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• Project Firstline: To stop the spread of infectious disease threats—including COVID-19—anyone working in a health care facility needs a foundational knowledge of infection control and must understand and be ready to implement infection control protocols and procedures throughout their work day, including during every patient care activity and health care interaction. 

  CDC’s Project Firstline is a collaborative of diverse health care and public health partners that have come together to make that happen.
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Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know

The United States has named a Variant of Concern in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Stay up-to-date with COVID-19 by visiting the CDC's .

Vaccine Considerations

Strategies are needed for healthcare facilities to appropriately evaluate and manage post-vaccination signs and symptoms among healthcare personnel. These considerations are based on the current understanding of signs and symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination, including timing and duration, and might change as experience with the vaccine accumulates. 

Well Being and Self Care

Special Message: After months on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental service professionals have served as a source of comfort for patients not able to see loved ones, while maintaining rooms to the highest standards of cleanliness. EVS personnel are heroes deserving of recognition, but never forget they are human, too, and also may need care.

To support these health defenders, AHA has a number of behavioral health resources, including a page dedicated to .

Webinar Series

• COVID-19 Challenges for Health Care Environmental Services: Open Forum Part 3, August 18th,
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• Solution Sharing Open Forum: Health Care Environmental Services’ Response to COVID-19 Challenges –Continuing the Conversation
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• Solution Sharing Open Forum: Health Care Environmental Services’ Response to COVID-19 Challenges
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• Post COVID-19: Transitioning Environmental Services to a New Normal
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  Coronavirus Update, Part II: Health Care Professional Preparedness and Response to COVID-19, with Dr. Michael Bell, Deputy Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members-only webinar.
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• Coronavirus Update—What Health Care Professionals Need to Know to Prepare for COVID-19, with Dr. Michael Bell, Deputy Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members-only webinar. 
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Infographics

EVS Considerations Airborne Precautions Medical Waste

Preparedness

Reopening

Cleaning and Disinfection Information

Personal Protective Equipment

PPE Information

FDA Reissues EUA for Certain Disposable FFRs
The FDA reissued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for imported, non-NIOSH-approved, disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) manufactured in countries other than China. The FDA revised and reissued this EUA to authorize for emergency use only those respirators listed in the EUA’s Exhibit The agency also announced that no new respirator models will be added to Exhibit 1. . 

Checklist for Healthcare Facilities

Environmental Infection Prevention

COVID-19 Infection Control Basics for Environmental Services Workers

Cleaning and Disinfection 

Isolation Rooms

Isolation Room Information

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Air Change Formula

Personnel and Personnel Training

Staffing

Staffing Strategies

Stay informed about the local COVID-19 situation. Know where to turn for reliable, up-to-date information in your local community. Monitor the CDC COVID-19 website and your state and local health department websites for the latest information.

Waste

Medical Waste Infographic  Waste Management Information

The CDC has determined that medical waste generated in the treatment of COVID-19 patients and patients under investigation (PUIs) be managed in accordance with routine procedures. There are no additional packaging or transportation requirements from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for regulated medical waste or sharps.

Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities

The CDC released new guidance for retirement communities and independent living facilities to better aid in the planning, preparation for, and response to coronavirus disease 2019. The guidance is based on what is currently known about the transmission and severity of coronavirus disease. Residents in retirement communities and independent living facilities are considered to be at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes because of older age and because they may have underlying health conditions. 

Leadership

Crisis Management Leadership

In the absence of pre-determined procedures, a novel crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can overwhelm contingency plans and test leadership’s decision making. Follow these four principles to help you manage the unexpected. Note: Click screen if content doesn’t begin automatically.