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Antibiotic Awareness Organizations
Promotes global public health by raising public awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.
National Center for Infectious Diseases Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases.
A statewide coalition that promotes the appropriate use of antibiotics.
The Utah Department of Health, local insurance companies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers are joining forces to stop the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.
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Agricultural Websites
Provides information on how antibiotics are overused in livestock production.
A coalition of health, consumer, agricultural, environmental, humane and other advocacy groups dedicated to eliminating a major cause of antibiotic resistance: the inappropriate use of antibiotics in food animals.
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Hygiene & Hand Washing Websites
A scientific society whose microbiological research includes infectious diseases.
Promotes the quality of child care and facilitates linkages between the heath, safety, child care and education communities and the diverse families they serve.
A continuing educational effort sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology, promotes hand washing to stay healthy.
Promotes the reduction of infectious diseases spread by our hands.
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General
Online resource for appropriate antibiotic use, antibiotic education, infectious didease prevention, and patient education for consumers and health care professionals.
Promotes global public health by raising public awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.
Provides health information for the whole family.
Provides leadership and support to public and private sector efforts to protect the population against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Order disease prevention printable materials.
A consumer-advocacy organization that focuses on health and nutrition issues.
Centers for Diease Control and Prevention’s national program for antibiotic resistance prevention.
A community education project to address the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Offers information on bacterial resistnace and reducing your risk of bacterial infections.
Provides information to pediatric clinicians, parents and child care providers to promote pediatric antibiotic education.
In-depth Influenza Information.
Provides general background, educational resources and other information on antibiotic resistance.
This site offers a downloadable “Healthy Refugee Toolkit” on common respiratory infections, such as Bronchitis, Influenza, and Pneumonia. This toolkit is offered in the following 16 languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, English, Farsi (Persian), French, Haitian, Creole, Hmong, Karen, Kirundi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili and Vietnamese.
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Provider Information
Promotes global public health by raising public awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.
References compiled by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics.
Article by Thomas M. Hooton, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington and Stuart B. Levy, MD, of the Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Article by David M. Wong, DO, Arrowhead Regional Mediacal Center, Colton, California, Dean A. Blumberg, MD, University of Californai at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, Lisa G. Lowe, MD, MOH University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.
Concentrates educational and communication resources to help improve clinical practice in antibiotic resistance.
Provides links to different resources and news on antibiotics and antimicrobials.
Aims to prevent antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings. The campaign centers on four main strategies: prevent infection, diagnose and treat infection, use antimicrobials wisely, and prevent transmission.
Provides both general and technical information about antimicrobial resistance.
Represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.
A "decision support tool" intended to provide clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The information is arranged so that
it is clinically useful at the point of care, instantly. We hope that you find it helpful in your practice.
An unprecedented effort to improve scientific understanding of the role of commensal bacteria in the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Childcare
Promotes the quality of child care and facilitates linkages between the heath, safety, child care and education communities and the diverse families they serve.
Leads projects that increase the quality and availability of child care, offer comprehensive training to child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.