Environmental Services Week 2024 - Celebrate Hospital EVS Teams
September 8-14, 2024 | #EVSWeek
Environmental Services Week is a time to show appreciation for the dedicated EVS personnel that ensure health care facilities across the country are clean, safe places for patients, their families and other staff members. With all the challenges and changes the last few years have brought, these staff members have remained resilient in their efforts to protect others from dangerous pathogens.
Celebrate with Themed Gifts!
EVS Week gifts are an easy way to show your appreciation for your team and raise awareness of the environmental services department at your facility.
When you purchase EVS Week products from AHE's official supplier, you generate royalties so AHE can continue to offer many benefits for members. Purchases allow AHE to offer complimentary member courses and webinars and reduced pricing for Signature Programs, AHE Exchange and other premium programs.
AHE Word Search & Quiz
Download and share with your team to test your knowledge and highlight important EVS terms!
Clorox Healthcare Word Search & Quiz
A special addition to your EVS Week activities — a word search and quiz from Clorox Healthcare!
EVS Week 2024 is here! How do you plan to recognize your staff? This pre-recorded webinar recounts the ways in which 4 AHE members organized games, activities, and food for their teams during EVS Week 2023.
Thank You from AHE Environmental Services Leaders
Ben Kenyon
Sade Rolon
Eric Nowak
EVS Department of the Year 2024 Award Selections
AHE and Tork, an Essity brand, are honored to recognize these facilities with the EVS Department of the Year Award 2024. The winners were announced during the AHE Exchange Conference this year.
EVS Week Free Education Resources
Clorox Education Program Spotlight
Access a free EVS Week video and tip sheet, developed by Clorox Healthcare, that highlights important aspects of cleaning and disinfection in the health care environment for EVS staff.
- The 5 Rights of Cleaning & Disinfection
- Pathogen Transmission Routes
Sponsored by
Best Practices for Cleaning & Disinfecting
Developed by Ecolab, these educational resources highlight important aspects of cleaning and disinfection in the health care environment for EVS staff.
Sponsored by
Keeping It Clean Recording Series
EVS technicians are the first line of defense in environmental infection prevention and control. But do not take it from us. Hear from the experts! This three-part video series delves into performance-based competencies within the EVS workforce in short, easy-to-digest conversations. Hear about the IP/EVS relationship, quality, and competency, and the EVS career ladder.
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Are You a CHESP?
Encourage other environmental services professionals to pursue their CHESP certification this EVS Week! You're invited to share your certification story so aspiring CHESPs can fully realize all the benefits and value of CHESP certification.
Celebration Ideas for You and Your Team
This list of activities and ideas was provided by the Emerging Leaders Action Team.
- EVS-themed merchandise gifts to show appreciation - giving options to staff to let them pick
- Reach out to vendors to support financially for meals or giveaways
- Painting or decorating cleaning carts – share them around the facility to gain exposure and raise awareness
- Use social media to highlight staff, team photos, appreciation or achievements - #EVSWeek
- Incorporating weekend/night staff – scheduling late-night food delivery
- Awards ceremony
- Trash can relay, a laundry delivery race, dust mop relay, and a wacky vacuum race
- Create a vision/appreciation board- many may be willing to donate a gift basket
- Scavenger hunt – hiding prizes in places that get missed
- Bed making races
- CHEST kits with games
- Mummy races w/ toilet paper
- Cookout/food party for all shifts
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