APIC's mission is to improve health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection and other adverse outcomes.  The site includes a section on guidelines and standards and one on public policy issues and initiatives.   

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Infection Control in Healthcare Settings

Topics on this site include:

• Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Protecting Patients
• Protecting Healthcare Workers
• Infection Control Guidelines
• Infection Control A-Z
• About DHQP (the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion)
• What's New

The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID)

This site was created by RID (the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths) to educate the public about steps they can take to reduce risk of infection.  It includes Fifteen Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk of Getting a Hospital Infection and Ten Steps to Protect Students from MRSA Infection.  Additional content includes information on research and innovations and a section for people to share their stories.   

Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards.  Their site includes a section on infection control.

The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America's health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded. Among other initiatives, Leapfrog works with its employer members to encourage transparency and easy access to health care information as well as rewards for hospitals that have a proven record of high quality care.  The site includes a section that allows consumers to compare hospitals on overall patient safety ratings and safety of selected procedures.

National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID conducts and supports research on infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. The Web site has information on many of these diseases as well as links to other sources of information.

National Patient Safety Foundation

The National Patient Safety Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety and reducing medical errors through leadership, research support, and education. It is a partnership of health care practitioners, institutional providers, health product providers, health product manufacturers, researchers, legal advisors, patient/consumer advocates, regulators, and policy makers committed to making health care safer for patients and making patient safety a national priority.  The site includes a fact sheet of general principles for preventing infection in the hospital and offers a long list of resources for patients and their families.

This site is a project of Consumers Union (CU), an independent, nonprofit organization and publisher of Consumer Reports.  The site provides information on hospital infections and an online forum where over 1,800 victims have shared their experiences. It also encourages citizens to sign petitions and write letters to hospitals and government officials.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Agency for Health care Research and Quality

United States Department of Health & Human Services – Hospital Compare

The Hospital Compare website was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA).