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Funding Information
- One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network
- 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $2,126,016
- Activities: Educational Efforts to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use; HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; Hemodialysis Bloodstream Infections (BSI); Injection Safety; 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: $831,292
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Prevention, Hemodialysis BSI Prevention, and Injection Safety
- 2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
- Infection Control Assessment Program: $1,943,953
- Targeted Infection Prevention: $2,246,870
- 2014 ELC Funding Amount: $779,745
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Clostridium difficile (CDI) infection, Hemodialysis BSI, Injection Safety
- 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $663,425
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections Across the Spectrum of Healthcare
- From 2009-2012 California received funding to build HAI infrastructure, conduct surveillance, and engage in prevention activities
State Contact:
California Department of Public Health
Center for Health Care Quality
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building E, Richmond CA 94808
Telephone 510-412-6060
Lynn Janssen, Chief, HAI Program, lynn.janssen@cdph.ca.gov
Erin Epson, MD, Assistant Chief, HAI Program, erin.epson@cdph.ca.gov
Vicki Keller, Liaison Program Coordinator, vicki.keller@cdph.ca.gov
California Department of Public Health Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Program
