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TB Personal Stories - Kate

This story highlights the personal experiences of a Tuberculosis (TB) survivor who was diagnosed and treated for TB disease. The survivor details the challenges of a lengthy hospital stay, her worries over how TB medicines would affect her pregnancy and baby, and her work as an advocate since recovering from TB.

Do Pap Smear Checks For STDs?

This video explains the role of Pap smears in cervical health, highlighting that while they detect abnormal cell changes, they do not test for most STDs. It focuses on the connection between Pap smears and human papillomavirus (HPV), which is related to cervical cancer. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding the limitations of Pap smears and encourages discussing STD concerns with your healthcare provider for comprehensive testing.

Alaska Has TB

This video addresses the ongoing challenge of tuberculosis (TB) in Alaska, which has the highest TB rate in the United States. It emphasizes that TB can affect anyone and underscores the importance of awareness, testing, and treatment to help end TB in the state.

Protect Your Baby From Hepatitis B

This video promotes the hepatitis B birth dose as a critical first step in protecting newborns from lifelong infection and liver cancer. It emphasizes that most people with hepatitis B are unknowingly infected at birth and that early vaccination is safe, effective, and the world’s first anti-cancer vaccine.