TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
November 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 is the What is Tuberculosis?. brochure from the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. The brochure provides general information on TB for refugees and immigrants. It discusses how TB is spread, the differences between latent TB infection and active TB disease, drug resistance, treatment, and what to do if exposed to TB. The brochure comes in eight languages: Arabic, Burmese, English, Karen, Kirundi, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.

What is Tuberculosis?


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.

Additional Resources

¿Qué es la Tuberculosis o TB? Flipchart

Engaging All Health Care Providers in TB Control: Guidance on Implementing Public-Private Mix Approaches Speaking Books

¿Qué es la Tuberculosis o TB? Flipchart, from Migrant Health Promotion (also available in English).

Engaging All Health Care Providers in TB Control: Guidance on Implementing Public-Private Mix Approaches, from the World Health Organization.

Speaking Books, from Books of Hope.

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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