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CA-MRSA Resources & Links
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Website includes an overview, educational materials and prevention of MRSA for the healthcare setting and the community.
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Includes MRSA facts for healthcare professionals, schools, and athletes.
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Provides information about MRSA in athletes and sports teams, correctional facilities, general public, hospitalized patients, HIV population, legislation, men who have sex with men, pediatric, Pacific Islanders, schools, tattoo recipients, and animals.
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Includes toolkits for middle and high schools regarding MRSA.
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Includes information on what to do about MRSA in the workplace, at home, and police/sheriff stations. It also includes hand-washing techniques. Toolkits provide target: childcare, outpatient clinics/offices, elementary school, middle school and high school.
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Source: The California Department of Education
Material: Handout
Languages: 23
Includes information for parents regarding Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The guide includes definitions of MRSA and prevention of MRSA.
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Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Material: Informational Document
Languages: English
The list contains EPA registered products effective against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis or faecium (VRE).
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Source: Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Health Department and Cooperative Initiative
Material: Handout
Languages: English and Spanish
The document includes information on treating MRSA, learning about MRSA, caring and controlling for MRSA, and a shopping list.
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Source: Michigan Department of Community Health and Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction Coalition
Material: Brochure
Languages: English
The brochure provides information to identify, control and prevent MRSA.
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Source: Michigan Department of Community Health and Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction Coalition
Material: Poster
Languages: English
The poster includes information on hygiene, wound care, antibiotics, laundry, and cleaning for MRSA.
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Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The MRSA fact sheet includes information on identifying Staph, treatment and prevention.
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Source: Los Angeles County Department Health Services
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes definitions and prevention of MRSA. It also includes what to do if Staph or MRSA is suspected.
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Source: Los Angeles County Department Health Services
Material: Handout
Languages: Spanish
The document includes definitions and prevention of MRSA. It also includes what to do if Staph or MRSA is suspected.
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Source: Washington State Department of Public Health, Health Education Resource Exchange (HERE)
Material: Handout
Languages: 4
Includes common skin infections caused by Staph, prevention and treatment of MRSA and when to contact your doctor.
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Source: Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, reproduced with permission of Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Material: Brochure
Languages: English, Spanish
The brochure includes definitions and prevention of MRSA.
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Source: Georgia Department of Human Resources
Material: Poster
Languages: English
Provides a definition, prevention information and pictures of MRSA.
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Source: County of San Mateo Health Department
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes information on how to take care of wounds caused by MRSA.
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Source: Sacramento County Department of Public Health
Material: Video
Languages: English
The video is an informational video on the facts about MRSA.
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Source: Los Angeles County Department Health Services
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document shows pictures of several CA-MRSA patients.
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Source: Los Angeles County Department Health Services
Material: Informational Document
Languages: English
The document includes information on personal hygiene, use of shared equipment, steam rooms and saunas, disinfectants on surfaces and laundry procedure.
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Source: California Department of Public Health Division of Communicable Disease and Control
Material: Handout
Languages: English
CA-MRSA/Staph: A Guide for athletic departments includes information on how to prevent MRSA/Staph in athletic departments. It also includes procedures for handling linen, athletic equipment and outbreaks.
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Source: California Interscholastic Federation
Material: Informational Document
Languages: English
Sports medicine alert prepared by the State CIF Sports Medicine Committee for distribution to Coaches, Athletic Directors and Administrators.
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Source: California Interscholastic Federation
Material: Informational Document
Languages: English
Sports medicine alert prepared by the State CIF Sports Medicine Committee for distribution to Coaches, Athletic Directors and Administrators.
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Source: California Department of Public Health
Material: Handout
Languages: English
Includes information on definitions, treating, management, and prevention of MRSA in the athletic setting.
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Source: Mecklenburg County Health Department
Material: Brochure
Languages: English
Contains procedures for athletes to prevent the spread of MRSA.
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Source: Oklahoma State Department of Health
Material: Brochure
Languages: English
Includes information on the responsibilities of coaches, nurses and athletic trainers. The document also includes precautions for the following: wrestling rooms and mats, weight rooms, locker rooms/showers, and other sports equipment.
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Source: Covidien and Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Material: Web page
Languages: English
The web page includes clinical, consumer and athletic information about preventing MRSA.
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Source: Mecklenburg County Health Department
Material: Poster
Languages: English
The poster provides a definition of MRSA, prevention and pictures of MRSA.
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Source: California Medical Association (CMA) Foundation AWARE Project
Material: Informational Document
Languages: English
The document includes information on Staphylococcus aureus, CA-MRSA vs. HA-MRSA, CA-MRSA Infections, CA-MRSA Risk Factors, Treatment of CA-MRSA, Education and Hygiene for CA-MRSA and Protecting Your Facility from CA-MRSA.
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Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document gives background, prevention and specific recommendations for day care administrators and caregivers.
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Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes information for parents on how to take care of MRSA infected wounds at home as well as general precautions.
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Source: California Health Program
Material: Handout
Languages: English
Provides information for childcare programs regarding caregiver responsibilities to report MRSA, if a child should be excluded from group-care setting and prevention.
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Source: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Material: Toolkit
Languages: English
The website includes toolkits for childcare workers, parents and children in relation to MRSA.
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Source: City of Long Beach Health and Human Services
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes MRSA frequently asked questions that include: history, pictures, treatment, prevention, information on school closures due to MRSA and additional resources.
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Source: County of Sacramento Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes frequently asked questions about MRSA and schools. The document includes information for schools about disinfections and what teachers should do.
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Source: Oklahoma State Department of Health
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document provides information on prevention for students and responsibility of teachers.
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Material: Web page
Languages: English
The web page includes information on prevention of MRSA in the workplace. It also includes information about what to do if a worker suspects contamination of their belongings.
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Source: Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Department
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document provides information about symptoms, transmission and prevention of MRSA. The document also provides guidelines for workplace responsibility.
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Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health
Material: Handout
Languages: English
The document includes information about what to do if a worker suspects contamination of their belongings. It also includes information about basic prevention.
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Source: Cal/OSHA Compliance Advisor
Material: Web page
Languages: English
The web page provides definition of MRSA as well as prevention techniques to inhibit the spread of MRSA in the workplace.
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