Utah

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Funding Information

• 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $821,031
  • Activities: HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity (see ELC HAI-funded Activities for 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: $586,669
  • Targeted Infection Prevention: $1,361,468
• 2014 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $151,376
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
• 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $413,343
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Regional Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDROs) Prevention and Detection
• From 2009-2012 Utah received funding to build HAI infrastructure

Utah state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF – 176 KB]

State Contact:

Karen Singson
Infection Preventionist
Healthcare Associated Infections Program Coordinator
Utah Dept of Health Bureau of Epidemiology
288 North 1460 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

Phone: (801) 538-6662
Fax: (801) 538-9115

ksingson@utah.gov

Utah Dept of Health Bureau of Epidemiology