Project FirstLine
The Hawaii Department of Health has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement a training program, Project Firstline. Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel. Hawaii Department of Health is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through CDC. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this webpage do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.
Learning Needs Assessment
The learning needs assessment was conducted December 2022 among health care workers throughout Hawaii to determine their current level of training and confidence following protocols related to
- COVID19
- Hand hygiene
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) use
- Source control
- Triage and screening
Demographic data for the respondents was collected to better identify the survey population and to tailor any additional training needs to that population. A total of 602 assessments were collected, however, six responses were removed due to none of the questions being answered by those six potential respondents. Some questions allow for multiple selections, resulting in more than 596 responses. A copy of the assessment is available upon request.
To summarize the learning needs assessment data:
- The majority of respondents (55%) were nurses in some capacity (registered nurse [RN], nursing assistants, licensed practical nurse [LPN]) who primarily work on the island of Oahu.
- Approximately 60% of respondents have six or more years of experience in their current role but have been at their current workplace for significantly less time, indicating increased staff turnover.
- The preferred learning format is Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams as many people have made the transition to web-based meeting software due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Social media and podcasts are not widely accepted for training purposes.
- Over 85% of respondents have had training related to infection prevention, yet the need for further training is still apparent as approximately 15% of respondents have not had infection prevention training.
- Respondents indicated infection control topics they would like to receive additional training on (see table – Question 34).
Question 34: Which of the following infection control topics would you like to receive additional training?
Response | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Infection control assessment and outbreak response | 402 | 19.4% |
Antimicrobial resistance / Multidrug Resistant Organisms | 351 | 16.9% |
Triage and screening | 302 | 14.6% |
Environmental cleaning | 277 | 13.4% |
Source control | 273 | 13.2% |
COVID-19 | 175 | 8.4% |
Personal protective equipment (PPE) | 127 | 6.1% |
Hand hygiene | 101 | 4.9% |
Not reported | 43 | 2.1% |
Other | 17 | 0.8% |
None | 3 | 0.1% |
None | 2 | 0.1% |
Education and Training
Infographics
- Skin | Germs lives on the skin (cdc.gov)
- Respiratory system | Germs can live in the respiratory system (cdc.gov)
- Blood | Germs can live in blood (cdc.gov)
- Gut | Germs live in “the gut” (cdc.gov)
- Water and wet surfaces | Germs live in water and on wet surfaces (cdc.gov)
- Dry surfaces | Germs can live on dry surfaces (cdc.gov)
- Dirt and dust | Germs can live in dirt (cdc.gov)
- Devices | Germs can live on devices (cdc.gov)
- How to read a disinfectant | How to Read a Disinfectant Label (cdc.gov)
- Infection control actions for respiratory viruses | Infection Control Actions for Respiratory Viruses (cdc.gov)
Translated Project Firstline Resources
Escape Room - Transforming Infection Prevention and Control Training
B-Gone, is at your service! Our team of professionals will go to any Hawaii
nursing home for hands-on instruction where you will learn key infection control
actions including:
- Hand hygiene
- Transmission and source control
- Donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Environmental cleaning and disinfecting
- Train the trainer coaching
Escape room materials and supplies will be provided.
Project Firstline Escape Room Request Form
Learn infection control through super fun logic puzzles that can be applied to your everyday workday within your long-term care facility.
Interested in bringing the Project Firstline Escape Room to your facility?
The Project Firstline Escape Room is an interactive superhero-themed infection prevention and control (IPC) activity that you can complete with your colleagues/staff to emphasize key IPC practices.
Please complete all fields below to be considered for the PFL Escape Room Experience!
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Posters
- Thousands of Germs Poster 1 | Project FirstLine Risk Poster (cdc.gov)
- Thousands of Germs Poster 2 | Project Firstline Risk Poster (cdc.gov)
- What would you see? | Project FirstLine Risk Poster (cdc.gov)
- Masking sign 3 | Wear A Mask (cdc.gov)
- Long term care masking sign 2 | Wear A Mask (cdc.gov)
- Masking sign 2 | Wear A Mask (cdc.gov)
- Long term care masking sign 1 | Wear A Mask (cdc.gov)
- Masking sign 1 | Wear A Mask (cdc.gov)
- Pediatric masking sign | Pediatrics-Masking-Sign.pdf (cdc.gov)
Fact Sheets
- Fight antimicrobial resistance with infection control | Fight Antimicrobial Resistance with Infection Control (cdc.gov)
Contact Us
- Kelley O’Leary, HDOH at [email protected]