Practice Guidance for Healthcare Environmental Cleaning, second edition, helps to define and advance the professionals responsible for care of the health care environment to ensure high-quality outcomes and healthy communities.
This manual provides evidence-based research, guidance and recommended practices that should be considered for inclusion in health care environmental services departments. Because each facility has its own needs, this resource has been designed to enhance an existing program.
For more information, visit www.ahe.org/ahe/learn/tools_and_resources/publications.shtml.
This certification focuses on critical areas of competency for front-line technicians, including infection prevention, quality of care, patient outcomes and experience.
For more information, visit www.ahe.org/ahe/lead/CHEST/chest_home.shtml.
AHE has launched a certification to acknowledge the environmental and ecological sustainability efforts of environmental services departments.
For more information, go to www.ahe.org/ahe/lead/environmental_sustainability_certificate_program.shtml.
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Practice guidance available
Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician Certificate
Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program
