TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
July 2006

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

Ready to expand your knowledge and skills in TB education and training? Then attend the Sixth Annual TB Education & Training Network (TB ETN) Conference!

This year's conference theme is TB Training and Education Magic: Tricks of the Trade. Hosted by the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC, the conference will be held August 15-17 in Atlanta, Georgia. Session topics include "Revealing the Illusion: the Systematic Health Education Process"; "Abracadabra- Does it Take Magic to Integrate TB Content into Curriculum?"; "Are You

at the Table? Evaluation Can Magically Transform Strategic Planning"; and "Beyond the Crystal Ball: Tools for Assessing your Audience." Break-out sessions and interactive activities will reinforce participant learning.

Go to: www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/Default.htm to view the draft agenda and register on-line for this FREE conference. The registration deadline is July 14th, so be sure to sign up soon!

You can submit materials to our database electronically! For more information, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Preventing TB in Long Term Care, from the Academy for Educational Development and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (also available in Spanish).

Toi co Phai lam xet Nghiem lao qua da Khong? (Do I Need a TB Skin Test?), from Healthy Roads Media and the Virginia Department of Health (also available in other languages and formats).

TB and HIV...What Health Workers Need to Know, from the Khomanani Campaign, South Africa Department of Health.

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
Phone: 800-458-5231

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