TB Education & Training Resources Website Newsletter
November 2005

Greetings!

Welcome to this month's e-newsletter for the TB Education & Training Resources Website (findtbresources.cdc.gov). The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to inform you about the featured Highlight of the Month, additional helpful resources in the database, and other updates to the website.

Highlight of the Month

This month’s highlight, Questions and Answers about TB, is the 2005 revision of a publication developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This booklet uses a question and answer format to describe TB transmission, the differences between latent TB infection and active TB disease, treatment, and how multidrug-resistant TB develops.

Check out our new online submission form. You can now submit materials to our database electronically! Please visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Tuberculosis: Information for Health Care Providers, from the Ontario Lung Association, Canada.

4 Million Treatments in 4 Years: The Global TB Drug Facility Achievements Report, from the WHO Stop TB Partnership.

Open Your Eyes to TB, from the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, Illinois.

To find out how to order or view these materials, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Remember to...

1) Explore
The website includes a searchable database of TB education and training resources. You can search for materials by fields such as format and language.

You can also submit your materials, and much more!

2) Bookmark
Add it to your Internet Favorites list so you can easily return to the site.

3) Tell others
If the website has been helpful to you, please let your colleagues know!

Contact us!

Please contact us if you have any questions or comments about the website.

Email: info@findtbresources.cdc.gov

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