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This tool can be used by health professionals to help identify adults that may need TB testing. The resource also includes space to document the results of the TB assessment.

This fact sheet provides guidance for people who have been in close contact to someone diagnosed with TB infection or disease. The fact sheet includes general information on TB and describes tests for TB infection.

Due to the high prevalence of viral hepatitis, HIV, and STIs in correctional facilities, as well as, the opportunity for high-impact interventions to be implemented, many health department viral hepatitis, HIV, and STI programs (prevention programs) have established collaborative partnerships with correctional facilities in their jurisdiction. These include forming financial relationships to provide viral hepatitis, HIV, and STI services.

Collaborating with media to help the public understand the risk of mpox was an important strategy for curbing the 2022 Mpox Outbreak. Health departments can continue to partner with local media outlets to proactively inform their communities that cases could rise again and to emphasize the importance of receiving the safe, effective, two-dose mpox vaccine.

This teaching guide discusses when taken as prescribed, prescription stimulants can safely and effectively treat ADHD. However, misusing them has serious health risks, including addiction. In this lesson, developed in partnership with Scholastic, students read the article “What You Need to Know About Prescription Stimulants” to help them understand the very real health risks of misusing these drugs. Then, assign the “Important Facts About Addiction” activity sheet, and guide students to synthesize what they have learned by creating an eye-catching infographic for other teens.

Stress is a part of every teen’s life, even more so during intense challenges such as a pandemic, racial discrimination, and life transitions. However, uncontrolled stress can cause serious health problems and increase the risk that students may use drugs to attempt to deal with stressors, including mental health issues and trauma. Use these materials to help students understand how stress affects their body, and learn healthy ways to cope with pressure.

This lesson plan will discuss with many states legalizing the use of cannabis for adults 21 and over, teens may have questions about whether the drug is safe. Teen brains are still developing, and so are particularly vulnerable to negative health effects of cannabis, such as memory problems and addiction. You can help your students make healthy choices by sharing the

Panelists provide best practices on their efforts to implement universal screening and vaccination within their communities, challenges they have faced, and the findings of a brand new Call-to-Action to eliminate hepatitis B through the new universal recommendations.

This Webinar discusses how HBF and AAPCHO look at coalition-building through the lens of their work on Hep B United and the Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance.

On June 23, 2023, NASTAD held a webinar, “HIV Data Privacy, Criminalization, and the Role of Health Departments.” This webinar provided an overview of NASTAD’s newly updated resource “U.S. HIV Data Protection Landscape,” including trends and findings from a comprehensive 53-jurisdiction review of HIV data privacy laws and regulations, followed by a discussion with two guest speakers about the role of health departments and legal counsel in upholding and strengthening HIV data protections.