Consumers have an important role to play in infection prevention and control. Take a look at these great resources aimed at keeping you and your family safe and healthy.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)
Infection Prevention and Control
Preventing infections – aged care consumer fact sheet
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/Preventing-infections-aged-care-consumer-fact-sheet.pdf
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines
Staying healthy guidelines
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines
Understanding Infection
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/understanding-infection
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/attachments/HAI-consumer-factsheet-brochure.pdf
Preventing Infection
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/preventing-infection
Managing Infections
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/managing-infections
Healthy Environment
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/healthy-environment
Infection Fact Sheets
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/fact-sheets
Posters
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/posters-information-sheet
Better Health Channel
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
Infections
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/infections
Health Direct
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/
Infectious Diseases
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/infectious-diseases
National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)
https://www.ncas-australia.org/
Community Information sheets
https://www.ncas-australia.org/community-information-sheets
Clinical fact sheets
https://www.ncas-australia.org/ClinicalFactSheets