Florida

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Funding Information

• 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $1,069,419
  • Activities: HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity (see ELC HAI-funded Activities for more information)
• 2015 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $109,500
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
• 2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
  • Infection Control Assessment Program: $503,284
  • Targeted Infection Prevention: $1,510,010
• 2014 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount :  $154,230
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
• 2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $385,994
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections Across the Spectrum of Healthcare
• From 2009-2012 Florida received funding to build HAI infrastructure, conduct surveillance, and engage in prevention activities

See entire Florida Data Use Agreement [PDF – 360 KB]. 

See detailed list of data [PDF – 129 KB] in the agreement.

Florida state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF – 252 KB]

State Contact:

Nychie Dotson MPH, CIC, CPHQ
Health Care-associated Infection Prevention Program Manager
Bureau of Epidemiology
Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-12
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Phone: 850-408-0756

nychie.dotson@flhealth.gov

Florida Department of Health – Healthcare-associated Infections