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This guide if for use in the evaluation of TB contact investigation in a congregate setting (CICS), such as workplaces, shelters, schools, and places of worship. It is meant to help public health departments, or other TB programs, efficiently investigate everyone who may have come in contact with a...

This manual is a joint publication of the Curry International TB Center and the Tuberculosis Control Branch of the California Department of Public Health. The 10 chapters and 4 appendices cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, laboratory issues, treatment, medications, pediatrics...

TB 101 for Health Care Workers is a Web-based course designed to educate health care workers about basic concepts related to TB prevention and control in the United States. The target audience for the course includes newly hired TB program staff and health care workers in areas related to TB (such...

This handbook summarizes the issues, recommended strategies and practical measures involved in addressing the components of the Stop TB Strategy. It provides recommended approaches to implementing the Stop TB Strategy as well as activities that should be addressed by National TB Programs.

This information sheet discusses Medicare coverage for people age 65 and older or younger people who are disabled by HIV. The information sheet explains Medicare benefits, eligibility, Medicare spending and caseload, and its future outlook. A profile of HIV/AIDS patients receiving Medicare is...

The website contains the history of World TB Day and multiple resources, including web graphics, that can be used in social media updates, websites, and presentations. This website also allows TB organizations to share their World TB Day 2019 activities.The 2019 US World TB Day theme is "It’s TIME."

This 60-minute webinar reviews best practices for TB diagnosis and management for ICE detainees, the role of public health and community partners, and how care is coordinated for patients who are released.

This information sheet describes Modelo de Intervencion Psicomedica (MIP), an HIV/AIDS psycho-medical intervention for use with injection drug users aged 18 years and older. The program offers seven one-on-one counseling sessions over 3-6 months and is conducted by a team of trained and qualified...

This information sheet compares the sexual health and behaviors of adolescents in Europe to those of adolescents in the United States. It provides epidemiological data comparing European and American adolescents regarding pregnancy, birth and abortion rates, STD rates, contraceptive use, and sexual...

This fact sheet describes Focus on Youth (FOY), an eight-session, community-based, group-level intervention that was designed to reduce the risk of HIV/STD infection and unplanned pregnancy among African American urban youth. The curriculum is based on the Protection Motivation Theory, and the...