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Infection Prevention and Control: Long-term Care and Home Care

A repository of IPAC resources for Long-term Care Facilities and Home Care Services within Continuing Care in Nova Scotia

Overview

Hand hygiene has been proven to be effective in preventing health care-associated infections1. Implementing a hand hygiene program will:

  • help health care facilities address the barriers to hand hygiene, and
  • provide supports and products to enable appropriate and effective hand hygiene at all times.

Resources

Posters

1. World Health Organization. (2023, December 1). World hand hygiene day 2021: Facts and figures. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2021/key-facts-and-figures