Project Firstline – A Strong Team Approach
Building a Culture of Safety and Prevention
Implementing a multidisciplinary approach to infection control can be powerful. Through Project Firstline, AHA offers hospitals and health systems the tools and resources needed to engage all stakeholders – from bedside nurses to administrators to environmental staff – to identify areas of improvement, commit to an action plan, monitor practices and adjust as needed.
Our Goal
Support facilitators tasked with leading IPC improvements, guide standardization and inspire everyone to understand and take ownership of the vital role they play in preventing HAIs across your organization.
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Health Care Facilities
Risk assessment checklists and training on proper ventilation and safety for building engineers.
Infection Control Training
Supporting Current and Future Team Members
Resources to help train future health professionals and promote connections between hospitals and learning institutions are available.
Featured Resources
Applying Human-Centered Design to Address Common Infection Prevention and Control Challenges
Infection prevention is a complex process involving an entire team. Human-centered design can help identify ways to improve upon current practice.
EVS Competency Resource Catalog
A tool designed for EVS workers to find resources/trainings aligned with AHE's competencies in order to identify resources across all job levels.
Emergency Management Playbook
Project Firstline has developed a supplemental guide to the ASHE Emergency Management Playbook with helpful links and references to informative resources and procedures. This guide aims to assist healthcare facilities in effectively managing emergencies.
News and Insights
EVS Cleaning & Disinfecting Job Aids
Lookbook: Responding with Resilience and Service to Community
ASHE/AAP Podcast: Pediatrics Research Roundup, Improving Ventilation in Clinical Settings – Ep. 83
What the Pandemic Taught Us about Infection Control
Antimicrobial Stewardship and HAI Infection Prevention: Insights from COVID-19
CDC Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance
Infection Control Is Everyone’s Job, by Jay Bhatt, D.O.
Other Resources
“It's the men and women walking through the door and into the patient's room that determine if we are a high reliable and safe organization. Knowing how to connect and communicate with that population is important. At the AHA Advancing Care Conference, featuring Project Firstline, that theme is consistent.”
Children’s Hospital Colorado
“Project Firstline is one of the great things that we have seen come out of this pandemic. It is the basic infection prevention and control skills we need at the front line to protect patient safety and to protect our health care workers.”
Tennessee Hospital Association
“I really appreciate Project Firstline and the American Hospital Association for their commitment to bringing leaders together to make positive change.”
Providence St. Joseph Hospital-Eureka
“Being from Fairbanks Alaska, it has been invaluable to have the opportunity to learn about additional resources being created that can help our movement and progression towards the best patient care possible.”
Foundation Health Partners - Tanana Valley Clinic
Partners
Project Firstline is a collaborative between CDC and a diverse group of organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Health Research and Educational Trust, National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Council on Urban Indian Health, National Indian Health Board, National Network of Public Health Institutes.
The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an AHA 501(c)(3) nonprofit subsidiary.
Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline health care workers and public health personnel. AHA is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802 & CDC-RFA-CK20-2003. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this webpage do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS, and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.