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This information sheet discusses the importance of adhering to an HIV treatment regimen. It lists steps that should be taken before beginning treatment to help the patient maintain adherence and suggestions to help the patient after beginning treatment. It advises contacting the doctor if adhering...

The Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Treatment Fact Sheet Series is designed to complement patient education delivered by healthcare professionals. Each sheet provides patients with a written reminder of their treatment regimen, medication side effects, actions to take if side effects do occur, tips to...

This fact sheet includes helpful hints on pediatric medicine administration if a child has difficulty swallowing pills or capsules.

In recognition of the worldwide TB epidemic, this useful publication has been extensively updated. The comprehensive and easily readable text covers the clinician’s and patient’s perspective; practical information including the DOT strategy for adherence to treatment; treatment and management.

This brochure provides parents with important information about latent TB infection (LTBI) in children. It is designed in a question and answer format with highlighted information for quick and easy readability. The brochure can be distributed to parents of children with LTBI and can also used by...

An infographic with information on latent TB, TB disease, TB in British Columbia, TB globally, and TB symptoms,

Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control talks about tuberculosis in a minute-long video.

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...

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...

Your child’s teenage years are an exciting time, but they can be tricky too. With hormones going wild and bigger pressures at school, challenging mood swings are par for the course. With mental ill-health on the rise though, you’ll want to keep watch on whether their moods are normal, or if they...