The Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology promotes prevention and control of health care associated infections in North Carolina and beyond by providing evidence based education and consultation across the healthcare spectrum. SPICE seeks to be recognized as the foremost public health infection prevention leader in North Carolina and, through education, strives to create the safest possible healthcare environment for patients, their families and healthcare personnel by minimizing or preventing the risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection in all types of healthcare facilities.