Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Project Firstline Training and Resources
Project Firstline's innovative content is designed, regardless of the previous training or educational background, to empower workers in building their foundational knowledge of infection prevention and control.
Upcoming webinars
Please register for the session that best fits your schedule. Training content is the same for each offering.
Project Firstline Training Session: Hand Hygiene
- Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 | 10-10:40 a.m. CST
- Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 | 1-1:40 p.m. CST
Recorded webinars
You must register before viewing the recording.
Long-term care and home care setting
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions (36 minutes)
Recorded on October 4, 2023
- Infection Prevention and Control: Traveling to a Home Near You (47 minutes)
Recorded on June 6, 2023
Interactive resources
- Diarrhea Dilemma (39 minutes)
Recorded on March 7, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Diarrhea Dilemma Interactive Resource | El dilema de la diarrea (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
- Fidgeting Felix (36 minutes)
Recorded on March 28, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Fidgeting Felix gets an IV Interactive Resource | A Beto el inquieto le ponen una vía intravenosa (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
- Where Germs Live in Health Care (39 minutes)
Recorded on June 21, 2023- CDC Where Germs Live in Healthcare Interactive Infographic
Optimized for handheld devices.
- CDC Where Germs Live in Healthcare Interactive Infographic
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Emergency Room (19 minutes)
Recorded on May 2, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Emergency Room (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Emergency Room | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Sala de emergencias (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Emergency Room (PPT)
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Nurses Station (20 minutes)
Recorded on May 9, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Nurses Station (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Nurses Station | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Estación de enfermería (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Nurses Station (PPT)
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Outpatient Exam Room (19 minutes)
Recorded on May 16, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Outpatient Exam Room (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Outpatient Exam Room | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Sala ambulatoria (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Outpatient Exam Room (PPT)
Risk & reservoirs
- What Does it Mean to Recognize a Risk? (31 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 7, 2022 - How Germs Make People Sick (34 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 28, 2022 - Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs (A Review) (34 minutes)
Recorded on Oct. 19, 2022
- Body Reservoirs (33 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 9, 2022 - Health Care Environment Reservoirs (35 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 29, 2022 - Body and Health Care Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis (31 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 13, 2022
COVID-19 and infection prevention & control
- PPE Part 1: Eye Protection (26 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 9, 2021
Includes demonstration and more information on eye protection fogging
Supplemental CDC video: - PPE Part 2: Gloves and Gowns (22 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 2, 2021
Supplemental CDC video: - N95 User Seal Check (21 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 30, 2021
- The Concept of Infection Control (25 minutes)
Recorded on Feb. 9, 2022 - Hand Hygiene (25 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 1, 2021 - Source Control (24 minutes)
Recorded on Jan. 18, 2022 - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (29 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 14, 2021
Supplemental CDC video and handout: - Ventilation (32 minutes)
Recorded on March 8, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout:
- Basic Science of a Virus (29 minutes)
Recorded on May 4, 2022 - Virus Strains (27 minutes)
Recorded on May 18, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout: - How Respiratory Droplets Spread COVID-19 (33 minutes)
Recorded on March 22, 2022 - How Viruses Spread From Surfaces to People (33 minutes)
Recorded on April 5, 2022 - Asymptomatic Spread of COVID-19 (31 minutes)
Recorded on April 20, 2022
- Multi-Dose Vials (30 minutes)
Recorded on June 8, 2022
Supplemental CDC video and handout:
Feedback and resources
- Project Firstline Session Feedback Form (PDF)
To submit feedback on any of the trainings above, fill out this form and email it to Project.Firstline.MDH@state.mn.us. - Minnesota Department of Health Project Firstline (PDF)
General flyer about MDH PFL trainings and resources. - Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (PDF)
Detailed handwashing steps for infection prevention and control among frontline staff in health care and other settings. - Fact sheets for download/print:
- Germs live on the skin (PDF)
- Germs live in the gut (PDF)
- Germs can live in the respiratory system (PDF)
- Germs can live in blood (PDF)
- Germs live in water and on wet surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on dry surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on devices (PDF)
- Germs can live in dirt (PDF)
- Project Firstline Risk Poster (PDF)
- CDC: About Project Firstline
CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention & Control. - CDC: Project Firstline Multimedia Resources
Social media graphics, print materials, event recordings, and more.
CDC: Infórmese sobre el control de infecciones en la atención médica
New infection control educational materials and resources (videos, posters, training toolkits, and more) for Spanish-speaking frontline health care workers.
New infection control educational materials and resources (videos, posters, training toolkits, and more) for Spanish-speaking frontline health care workers.