Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

IHI is a leader in perinatal safety. Its work includes initiatives for better maternal outcomes. This network delivers education, improvement tools, public calls, articles and toolkits. It aims to connect hospitals and providers to improve outcomes to all. It is provided free to the public.

The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Healthcare provides maternal patient safety bundles. Downloadable PDF, webinars and standardized recommendations are at hand to meet the goals of providing quality care to maternal patients.

This family planning program model has prepared three toolkits associated with maternal and child health. Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Family Planning Integration, Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Young Married Women and First-Time Parents, and Respectful Maternity Care. Education and training materials corresponding to the respective topic is unique to each toolkit.

This website contributes support concerning clinical guidance, practice management, patient education, advocacy and up-to-date news on women's health.

AWONN's vision is to make a difference in the lives of women and newborns. Their mission is to empower and support nurses caring for women, newborns and their families through research, education and advocacy. Refer to the link below to review this informational material.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the nation's health protection agency. The agency's goal is to increase health security and protect America from health and safety threats. This organization has proven expertise in dealing with public health concerns. They provide a vast amount of knowledge available to the public to save lives by fighting disease.

Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.