TDH Feb. COVID-19 Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2020 CONTACT: Elizabeth Hart 615-741-3446 Elizabeth.Hart@tn.gov NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP today provided an update on actions underway to ensure Tennessee is prepared for an outbreak of COVID-19. Tennessee does not have any cases of COVID-19 at this time, Read more…

New Documents Added

New documents have been added to the CMP Project page. A report for the first quarter of the project has been posted as well as some contact precaution signs. Others are available at these links:https://spice.unc.edu/resources/nc-standardized-isolation-signagehttps://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/transmission-based-precautions

Recent EVS Training

Environmental Hygiene Cleaning & Disinfection Training, sponsored by The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation and the Upper Cumberland Healthcare Preparedness Coalition and funded through a grant from the Civil Monetary Penalty Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the Tennessee Department of Health, was held on August 13 & 14 at Read more…

CMP Project

Partnership Will Improve Care for Regional Nursing Home Residents Cookeville, Tenn.-  The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation and the Upper Cumberland Healthcare Preparedness Coalition are partnering together for a regional project aimed at improving care for nursing home residents by offering Upper Cumberland nursing facilities environmental cleaning and disinfection training and Read more…