by Selina | Aug 11, 2023 | Consumer Resources
Keeping your house clean and reducing the dust and dirt reduces the risk of your loved ones getting sick in the home. Download the Fact Sheet General cleaning Focus on the most used areas of your home such as the family room, lounge room, kitchen and bathrooms. Use a...
by ACIPC Office | Feb 7, 2022 | Consumer Resources
The safety of the Australian population has always been the Australian Government’s highest priority. For this reason, decisions regarding vaccines have been, and continue to be, based on the expert medical advice of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on...
by ACIPC Office | Apr 14, 2021 | Consumer Resources
How can you protect people you are visiting in a hospital, residential aged care facility or rehabilitation hospital? Download the fact sheet All visitors to healthcare facilities are required to adhere to directions and advice of the facility and treating healthcare...
by ACIPC Office | Apr 14, 2021 | Consumer Resources
Several kinds of germs (usually bacteria, and occasionally viruses or fungi) are responsible for causing infections associated with health care, either in hospital or in other healthcare settings. These are known as healthcare associated infections. When you go to...
by ACIPC Office | Apr 14, 2021 | Consumer Resources
Staying healthy at home Anyone can prevent getting an infection and different seasons bring different risks of infection. Download the Staying healthy at home fact sheet. Spring and summer healthy These are the seasons where we get out of the house and head to the...
by ACIPC Office | Apr 14, 2021 | Consumer Resources
Being outside in summer places us at risk of bites from mosquitoes that may carry different infections such as Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus infection, malaria and Japanese encephalitis. There are some simple things you can do to help to protect you against...