TB

This manual provides student health centers at colleges and universities with a guide for developing and implementing a TB screening and testing program. It includes many helpful resources that can be modified and used by individual campuses.

This fact sheet describes general information regarding extensively drug-resistant TB.

This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves.

This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on TB infection, how it is transmitted and diagnosed, what to do when a skin test is positive, and what a person needs to know about TB medicines.

This report details the activities of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for the year 2005.

Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities is an online tutorial designed for health and literacy educators interested in addressing health literacy barriers to good health in their work.  The tutorial was developed by World Education with funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region (NN/NL NER).

This report outlines a strategy for management of human resources for TB control.

This toolbox provides tools and guides for developing and implementing TB trainings for clinicians and other health workers. It describes how to develop timelines for trainings; conduct needs assessments to determine training needs; create agendas, syllabi, slides, and other course materials; handle training logistics and faculty recruitment; and issue CE or CME units to course participants. It includes sample correspondence, agendas, and timelines; slide templates; and course outlines.

This 5-part video (50 min) presentation is designed for clinicians who diagnose and treat tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in children. The course provides a thorough clinical overview of pediatric TB and includes supplemental resource materials.

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, and strains have been identified on 6 continents. Dr. Peter Cegielski, team leader for drug-resistant TB with the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC, comments on a multinational team's report on this emerging global public health threat.