In this resource pack you will find:
• Assembly ideas.
• Project plans.
• Lesson plans based on TB and every subject in the current school curriculum.
• Fact Sheets for teachers and students on TB.
• A ‘Get Involved’ factsheet with fundraising ideas.
Favorite
Health Educators/Communicators
2013
This slide set provides a summary of TB cases in a correctional facility at the time of diagnosis for the years 1993 through 2011.
Favorite
Correctional Facility Staff
Policy Makers
2013
The TB Contact Investigation Interviewing Skills Course is an interactive, skills-building training. It is designed to improve the knowledge and proficiency of both new and experienced TB program staff.
Favorite
Outreach Workers
2013
This 90-minute training was created for public and private clinicians and allied health personnel who work with tuberculosis (TB). It clarified key information that TB Programs need to know related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Favorite
2013
This report gives a first-ever snapshot of the burden and threats posed by the antibiotic-resistant germs having the most impact on human health.
Favorite
Policy Makers
2013
Treating LTBI in Special Situations is a self-paced, online course consisting of interactive case-based modules that guide the participant through 8 topics. The topic areas include contact to drug-resistant case, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infants & children, pregnancy, renal failure, TNF-antagonists and transplantation...
Favorite
2013
This roadmap indicates key actions and the enhanced investment urgently needed to tackle childhood TB.
Favorite
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2013
This is the eighteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and ?nancing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 197 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
Favorite
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2013
Although great strides have been made, tuberculosis remains one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide and still poses a threat to the U.S. population. This pamphlet provides a basic, easy-to-read overview of TB including how it is spread, common symptoms, and treatment. It also explains who should get tested for TB and why some people may be at higher risk...
Favorite
Persons With LTBI
2013
This fact sheet describes the burden of TB in women, the impact of TB on maternal health, and what can be done.
Favorite
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2013
The mobile application was designed to make it easy to view CDC’s latest LTBI recommendations on an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android. When your device is connected to wireless or cellular service, the content is updated automatically to ensure you always have the most up-to-date information.
Favorite
2013
The Mental Health Assessment Tool was developed to bring awareness to behaviors that may potentially disrupt the TB treatment regimen. This tool includes a series of questionnaires and observations that can be documented during the patient’s medical evaluation.
Favorite
Outreach Workers
2013
Integrating community-based tuberculosis activities into the work of nongovernmental and other civil society organizations.
Favorite
Community Leaders
International Agencies
Outreach Workers
Social Service Providers
2013
This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis.
Favorite
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2013
This video discusses the challenges of childhood TB by telling the story of Mary, a five year old girl who lives in Africa. A community health worker helped her realize that her persistent cough may be TB.
Favorite
Health Educators/Communicators
International Agencies
2013
This document outlines community-based strategies for integrating childhood TB activities, such as TB prevention and identification of TB, with other maternal and child health care services. Suggested modifications for including childhood TB into community-based care models are provided.
Favorite
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2013
This video helps train all shelter staff and volunteers about how to prevent the spread of TB in homeless shelters. It describes what TB is, how it is spread, what to do when you suspect someone has TB, how to develop and implement a TB infection control policy, and how you and your local health department can work together to create a healthy and safe environment for staff and clients...
Favorite
Managers and Supervisors
Social Service Providers
2013
This brochure provides patients with information on what to expect during their first visit to a TB clinic. This resource includes information on questions to ask for insurance purposes, interpreter services, and tests that might be ordered.
Favorite
General Public
Persons With LTBI
Persons with TB
2013
This fact sheet is intended as a convenient but not comprehensive reference for managing the care of HIV-infected patients with drug susceptible TB.
Favorite
2012
This fact sheet illustrates the timeline for various treatment regimens and monitoring techniques for persons with TB. It includes a timeline for drug regimens, providers, visits, sputum specimens, chest X-rays, and baseline and follow-up test.
Favorite
2012
