Description
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is seeking proposals for the Infection Prevention & Control Educational Partnership as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Firstline. The goal of this project is to provide engaging, innovative, and effective infection prevention and control training and materials for frontline healthcare workers in healthcare facilities and students in medical and health sciences colleges and universities. The successful applicant will be an accredited Ohio college or university that provides academic medical education or education for health sciences, with demonstrated success in community-engaged research or training and a track record of serving marginalized or underrepresented populations. The project will involve developing and disseminating Project Firstline training and materials, providing monthly reports to ODH, and submitting a final project report.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Developing and disseminating infection prevention and control training and materials for frontline healthcare workers and students in medical and health sciences programs.
• Providing monthly reports to ODH and scheduling calls at least quarterly to provide progress updates.
• Submitting a final project report to ODH no later than 30 days after the end of the contract.
• Collaborating with ODH to ensure implementation and administration of Project Firstline infection prevention and control activities.