Websites & Blogs

This section is not intended to be a comprehensive list, but a starting point to help you gather information on epidemiology, infection prevention, infectious diseases, and quality improvement.

SHEA is not responsible for the content of these sites, and their inclusion does not imply endorsement.

U.S. Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
  • Epi Info
  • National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• National Library of Medicine's PubMed (Medline Searches)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

International Resources

• Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS), UK
• WHO Cleaner Care is Safer Care

Organizations

• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
• Hospital Infection Society (HIS), UK
• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHI)
• International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)
• The Joint Commission 
• National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
• Trust for America's Health (TFAH)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Blogs

• Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention
• CDC Safe Healthcare