This publication, developed by the WHO Stop TB Partnership, is a training course that consists of 14 modules, including a facilitator guide and answer sheets. This course provides District TB Coordinators the skills and knowledge needed to plan, supervise, implement, monitor and evaluate the activities of a district TB control program...
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Health Educators/Communicators
Managers and Supervisors
2005
This card in English and Hmong provides a place for health professionals to record tuberculin skin test results, QFT result, chest x-ray date, TB status, the medical treatment being administered, and contact information for the service provider. The card is given to the patient to serve as a permanent record of TB status.
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Persons With LTBI
2005
This card provides a place for health professionals to record tuberculin skin test results, QFT result, chest x-ray date, TB status, the medical treatment being administered, and contact information for the service provider. The card is given to the patient to serve as a permanent record of TB status.
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Persons With LTBI
2005
This fact sheet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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2005
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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Persons With LTBI
2005
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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2005
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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2005
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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Persons With LTBI
2005
This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials...
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2005
This fact sheet was developed as part of the H.A.L.T. (Hear, Act, Learn, Treat) TB public awareness campaign aimed at African American communities in Georgia, USA. The fact sheet provides basic information on TB symptoms and getting tested for TB.
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2005
As a member of the Stop TB Partnership, the Health and Development Networks moderated a six-month discussion on the Stop TB eForum on key roles and needs of front-line health workers in stopping tuberculosis. This publication describes key findings and recommendations from the discussions on the crucial role front-line health workers play in TB control.
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Community Leaders
Health Educators/Communicators
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2005
This document describes the process of task analysis that is necessary in order to design and develop relevant, useful training materials.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2005
This Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) report contains portfolio updates, team information, and project summaries on their research for new TB drugs.
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Managers and Supervisors
2005
This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to the Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis (MMWR), a joint statement by the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC. The slide set provides an overview of the current recommendations for conducting contact investigations.
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Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
2005
This laminated information card provides information on the revised guidelines for targeted testing and treatment for LTBI.
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2005
In 2003, infectious pulmonary TB disease was diagnosed in a foreign-born nurse working in the newborn nursery and maternity ward of a New York City hospital. This report summarizes the results of the investigation that followed.
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2005
In 2002, congenital tuberculosis (TB), a rare disease with nonspecific signs and symptoms, was diagnosed in an infant in Florida. This report summarizes the investigation of the case in Florida.
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2005
To describe patterns of silicosis mortality in the United States, CDC analyzed data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) for 1968-2002. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated a decline in silicosis mortality during 1968-2002 and suggested that progress has been made in reducing the incidence of silicosis in the United States...
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2005
This report summarizes data from the national TB surveillance system for 2004 and describes trends since 1993. Findings indicate that although the 2004 TB rate was the lowest recorded in the United States since national reporting began in 1953, the declines in rates for 2003 (2.3%) and 2004 (3.3%) were the smallest since 1993...
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Policy Makers
2005
This report summarizes the recommendations of the Association of Public Health Laboratories Task Force on Tuberculosis Laboratory Services. The report describes in greater detail the actions and performance measures that were used to guide development and implementation of an integrated system for providing TB laboratory services...
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Lab Personnel
2005