Mission
To improve practices and policies at the local, state and national levels for detection, investigation, control, and prevention of HAI/AR outbreaks across the healthcare continuum, including emerging infections and other risks with potential for healthcare transmission.
Vision
Public health and healthcare collaborating effectively to protect patients and prevent harms from HAI/AR outbreaks.
Membership
CORHA is led by a Governance Committee with members from The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Additional CORHA member organizations include the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
View CORHA’s organizational chart to learn more about CORHA’s structure.