Stop the Spread!  A Toolkit for Preventing the Spread of Germs in Clinics and Office Settings

This tool was created in 2008 and focuses on infection control measures clinics and offices can take to prevent the spread of germs, including influenza.  It was created to engage the medical community in pandemic flu preparedness.  It has been reviewed by infection control professionals as well as those who work in offices and medical clinics.  It includes office and clinic information, patient education materials and an audio slide presentation on infection control measures.  It is available in a format that is easy to download.  Many of the materials are customizable for your local health department.

The primary audiences for this tool are public health emergency planners, medical offices, clinics, and other health care providers.  The goal of Stop the Spread toolkit is to increase the ability of the medical offices, clinic, and other healthcare providers to develop infection control strategies to handle patient surge during a severe flu season.  Use of this tool will allow public health professionals to collaborate with medical offices and clinics and increase knowledge among medical clinic and office staff on influenza infection control strategies.

The APC NACCHO website hosts the application or you can follow the instructions to download the tool here:

1.  Click here to download the file.

2.   Once the file has downloaded to your C:\ drive, extract the zipped files to your C:\ drive.

3.  Click on the DHHS.exe file to execute the program.