Project Firstline

Initiative Partner

Project Firstline

Infection control saves lives, and frontline healthcare workers play a critical role. Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers– so they can protect their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in health care.

What Makes Project Firstline Unique?

Listens to healthcare workers

Resources are developed with healthcare workers, specifically for healthcare workers

Appreciates the value of every healthcare worker and the role they play in infection control

Content is accessible to all healthcare workers, regardless of previous training or background knowledge

Recognizes that bandwidth is low due to burnout and trauma

Bite-sized content is tailored for practice and on-the-go use and is designed to be integrated into the workday

Meets healthcare workers where they are

Taps into intrinsic work-related motivations
Leverages existing strengths and knowledge sources
Teaches the “why” behind infection control recommendations as much as the “what” and “how”

Is committed to healthcare equity

Educational resources and dissemination methods are tailored for the diverse healthcare workforce, including translations for those who speak Spanish and multiple Asian languages

Initiative Resources

Infection Control

Learn the “how” and the “why” behind infection control in healthcare settings

Educational Materials

Access educational materials and training resources in a variety of formats

COVID-19 Information

Learn about specific infection control measures to protect against COVID-19

About the Initiative

Project Firstline offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce. Resources are designed to empower and enable healthcare workers to think critically about infection control, using adult learning principles, educational best practices, CDC recommendations, and the science that informs them.