About Us

Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Project Firstline aims to stop the spread of infectious disease threats—including COVID-19—by offering free education, training and resources to workers in the healthcare and environmental services fields. 
Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Project Firstline’s materials provide foundational knowledge of infection control so your staff can implement preventive protocols and procedures throughout their workday.

How Project Firstline Can Help You

Project Firstline addresses long-standing gaps in infection control knowledge and practice in healthcare settings nationwide.

What is Project Firstline?

Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible educational resources for all healthcare workers to learn about infection control in healthcare. Resources are designed using adult learning expertise, educational best practices, CDC recommendations, and the science that informs them.

What is Project Firstline?

Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible educational resources for all healthcare workers to learn about infection control in healthcare. Resources are designed using adult learning expertise, educational best practices, CDC recommendations, and the science that informs them.

Empowering

Immersive

Lasting Results

Project Firstline is Unique

Listens to healthcare workers

Resources are developed WITH healthcare workers.

Appreciates the value of healthcare workers

Healthcare workers play a critical role in infection control.

Recognizes that bandwidth is low

Bite-sized content is tailored for on-the-go use.

Meets healthcare workers where they are

Leverages existing strengths and knowledge sources.