Safer Disinfectant Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Resources
CDC Project Firstline Videos
Project Firstline, CDC’s national training collaborative of diverse healthcare and public health partners is addressing healthcare infection prevention and control. It is committed to creating resources that help millions of frontline healthcare workers understand and confidently apply the infection control principles and protocols necessary to protect themselves, their facility, their family, and their community from infectious disease threats. Please see below for some videos you might find useful!
Linking to this website does not represent endorsement of the content by the PEHSU program.
- How Do Viruses Spread From Surfaces To People?
- What is Ventilation?
- Why Does Ventilation Matter?
- Why Do Cleaning and Disinfection Matter in Healthcare?
- Do We Really Have to Talk About Hand Hygiene? Again? Yes!
COVID-19 Resources for Families
Click here to view resources to share with families including a Safer Disinfectant Fact Sheet and Infographic available in Amharic, Chinese (simplified) English, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) are supported by cooperative agreement FAIN: NU61TS000296 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also provides support through Inter-Agency Agreement DW-75-95877701 with CDC/ATSDR. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports the PEHSUs as the National Program Office. The content on this website has not been formally disseminated by CDC/ATSDR or the EPA and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Use of trade names that may be mentioned is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the CDC/ATSDR or EPA.
The information contained on this website should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your/your child’s primary care provider. There may be variations in treatment that your provider may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.