With support from CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NACCHO has supported University of California Irvine's work to study and promote the use of chlorhexidine (CHG) for routine bathing and showering in nursing homes. CHG, which is a disinfectant and antiseptic, is shown to reduce the extent to which residents in nursing homes or patients in other long-term care facilities (LTCF) are colonized with certain bacteria.
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Irene Halferty CHES, MSPH
Communication Specialist
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Washington DC
(202)783-5550
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