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Frequently Asked Questions about Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections.

Frequently Asked Questions about Surgical Site Infections.

Frequently Asked Questions about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Definitions of commonly used terms related to Healthcare-Associated Infections.

This helpful document provides a wealth of helpful facts about HIV/AIDS for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Is something growing in your bathroom, water heater closet, window seals, or under your kitchen sink? You have likely found mold. So now what? The first step is removing the mold. Next is controlling for moisture. Take the time to understand what mold is, how it grows, and how to clean it up.

This document contains general information about critical incident stress management.

Frequently Asked Questions about federal medical stations.

This procedure explains how to pack and ship blood spots to the newborn screening program.

This document provides a wealth of information about plague for New Mexico physicians and healthcare workers including modes of transmission, clinical recognition, treatment, clinical consultation and referral, public aspects of plague, and more.

Everyone needs a Healthy Home and some of the most serious health problems for children start in their home, but making our homes healthy can be as easy as taking Seven Steps to a Healthy Home.

This document defines common terms as they apply to environmental justice such as equity, racism, classism, and community of concern. Please take a look to learn more.

Standing orders based on CDC recommendations.

This short single page (double-sided) quiz asks a series of true/false questions and provides answers on the back. It covers topics such as whether or not chlorine kills cryptosporidium quickly, the effect of swallowing pool water that has crypto in it, practical ways to keep you and the pool safe, and much more.

This fact sheet is available in both English and Spanish. It explains what Cryptosporidium is, why you should be concerned about it, how it is spread, and how to protect yourself and your family.

Hoja Informativa de Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites, Cryptosporidium, that can live in the intestine of humans and animals and is passed in the stool of an infected person or animal. Both the disease and the parasite are commonly known as "Crypto." The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and makes it very resistant to chlorine-based disinfectants.

This informative fact sheet explains what sexual assault is, how many women are victims of sexual assault, sexual assault in New Mexico, and where to go for help.

This extremely helpful document answers many frequently asked questions about work-related asthma. It explains what work-related asthma is, the health effects related to asthma, what the symptoms are, what causes it, which workers can get it, what you can do if you think you have work-related asthma, and provides a number of helpful website resource links so you can learn more and protect yourself from work-related asthma.

¿Qué es el asma relacionada con el trabajo?

Sulfate usually occurs naturally in the groundwater in New Mexico because the water dissolves it out of rocks, such as gypsum. Natural levels can be increased by contamination from mines, mills, landfills, sewage and other man-made sources.

Biomonitoring is the evaluation of human sample media such as blood or urine to assess chemical exposures. This document describes what biomonitoring is, the steps taken to analyze samples, health goals, project goals, and other aspects of the biomonitoring project including progress and products.