World TB Day 2007 Posters
This poster for World TB Day 2007 comes in five variations and displays the 2007 theme, "TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere."
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TB Silent Killer: FRONTLINE Documentary and Panel Discussion
This webinar is a public forum and panel discussion convened to examine the global health challenges that TB presents, examine the limitations and challenges of current treatment options, and discuss the search for new and better TB drugs and other tools. A podcast, speakers' biographies, and a transcript is also available.
Child Contact Management video
This video explain the process of conducting child contact management. Child contact management improves the use of TB preventive therapy and identifies those with TB.
What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis
This monograph is a flip-book is intended as a tool to assist the TB patient education process with English-speaking TB patients and their family members. Sitting across from one and other, or side by side, black and white pages are to be viewed by the healthcare professional, while color pages are to be viewed by the patient.
TB 101 para Trabajadores de la Salud
TB 101 for Health Care Workers is a web-based course designed to educate newly hired health care workers about basic concepts related to TB prevention and control in the U.S. Continuing education (CE) is offered free of charge for various professions based on approximately 1 hour of instruction. Upon successful completion of the course, exam, and evaluation, a CE certificate will be issued by CDC Training and Continuing Education Online. This course is also available in English.
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Basic Epidemiology for Tuberculosis Program Staff
This guide discusses the use of statistics and epidemiology in TB control. It defines key concepts in epidemiology and gives detailed examples and sample problems. It explains specific uses of epidemiology and epidemiologic terms and techniques. The monograph describes how these concepts can be used by TB program staff and uses data and examples from TB case studies.
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Stop TB Partnership
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World Health Organization
Since 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is leading the way to a world without TB, a disease that is curable but still kills three people every minute. Its mission is to serve every person who is vulnerable to TB and ensure that high-quality treatment is available to all.
KnoWyo
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Wyoming Department of Health
Inspired by the statistic that one in 17 Wyoming youth between 15 and 25 years old has an STD, the Wyoming Department of Health is reorganizing its KnoWyo program to target a younger audience between the ages of 13 and 25. The federally funded program allows individuals to print a voucher for free...
MMWR: Case Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health Surveillance
This report provides updated uniform criteria for use by public health professionals when reporting the nationally notifiable infectious diseases listed in Part One of this report. A revision date is included for case definitions that have been revised. The case definitions for some infectious conditions not designated as nationally notifiable are included in Part Two of this report.
Prisons and AIDS: UNAIDS Point of View
This technical update reviews the incidence and prevalence of HIV in correctional facilities around the world and explains how this morbidity rate impacts the general public. The risk factors for HIV transmission in correctional facilities are reviewed and include drug injection, unprotected sexual relations, tattooing, skin piercing, blood brotherhood rites, lack of education, TB, and overcrowding. Suggestions for preventing the transmission of HIV in correctional settings are presented.