TB

This fact sheet presents findings of projects aimed at involving the community in TB/HIV programs.

This fact sheet describes the CDC's recommendations for HIV screening in TB clinics. It explains opt-out screening, why CDC recommends HIV screening, and who should be screened. It also lists available education and training resources.

On 2–4 April, 2008 the WHO HIV/AIDS and TB Departments, in collaboration with other key partners, convened a meeting of international stakeholders to develop recommendations for WHO and guidance for national programs and their partners for implementation of the Three I’s for people living with HIV. Prevention and treatment of TB in people living with HIV is an urgent priority for both HIV/AIDS and TB programs.

The video and viewer’s guide will help guide TB healthcare healthcare providers to work more effectively with interpreters. It will also help equip bilingual or multilingual TB staff with fundamental interpreting skills as they may be asked to interpret when a trained interpreter is not available.
The video is available online to view or order.

The Tuberculosis Program Manual Template is a set of fully editable Word files that provides standardized guidance to public health staff in
a low-incidence region.

Created from the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, expert opinion, and input from an advisory panel of representatives from the four states (Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming), the Tuberculosis Program Manual Template covers a comprehensive range of topics designed to meet the needs of low-incidence states/jurisdictions.

The 2009 calendar in Spanish provides a message of TB awareness as well as a brief description of TB symptoms. Included with the calendar is a handout with the English translation, calendar usage suggestions, and printing instructions.

This pocket guide presents information regarding body mass index (BMI) and its relationship to TB relapse. BMI tables, BMI formulas, and a definition of TB relapse are included.

This guide is part of a series that aims to help TB program staff provide culturally competent TB care to some of the U.S.’s highest priority foreign-born populations. This guide is intended for health care providers, community-based workers, program planners, administrators, health educators, and resettlement agencies that work with Mexican communities. Other guides in the series focus on people from China, Laos, Vietnam, and Somalia.

This guide is part of a series that aims to help TB program staff provide culturally competent TB care to some of the U.S.’s highest priority foreign-born populations. This guide is intended for health care providers, community-based workers, program planners, administrators, health educators, and resettlement agencies that work with Vietnamese communities. Other guides in the series focus on people from China, Laos, Mexico, and Somalia.

General information about Tuberculosis on Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's website.