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提出的活动将支持加强其现有新发感染项目（EIP）的流行病学和实验室能力。具体提议的活动包括支持：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)对EIP合作感染预防医师和实验室人员进行教育，参加EIP人员培训会议；3)信息技术基础设施；4)流感（聚合酶链反应检测）和卫生保健相关感染（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.