This guide provides information about TB treatment for TB supporters who ensure that patients take their TB drugs regularly and on schedule for the full duration of the treatment.
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Outreach Workers
Social Service Providers
2004
This pamphlet explains TB and TB skin testing.
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Persons With LTBI
2004
This pamphlet discusses the use of the drug isoniazid (INH) to treat latent TB infection. It provides information on the length of treatment and side effects.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
Persons With LTBI
2004
This fact sheet explains to patients the reason for a sputum test and contains step-by-step directions for giving a sample of sputum.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2004
This fact sheet provides information on how the skin test is given and read, and what the results mean.
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Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Non-U.S.-born persons
2004
This fact sheet contains information about the treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) and the prevention of active TB disease.
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Persons With LTBI
2004
This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to provide the general public with information on TB. It discusses TB disease and infection, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2005
This fact sheet gives general information about what a TB contact investigation is and why it is important.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2005
This online video explains what TB is as well as what is involved in a tuberculin skin test. It discusses what a person should do if infected with both TB and HIV.
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Persons With LTBI
2006
This book takes a historical look at the power of posters to persuade people to change their behaviour. It charts decades of changing health priorities, advertising trends and government regulations, inviting the reader to reflect on how public health campaigns have evolved, and how they could be improved...
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Health Educators/Communicators
2009
The STOP TB Partnership's theme for World TB Day 2010 is "On the Move Against Tuberculosis: Innovate to accelerate action." This year's campaign will focus on individuals around the world who have found new ways to stop TB and can serve as an inspiration to others. The idea is to recognize people who have introduced a variety of innovations in a variety of settings...
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2010
The STOP TB Partnership's theme for World TB Day 2011 is "On the Move Against Tuberculosis: Transforming the Fight Towards Elimination." The campaign was inspired by the Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015: Transforming the Fight-Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis, which was launched by the Stop TB Partnership in October 2010...
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2011
This fact sheet introduces the TB blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA.
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Persons With LTBI
2011
The 2013 World TB Day campaign will allow people all over the world to make an individual call to stop TB in their lifetimes.
On this website, you will find a media centre, blog, and resources. These resources include campaign documents, posters, and t-shirt designs. The resources come in six languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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2013
The goal of these materials is to teach patients about TB infection and to motivate them to start and complete treatment if diagnosed. The materials are designed to encourage provider-patient interactions for active learning through the process of testing and treatment decisions. There are four materials in this series and it is suggested to use the materials as a continuum, as they build upon each other.
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Persons With LTBI
2014