HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Prevention Controls

Immunization

• Immunization of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers
• State Immunization Laws for Healthcare Workers and Patients
• Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers – Whose Rights Should Come First?/ National Institutes of Health

Personal Protective Equipment

• Respirator Use in Health Care Workplaces: a Toolkit for Respirator Program Administrators
• Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel Update 2010
• Considerations for Selecting Protective Clothing used in Healthcare for Protection against Microorganisms in Blood and Body Fluids
• Eye Protection for Infection Control
• Ebola
• NIOSH Research Highlights Importance of Rigorous Standards for Gowns Used to Protect Healthcare Workers
• Recommendations for Protecting Laboratory, Field, and Clinical Workers from West Nile Virus Exposure
• Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings
• Respirator Evaluation in Acute Care Hospitals Study (REACH)
• Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
• Respirator Trusted Source Information
• Implementing Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs: Strategies from the Field
• Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators

Ventilation

• Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings
• Health-Care HVAC
• HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics