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Celebrate Antibiotic Awareness Week with New and Revised
Resources from Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Partners!
This U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, we want to highlight these antibiotic stewardship resources and events. While these resources are being featured during this special week, they are meant to be every day.
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New! MDH, Veterinary and Dental Clinic Commitment Posters. Show your facility’s commitment to antibiotic stewardship and improving prescribing practices through customizable commitment posters. Hospital and healthcare provider posters are also available.
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New! MDH, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit. Decrease unnecessary antibiotic prescribing during cold and flu season with cough and cold care kit guides, viral prescription pads, and bronchitis/sinusitis fact sheets.
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New! MDH, Frequently Asked Questions. Learn answers to common questions and misconceptions about antibiotic use, resistance, and stewardship in human, animal, and environmental health.
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New! MDH, Examination Room and Waiting Room Essentials. Prevent boredom and raise antibiotic awareness at the same time! Use fun, educational resources, like a coloring sheet, word search, or video,in your exam and waiting rooms.
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New! MDH, Request a Speaker or Ask a Question. Find resources for educators, like lesson plans and activities.
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Revised! MDH, Infection and Antibiotic Use Tracking Tool for Long-Term Care. Guide practice changes through tracking antibiotic use and infection rates.
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Updated! Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Dispose of Unwanted Medications. Find a take-back box near you and properly dispose of unused medications.
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Updated! MDH, Antibiotic Stewardship Fact sheets. Fact sheets cover many important topics regarding antibiotic resistance and stewardship across human, animal, and environmental health. Whether you are a physician, dentist, veterinarian, pharmacist, patient, pet-owner, meat-eater, or milk-drinker, there is a fact sheet for you.
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Upcoming! CDC, 5 Ways Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware webinar and Choosing Wisely, Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship webinar. Both webinars are on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
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Stay current! Follow @MNHealth on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. Be the first to hear about new resources available, upcoming events, exciting accomplishments, and much more.
- Learn more about this special week at CDC, U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week.
MDH stewardship leaders and the Minnesota One Health Stewardship Collaborative would like to thank the MDH Communications staff for their commitment to get these
materials and several website revisions ready for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week.
This work could not be done without you!
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