NCUIH Native Healthcast

Episode 3: Exploring Body Reservoirs with Pathways for Infection and How Healthcare Workers Can Minimize Risks

September 22, 2022 National Council of Urban Indian Health Season 1 Episode 3
NCUIH Native Healthcast
Episode 3: Exploring Body Reservoirs with Pathways for Infection and How Healthcare Workers Can Minimize Risks
Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss methods on informing and educating healthcare workers on germ spread using the Body and the Healthcare Environment Reservoirs. Our first guest is Shay Drummond (MPH RN CIC), who works as an Infection Preventionist with the CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion and is a subject matter expert on this topic. Our second guest is Evelina Y. Maho (MAdm., Diné), who is the Public Health Program Manager at NCUIH. Listen to the episode to hear more about infection prevention and control, including suggestions on how staff at UIOs can put what they have learned into action.