TB Education & Training Resources Website Newsletter
January 2006

We wish you peace and happiness for 2006!

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 newsletter focuses on TB resources developed for patients and the general public. The highlight of the month is a series of patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School, Northeastern National Tuberculosis Center. The series consists of five booklets and one fact sheet that were developed for a low-literate audience. The materials provide information on the following topics: TB disease, TB medicine, contact investigations, TB infection, the TB skin test, and TB and HIV.

TB resources developed for patients and the general public
Additional Resources

Brief Guide on Tuberculosis Control for Primary Health Care Providers for Countries in the WHO European Region with a High and Intermediate Burden of Tuberculosis

 Use DOTS, Stop TB, from the Mumbai District TB Control Society, India (also available in Hindi and Marathi) H.A.L.T. Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis Facts, from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Tuberculosis Program

INH: Standing Between You and Tuberculosis, from the Florida Department of Health: Bureau of TB and Refugee Health (also available in other languages).

Use DOTS, Stop TB, from the Mumbai District TB Control Society, India (also available in Hindi and Marathi).

H.A.L.T. Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis Facts, from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Tuberculosis Program.

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!

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