Minnesota

One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network
2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $3,933,431
- Activities: Educational Efforts to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use; HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; Injection Safety; 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 : $493,343
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure; Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Prevention Program and Injection Safety
2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
- Infection Control Assessment Program: $805,141
- Targeted Infection Prevention: $3,346,627
2014 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount : $491,343
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure; Clostridium difficile infection (CDI); Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE); and Injection Safety
2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $344,922
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections Across the Spectrum of Healthcare
From 2009-2012 Minnesota received funding to build HAI infrastructure and engage in prevention activities

Jean Rainbow, RN, MPH
Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975

Phone: (651) 201-5104
Fax: (651) 201-5743