This tool can be used by correctional and detention facilities to help identify their TB risk classification. The resource also provides recommendations to implement from the North Dakota Department of Health.
Asian/Asian American (A/AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities continue to be impacted by tuberculosis (TB) at a greater rate compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Countries with the highest TB burden among non-U.S.-born Asians and Pacific Islanders include the...
The False-Positive Investigation Toolkit provides mycobacteriology staff with updated resources to recognize potential false-positive results and to assist in false-positive investigations. The toolkit includes job-aids, posters, and templates that can be modified for local use.
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.
The LTBI toolkit was developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for primary care physicians who may see patients that are at an increased risk of TB infection.
The kit includes:
-The CDC guidebook, “Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Providers”
- An article from the...
This information kit provides information on the rationale and use of an LTBI card. It includes a sample wallet-sized pocket card that LTBI patients can use as a portable record of their tuberculin skin test, chest x-ray, and treatment status. Patients can carry the card at all times and show it...
This information packet discusses the use of a clinician-based referral and tracking system for migrant workers with TB. It includes samples of a pocket-sized bilingual (English/Spanish) treatment record for migrant workers.
The Effective TB Interviewing for Contact Investigations Materials include a Faciltator-Led Training Guide, Self-Study Modules, and a Video. These materials are designed to teach successful interviewing strategies to health care workers who are responsible for conducting TB interviews with patients...
This information kit provides a curriculum to educate health professionals in conducting directly observed therapy (DOT) for patients with TB. The curriculum is divided into six sessions that can be taught independently or as a series.
The Model Tuberculosis (TB) Outbreak Response Plan (ORP) is a customizable template to help ensure comprehensive and timely response to a TB outbreak.
The ORP includes the following sections: purpose, indications for initiating the response plan, legal authority, composition of the response team...