Infection Prevention and Control Champions

The National Association of County City Health Officials 1

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) describes a set of practices which aim to prevent the spread of infections, including healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and emerging infectious diseases (such as COVID-19) in healthcare facilities and other congregate settings. IPC includes hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, safe injection practices, and proper environmental cleaning.

NACCHO's IPC Champion recognition aims to highlight the IPC achievements of local health departments and honor the staff leading this work. NACCHO IPC Champions are respected individuals working in local public health who are advancing infection prevention and control capacity, activities, guidelines, and engagement.

Our Champions’ Stories

Our Champions' Stories

IPC Champion Feb 2023 2
Community Health

Member Spotlight: West Hartford-Bloomfield Health...

NACCHO recognizes the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District’s (WHBHD) Connecticut Coalition Against Healthcare-Acquired Infections Team (CCAH) as its latest Infection...

Feb 27, 2023 | Irene Halferty

IPC Champion Mobile County
Community Health

Member Spotlight: Mobile County Health Department...

NACCHO recognizes the Mobile County Health Department of Alabama as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion.

Oct 14, 2022 | Trent Johnson

IPC C PG
Community Health

Member Spotlight: Prince George’s County Health...

NACCHO recognizes Prince George’s County Health Department, Fostering Local Infection Prevention Control & Capacity (FLIP-CC) Project Team as its latest Infection Prevention and...

May 09, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

IPC Champ Fairfax 3
Community Health

Member Spotlight: Fairfax County HAI Team Recognized as...

NACCHO recognizes the Fairfax County Health Department’s (FCHD’s) Acute Communicable and Emerging Diseases (ACED) Program as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)...

Feb 04, 2022 | Kimberly Nalley

IPC C Du Page
Community Health

Member Spotlight: DuPage County HAI Team Recognized as...

NACCHO recognizes the DuPage County Health Department (Illinois), Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) team as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. The...

Oct 19, 2021 | Jaclyn Abramson

IPC C Stephanie Black 3
Community Health

Member Spotlight: Dr. Stephanie R. Black recognized as...

NACCHO recognizes Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. Dr. Black serves as the Medical Director of the Communicable Disease...

Jul 09, 2021 | Zachary Smith

IPC Champion
Community Health

Member Spotlight Opportunity: Infection Prevention &...

Nominate yourself or a colleague as a NACCHO Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Champion

May 05, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley

Matt Zahn IPC Champion
Community Health

Member Spotlight: Dr. Matt Zahn recognized as NACCHO...

Apr 22, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley

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Community Health

Member Spotlight: Dr. Dawn Terashita recognized as...

NACCHO has announced that Dr. Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH, FACPM, Associate Director for the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program within the Los Angeles County Department of...

Mar 03, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley

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Nominate Future Champions

Infection Prevention and Control Champion Nomination

For more information on characteristics of IPC Champions or to nominate yourself or a colleague for consideration, check out this nomination form.
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