; the action plan proposes surveillance, research, and communication. This requires a workforce with the appropriate skills.
• CDC responds to Contagion: "Disease outbreaks are natural plots for compelling entertainment. But life and death situations and heroic scientists battling against time and heavy odds to track the source of killer diseases and contain them before they wipe out entire communities are not just movie plots. They really happen. And the real stories of CDC's disease detectives and their investigations are just as exciting as anything you′ll see in a theatre."