Educate communities on value and use of antibiotics

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November 17, 2022

Help inform your communities about how they can play a role in protecting antibiotics so that they remain effective when needed to fight bacterial infections in people and animals.

An Antibiotics Aware Partner toolkit contains a wealth of key messages, social media content, graphics, and more. The materials were developed to support U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) November 18-24, 2022.

Below are some new and updated resources that your organization can also share and promote available for download and ordering:

New Patient and Healthcare Professional materials
Nursing Home Effective Communication Toolkit
Community Pharmacist Materials
Updated English and Spanish common illness webpages
Updated Antibiotic Use and Stewardship Antibiotic Resistance and Patient Safety Portal (ARPSP) website