TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
February 2009

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 Making the Connection: An Introduction to Interpretation Skills for TB Control, 2nd Edition from the Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center. This video and viewer's guide serve as an introduction to the use of interpreters in a TB setting. The materials were developed to help guide TB healthcare providers in working effectively with interpreters as well as to help

Making the Connection: An Introduction to Interpretation Skills for TB Control, 2nd Edition
equip bilingual or multilingual TB staff with interpreting skills. The video is available as a DVD or can be viewed online.

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

Interim Caribbean Guidelines for the Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Control of Tuberculosis

2009 ˇVivir a Todo Pulmón! Calendar

International Travel Information: Tuberculosis

Interim Caribbean Guidelines for the Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Control of Tuberculosis, from the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) and Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training (CHART) Network.

    

2009 ˇVivir a Todo Pulmón! Calendar, from the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center.

International Travel Information: Tuberculosis, from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (also available in Spanish).

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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