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Quality Improvement Strategies for LTBI Screening, Testing, and Treatment in AA and NH/PI-Serving Health Centers: EHR Template Development Learning Collaborative

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Quality Improvement Strategies for LTBI Screening, Testing, and Treatment in AA and NH/PI-Serving Health Centers: EHR Template Development Learning Collaborative

Asian/Asian American (A/AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities continue to be impacted by tuberculosis (TB) at a greater rate compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Countries with the highest TB burden among non-U.S.-born Asians and Pacific Islanders include the Philippines, India, Vietnam, China, Myanmar, and the Marshall Islands (CDC, 2022). This report contains strategies for LTBI screening, testing, and treatment  in health centers that serve AA and NH/PI communities.

Author:

TB Elimination Alliance

Audiences:

Community Based Organizations

Topic:

Asians or Pacific Islanders persons

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