Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Enha

描述(由申请人提供)：科罗拉多州公共卫生和环境部建议开展活动，支持加强现有新发感染计划(EIP)的流行病学和实验室能力。具体建议的活动包括支持：1)负责多项EIP活动的人员，包括一名EIP管理员、FoodNet协调员和EIP实验室协调员；2)对EIP协作感染预防专家和实验室人员进行教育，并参加EIP工作人员的培训会议；3)信息技术基础设施；以及4)流感(聚合酶链式反应检测)和与医疗保健相关的感染(透析设施中的血液感染)流行病学和实验室能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment proposes activities that will support enhancement of epidemiology and laboratory capacity of its existing Emerging Infections Program (EIP). Specific proposed activities include support of: 1) personnel who have responsibility across multiple EIP activities including an EIP Administrator, FoodNet Coordinator, and EIP Laboratory Coordinator; 2) education of EIP collaborating infection preventionists and laboratorians, and attendance at training meetings of EIP staff; 3) information technology infrastructure; and 4) influenza (PCR testing) and healthcare-associated infections (bloodstream infections in dialysis facilities) epidemiology and laboratory capacity.