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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Development, delivery, and evaluation of the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute pilot infection control lecture series.

Kayla E Ruch, Anabel Rodriguez, Janelle Rios, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Eric L Brown

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kayla E RuchTexas Epidemic Public Health Institute Infection Prevention and Control Program Manager, Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, United States.
Anabel RodriguezDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
Janelle RiosDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Luis Ostrosky-ZeichnerDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Eric L BrownDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) aims to keep Texans healthy and the economy strong by preparing for the next infectious disease outbreak. TEPHI's Small Rural Healthcare Preparedness core developed, delivered, and evaluated a pilot infection prevention and control webinar series called Methods: Data from the first year of the Infection Control series was collected through attendee registration forms, attendance records, knowledge, and post-lecture evaluation surveys using Qualtrics. The data were analyzed using Qualtrics software. Lectures were free and open to the public across disciplines. The material was promoted through public health channels with promotional flyers. Results: 1,105 individuals attended or viewed the Infection Control series. Despite a generally low response rate to evaluation surveys, feedback was consistently positive. Participants noted a "high likelihood of future TEPHI infection prevention and control lecture attendance." The feedback informed improvements for the second year of the series. Conclusion: Attendees of the

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Infection ControlPublic HealthFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsTexashealthcare-associated infectioninfection preventionistIPC educationoccupational health and safetytraining

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PMID40144998
PMCPMC11936988

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