Alaska

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Funding Information

• 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $341,967
  • Activities: HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity (see ELC HAI-funded Activitiesfor more information)
• 2015 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $109,500
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure 
• 2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
  • Infection Control Assessment Program: $319,298
• 2014 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $107,500
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure 
• 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $107,500
  • Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
• From 2009-2012 Alaska received funding to build HAI infrastructure

State plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF – 283 KB]

State Contact:

Kim Spink, RN, BSN, CIC
HAI Coordinator
Nurse Epidemiologist
Section of Epidemiology
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99503-5932

Phone: (907) 269-8085
Fax: (907)562-7802

kimberly.spink@alaska.gov

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services