TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
April 2007

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, HIV testing for life...HIV testing for all tuberculosis patients, encourages health care workers to offer HIV testing to TB patients. The document contains real life stories and photos of patients and health staff, communication tips, and research data to support how HIV testing is beneficial to TB patients.

The document was originally developed by the TB/HIV Research Foundation, Thailand (THRF) and the Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (RIT-JATA). The book was translated to English by WHO/SEARO.

Check out: Tips for Adapting Tuberculosis Educational Materials! On this page, you will find tips and resources to consider when evaluating and adapting materials.

Do you have TB education or training materials you would like to share? You can submit materials to our database electronically! For more information, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Forging Partnerships to Eliminate Tuberculosis: A Guide and Toolkit, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The World Health Report 2006 - Working Together for Health, from the World Health Organization.

Nhung dieu chung ta can phai hieu ro ve binh ho lao hoat tinh? (What Do I Need to Know About Active TB Disease?), from San Francisco Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Clinic (available in Vietnamese and other languages).

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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