TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
October 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 the WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households, from the World Health Organization (WHO). This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. It provides guidance on what to do and how to prioritize TB infection control measures at a

WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households
national level. The document includes recommendations on TB infection control in health-care facilities, as well as in congregate settings. It also provides guidance on how to reduce TB transmission in households.


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

Plan de Cuidado para el Paciente con TB Multifarmaco Resistente (MDR TB Care Plan)

Home Alone or Time Out: A Patient's Story about TB Isolation

Tobacco & TB Poster

Plan de Cuidado para el Paciente con TB Multifarmaco Resistente (MDR TB Care Plan), from the Heartland National Tuberculosis Center (also available in English).
    

Home Alone or Time Out: A Patient's Story about TB Isolation, from the Virginia Department of Health.

Tobacco & TB Poster, from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

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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