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Every reminder, game, or hallway conversation helps keep antibiotics and antifungals working for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/antimicrobial-resistance\/communication-resources\/usaaw.html\"><strong>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/span>Find ready-to-use social media posts, fact sheets, and talking points to kickstart awareness activities across your organization.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-amr-awareness-week\/2025\"><strong>World Health Organization \u2013 World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> Grab shareable graphics, infographics, and messages to spotlight the global effort against antimicrobial resistance.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/one-health\/about\/index.html\"><strong>CDC \u2013 What Is One Health?<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> See how the health of people, animals, and the environment are all linked and why your daily actions matter beyond the bedside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Use It:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go purple<\/strong>! Ask teams to wear purple or decorate breakrooms to spark conversation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host a mini-moment.<\/strong> Share a quick AMR fact in your next huddle or meeting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make it a game.<\/strong> Use ideas from this month\u2019s Cheers for Peers feature, where Whitney Rice created a microbe-matching challenge about bacterial vs. viral infections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread the message.<\/strong> Share graphics or stories from the WHO or CDC campaigns on your intranet or social media.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognize Purple Champions.<\/strong> Celebrate strong antimicrobial stewardship by giving a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/cheers-for-peers\/\">Cheers for Peers certificate<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Target Audience:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/resource-library-definitions\/\">Foundational IPC Education Level<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22153,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-22152","featured_training","type-featured_training","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\ud83c\udf86Purple Power: Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Together - VIPTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/featured_training\/\ud83c\udf86purple-power-fighting-antimicrobial-resistance-together\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83c\udf86Purple Power: Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Together - VIPTA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get ready to go purple! 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