The Affordable Care Act: MCV/PCV & Pertussis

描述（由申请人提供）：公共卫生和环境的科罗拉多部提出的活动，将支持其现有的新兴感染计划（EIP）的流行病学和实验室能力的提高。具体的拟议活动包括支持：1）负责多个EIP活动的人员，包括EIP管理员、食品网协调员和EIP实验室协调员; 2）教育EIP合作感染预防人员和实验室人员，并参加EIP工作人员的培训会议; 3）信息技术基础设施;和4）流感（聚合酶链反应检测）和保健相关感染（透析设施中的血流感染）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.