Phase Four of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination

Summary

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Federal Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs have developed a new phase of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan). This phase focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship to prevent HAIs and highlights the coordination between various health agencies.