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Tuberculosis Risk Assessment for Correctional Facilities This tool can be used by correctional and detention facilities to help identify their TB risk classification. The resource also provides recommendations to implement from the North Dakota Department of Health. Correctional Facility Staff	2023
Tuberculosis (TB) in Correctional Settings: What Corrections Staff Need to Know The "What Corrections Staff Need to Know" slide set is designed to be used by health department staff to educate correctional facility staff on TB treatment and control efforts. The materials may be adapted to meet the needs and regulations of your jurisdiction. Correctional Facility Staff	2015
CorrectTB Webpage The resources on this website were compiled by the NTCA/NTNC Corrections Committee. Topics include TB prevention and control, epidemiology, screening, contact investigation, infection control, release planning, and cultural factors. When using a resource, please review and edit to comply with state and local regulations or your program needs. Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff	2015
Corrections Toolkit This online resource provides a variety of tools to assist corrections staff and public health TB programs who work with correctional facilities in TB control efforts. These tools may be downloaded and modified to meet the specific needs of each site. The site contains a large compilation of modifiable forms and templates, archived webinar training, and various written, video and online resources to support TB work within correctional facilities... Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff	2015
Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care This manual for clinicians provides guidelines for clinical care of persons with HIV/AIDS. This updated version incorporates many new insights, but the time-tested format has been retained – easy access to crucial facts for a busy clinician. The guide touches on every topic facing people with HIV and their caregivers... Medical and Nursing School Students Physicians	2014
Preventing and Controlling TB in Correctional Settings Webinar Series These four webinars highlight challenges, legal requirements, and best practice strategies for preventing and controlling TB in correctional facilities. These webinars were produced by the Minnesota Department of Health in consultation with several local public health agencies and correctional agency staff... Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff	2014
Tuberculosis in Prisons: A Growing Public Health Challenge This booklet discusses TB in correctional facilities. International Agencies	2014
Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities, United States, 1993-2011 This slide set provides a summary of TB cases in a correctional facility at the time of diagnosis for the years 1993 through 2011. Correctional Facility Staff Policy Makers	2013
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC, 2006 This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to the guidelines Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC. Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff	2010
Post-Detention Completion of Tuberculosis Treatment for Persons Deported or Released from the Custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service --- United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 52(19): 438-441, May 16, 2003 This report describes three cases that illustrate several issues associated with the deportation of patients with incomplete treatment of TB disease after detention. These cases highlight the need for interagency coordination to ensure completion of treatment for persons being evaluated or treated for TB. Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff Policy Makers	2003
Nurse Lucretia Goes to Jail This videotape presents a comedic skit that illustrates the complexities involving care of a difficult inmate who has active TB disease and the collaboration needed to identify contacts and treat the inmate to cure. The videotape addresses transmission and infectiousness, medication regimen, length of treatment, and the need for good specimen collection and types of specimens. Correctional Facility Staff	2002
MMWR: Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Outbreak in a State Correctional Facility Housing HIV-Infected Inmates--South Carolina, 1999-2000 This report describes an outbreak of drug-susceptible TB that occurred in a South Carolina state correctional facility housing HIV-infected inmates and illustrates the need for increased vigilance for TB in settings in which HIV-infected persons congregate. Health Professionals	2000
Tuberculosis Control in Prisons: A Manual for Programme Managers This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources. Health Professionals Correctional Facility Staff	2000