Provides access to the CDC Prevention Guidelines Database, which is a compilation of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the CDC for the prevention of diseases, disabilities, and injuries. Information on how to find a specific CDC Prevention Guideline.
The National Immunization Program (NIP) of the CDC information on vaccine safety.
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis." May 15, 1998; Vol. 47, No. RR-7. The Adobe Acrobat pdf version contains the text of the report. ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4707.pdf
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease." October 16, 1998/Vol.47/No. RR-19. The Adobe Acrobat pdf version contains the text of the report. www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00055154.htm
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Immunization of Health-Care Workers. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)." December 26, 1997, Vol.46, No.RR-18. www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/ind97_rr.html
Information on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the FDA and CDC. www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety Alert: Needlestick and Other Risks from Hypodermic Needles on Secondary IV Administration Sets - Piggyback and Intermittent IV Warns of the risk of needlestick injuries from the use of hypodermic needles as a connection between two pieces of intravenous (IV) equipment. Describes characteristics of devices which have the potential to decrease the risk of needlestick injuries. www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety.html
The IAC is a nonprofit organization working to increase immunization rates and prevent disease. Vaccine Information Statements, free print materials, and other hepatitis and immunization sites.
Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Publication date 12/26/1997. Provides recommendations for Hepatitis B. www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm
The Vaccine Initiative is a project of the IDSA and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. information on vaccination and vaccination-related issues.
Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health www.vaccinesafety.edu/
International Health Care Worker Safety Center, University of Virginia a list of safety devices with manufacturers and specific product names. www.people.virginia.edu/~epinet/products.html
Provides access to the MMWR, a series which is prepared by the CDC. Contains comprehensive information on policy statements for prevention and treatment that are within the CDC's scope of responsibility, for example, recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Sharps Disposal Containers information on selecting, evaluating, and using sharps disposal containers. www.cdc.gov/niosh/sharps1.html
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Needlestick Injuries recent news, recognition, evaluation, controls, compliance, and links to information on effective engineering controls. www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/needlestick/index.html
OSAP (Office Safety & Asepsis Procedures Research Foundation): Home Page www.osap.org
Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up Requirements: Dental Employer Obligations
Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Publication date 05/15/1998. www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052722.htm
SHARPS Injury Control Program Established by Senate Bill 2005 to study sharps injuries in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies in California. A Beta version of Safety Enhanced Device Database Listing by Manufacturer. www.ohb.org/sharps.htm
Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies (TDICT) Project "Safety Feature Evaluation Forms" for specific devices. www.tdict.org/criteria.html
