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  • Cover Your Cough
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ICAR

  • ICAR Home
  • About ICAR
  • Request a Visit
  • Infection Prevention Audit Tools
  • Resources
    - Long-term Care Facilities
    - Acute Care Settings
    - Dialysis Outpatient Settings
    - Communication 
    - HCID Toolbox

Related Topics

  • Infection Control
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Cover Your Cough
  • Injection Safety
  • Infectious Disease Reporting
Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

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MDH Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program

Everyone has a role in preventing infections, including: administration, providers, nurses, pharmacists, infection control practitioners, nursing assistants, laboratorians, environmental services, emergency medical services, families, caregivers, and patients.

  • About ICAR

  • About ICAR icon with speech bubbleAbout MDH ICAR's background, process, staff, and partners
     
  • Request an ICAR Visit

  • Request an MDH ICAR Visit icon with person holding clipboardHow Minnesota health care facilities can request and prepare for a visit
     
  • ICAR Communication Resources

  • ICAR Webinars and Communications icon with desktop computer displaying webinarSign up for alerts and communication networks
     
  • Infection Prevention Audit Tools

  • Infection Prevention Audit Tools icon with hammer and wrenchMaterials for facilities to conduct, record, and analyze audits
     
  • ICAR Resources

  • Infection Control Resources icon with magnifying glassResources for acute care, long-term care, and outpatient dialysis settings
     
  • Ask MDH ICAR

  • Ask ICAR icon with telephonehealth.icar@state.mn.us
    ICAR Call Queue:
    651-201-5903

High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) Toolbox for Frontline Health Care Facilities
Tools for frontline facilities to prepare and respond to HCIDs

Project Firstline
Infection prevention and control training and resources for frontline workers.

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Last Updated: 04/23/2025

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