Infectious Medical Waste Related Web Sites
This page contains links to external agencies. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Public Health Sanitation Division is not responsible for the content of the following sites.
Exposure Response Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
- Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women
- Bloodborne Pathogens Worker Protection site
- Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
- National Clinicians' PEP: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Consultation
- West Virginia Needlestick Injury Prevention Program
Infectious Medical Waste Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Bloodborne Infectious Diseases - A great information resource
- Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- Healthcare Environmental Resource Center - by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
- Regulated Medical Waste Overview
- Infection Control Today Magazine Online
- WVDH Alternate Medical Waste Treatment Technologies - How Do I Apply?
- U. S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- OSHA -Bloodborne Pathogen & Needlestick Information Resources
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EPA Land, Waste and Clean Up Tpopics
- U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
West Virginia Sites