Table 1.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Aligns With the 10 Essential Services of Public Health

1.	Monitor and detect antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and antimicrobial utilization trends at the national, state, regional, and community levels.
2.	Diagnose and investigate concerning patterns and trends in antimicrobial susceptibility across nations, states, regions, and communities.
3.	Inform, educate, and empower patients, healthcare providers, and state survey agencies on appropriate antimicrobial use.
4.	Partner with community organizations including but not limited to hospitals, long-term-care facilities, healthcare systems, and patient safety organizations in promoting antimicrobial stewardship strategies across regions, particularly with shared patient populations.
5.	Identify best practices and policies in antimicrobial stewardship and share them widely.
6. Advocate for legislation to improve patient safety and protect the public’s health by limiting development of resistant infections.
7.	Link healthcare facilities with each other to enhance antimicrobial stewardship across regions.
8. Assure competent antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities.
9.	Evaluate and improve antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities.
10. Research innovative solutions to barriers in antimicrobial stewardship implementation.

Based on the 10 Essential Public Health Services of the National Public Health Performance Standards [4].