Building a Staff Competency Model for Infection Prevention

Local health departments faced challenges building organilzational and staff capacity to respond to the increasing threat of infectious diseases, particularly healthcare-associated and antibiotic-resistant infections. 

With support from the National Association of County and City Health Officials, we:

• Conducted a comprehensive landscape assessment of HAI/AR resources 

• Gathered feedback on training needs from local health departments through several channels 

• Created a domain and competency framework for building capacity, along with practical, customizable steps  

• Curated links to relevant tools and training materials 

• Created a user-friendly workbook format that works for both new and experienced public health professionals.

The staff competency and training workbook provides local health departments with a practical, customizable resource to address a critical gap infection prevention and control capacity.

View the workbook:

• Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Competency Training Workbook