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TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LANGUAGE

A Public Health Guide for Group Living Residences	A guidebook that provides current information on best practices in infection prevention and control and safe environments for group living residences	EN FR EN EN EN EN EN EN
Active TB Screening Checklist for Clinicians	Checklist for active TB screening for clinicians screening residents for TB prior to admission at long-term home/retirement home in York Region.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Amikacin	Information sheet for antibiotic Amikacin used to treat TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Cleaning Checklist for Ill Resident Rooms During an Outbreak	Cleaning Checklist for Ill Resident Rooms During an Outbreak	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Cleaning and Disinfection Poster	Cleaning and Disinfection Poster	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Management in Facilities	Information on assessment, infection prevention and control measures and environmental cleaning	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Contact Precautions Sign	Contact Precautions Sign	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Control Measures Assessment Form for Outbreaks in LTCHs and RHs	This form is to be completed once an outbreak is declared and returned to the Public Health Inspector	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Cover Your Cough or Sneeze	A printable poster providing infection prevention information on what to do when you cough or sneeze	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Directly Observed Therapy information sheet	Information about how TB medication is delivered to a patient's home and the patient is observed taking the medication.	EN ZH PA EN EN EN EN EN
Droplet Precautions Sign	Droplet Precautions Sign	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Droplet/Contact Precautions Sign	Droplet/Contact Precautions Sign	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale	The EPDS is a screening tool to identify postpartum depression	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Scoring Sheet	For use by health care professionals with the EPDS test	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Enteric Outbreak Control Measures	Enteric Outbreak Control Measures - Information Package for Institutions	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Enteric Outbreak Line Listing - Staff Data	Enteric Outbreak Line Listing for Staff Data	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Enteric Outbreak Line Listing – Residents/Patients Data	Enteric Outbreak Line Listing for Residents/Patients Data	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Ethambutol	Information sheet for antibiotic Ethambutol used to treat TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
General Test Requisition Form - Enteric	General Test Requisition Form – Enteric (how to complete this form in an outbreak)	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
General Test Requisition Form - Respiratory	General Test Requisition Form – Respiratory (how to complete this form in an outbreak)	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Group A Streptococcal Disease	Group A Streptococcal Disease fact sheet	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Guidelines for Common Childhood Communicable Diseases	Guidelines for Common Communicable Diseases	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Home Isolation for Tuberculosis (TB)	Information sheet for persons with TB disease of the lung on how to self isolate at home while infectious.	EN ZH PA EN EN EN EN EN
How to Collect Sputum Samples	Information sheet to help persons collect samples of sputum to test for TB disease.	EN ZH PA EN EN EN EN EN
Immigration Medical Surveillance Follow-up Form - Referral to Physician	Medical form to be completed by treating health care provider for a person on TB immigration medical surveillance.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Long Term Care Homes	This document contains information and resources to assist York Region Long-Term Care Homes to put an infection prevention and control program in place	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Retirement Homes	This document contains information and resources to assist York Region retirement homes to put an infection prevention and control program in place	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Influenza Presentation - Flu and the Flu Shot	This presentation is geared to health care workers in York Region. It provides information on the influenza virus and the vaccines	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Influenza Presentation - Outbreak Control Measures	This presentation is geared to health care workers in York Region. It provides information on influenza outbreak control measures.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Influenza Presentation – Flu and the flu shot (self-directed learning) Part 1 of 3	This presentation is a voice-over version providing health care staff with a self-directed learning opportunity on the influenza virus and the vaccines.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Influenza Presentation – Flu and the flu shot (self-directed learning) Part 2 of 3	This presentation is a voice-over version providing health care staff with a self-directed learning opportunity on the influenza virus and the vaccines.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Influenza Presentation – Flu and the flu shot (self-directed learning) Part 3 of 3	This presentation is a voice-over version providing health care staff with a self-directed learning opportunity on the influenza virus and the vaccines.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Isoniazid	Information sheet for antibiotic Isoniazid used to treat TB infection and disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Levofloxacin	Information sheet for antibiotic Levofloxacin used to treat TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Moxifloxacin	Information sheet for antibiotic Moxifloxacin used to treat TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Norovirus Fact Sheet	Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines).	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Notification of New Case form	Medical form to be completed by treating health care provider for new or reactivated case of TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Outbreak Control Measures Checklist	Use this checklist during outbreaks in facility settings to help control the spread of infection.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Personal Protective Equipment Poster	An instructional poster for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Pet Care Cage and Crate Cleaning Poster	Proper steps to be taken when cleaning and disinfecting pet cages and crates	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Pets in Facilities – Guidelines for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes	These guidelines will help facilities develop policies related to pets; whether they have a pet visitation program or pets reside in the facility	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Positive TB Skin Test	Poster showing the difference between TB infection and TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Pyrazinamide	Information sheet for antibiotic Pyrazinamide used to treat TB disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Pyridoxine	Information sheet for Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) used to replace B6 loss in persons on TB treatment.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Recommendations for TB Screening in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes	List of recommendations for TB screening requirements for persons being admitted to a long-term care home/retirement home in York Region.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Strategies to Promote the Flu Vaccine to Health Care Workers	Strategies to Promote the Flu Vaccine to Health Care Workers	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
TB Medication Identification Sheet	Information sheet with pictures of 5 TB medications describing what the medication does. This is completed by TB nurse or treating healthcare provider re number of pills to be taken daily.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
TB Screening FAQs for LTC Retirement Homes	Frequently asked questions about TB screening requirements for residents of LTC and Retirement Homes.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Taking Medicine to Prevent Tuberculosis	Information on taking TB medication to prevent TB infection developing into disease.	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Tuberculosis fact sheet	Information sheet about Tuberculosis (TB) – what it is, how it is spread and how it is treated.	EN ZH FR HU KO PT RO RU
Tuberculosis fact sheet (additional languages)	Information sheet about Tuberculosis (TB) – what it is, how it is spread and how it is treated.	EN SO ES TL EN EN EN EN
Vaccine Return form	Non-Reusable Vaccines Wastage Form for Health Care Providers	EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN

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