Wisconsin

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Funding Information

• 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $2,632,416
  • Activities: HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; Data Validation; Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity; and Antimicrobial Resistance Regional Laboratory Network (see ELC HAI-funded Activities for more information)
• 2015 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $328,844
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Prevention Program 
• 2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
  • Infection Control Assessment Program: $567,235
  • Targeted Infection Prevention: $446,235
• 2014 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $346,717
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure; Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE); and Injection Safety
• 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $133,916
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections Across the Spectrum of Healthcare
• From 2009-2012 Wisconsin received funding to build HAI infrastructure; conduct surveillance; and engage in prevention activities

Wisconsin state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF – 105 KB]

Wisconsin HAI report

State Contact:

Gwen Borlaug, CIC, MPH
Infection Control Epidemiologist
Division of Public Health
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1 West Wilson Street Room 318
Madison, WI 53702

Phone: (608) 267-7711
Fax: (608) 261-4976

gwen.borlaug@wisconsin.gov

Wisconsin Department of Health Services