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"TB Tips: Advice for People with Tuberculosis" is a quick reference guide for patients. It is based on the popular tips that originally appeared in the first edition of "The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook". This short booklet is full of practical advice, suggestions, guidance, and information in an easy to read format for TB patients.
In this report, health disparities are measured by examining differences in HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and tuberculosis surveillance data with respect to such sociodemographic factors as race/ethnicity, sex, and age. In addition, where possible, disparities are measured by examining differences by sexual orientation and geographic location. This report includes a retrospective review of CDC surveillance data for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and tuberculosis over the period 2000-2004.
This document is a quick reference guide for patients. It is based on the popular tips that originally appeared in the first edition of "The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook". This short booklet is full of practical advice, suggestions, guidance, and information in an easy to read format for TB patients.
Produced by Global Health TV, this film is about the Stop TB Parternship. The film features an interview with Executive Secretary Dr Marcos Espinal and a close-up of the vital role partnership is playing in advancing TB control in Brazil.
This toolkit is an interactive resource designed for TB control and advocacy efforts. It allows users to search for and choose information, such as publications, chapters, and tools, in order to create their own advocacy materials.
Treatment Action Group (TAG) analyzes and reports on the annual
funding of tuberculosis (TB ) research and development (R&D). The top 40 TB
research funding institutions were surveyed for actual disbursements made for TB
R&D in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and now 2007. The three-year data reveal trends in
funding and demonstrates an alarming shortfall in the growth of TB R&D during the
initial years covered by The Global Plan to Stop TB: 2006–2015.
This documentary film, On the Lake—Life and Love in a Distant Place, by David Bettencourt and G. Wayne Miller, reminds people across the United States that tuberculosis was the number-one killer in their country in the not so distant past.
This fact sheet presents findings of projects aimed at involving the community in TB/HIV programs.
The video and viewer’s guide will help guide TB healthcare healthcare providers to work more effectively with interpreters. It will also help equip bilingual or multilingual TB staff with fundamental interpreting skills as they may be asked to interpret when a trained interpreter is not available.
The video is available online to view or order.
The aim of this handbook is to equip individuals and programs with the tools necessary for working with the media to spread messages regarding TB. The handbook walks the reader through the planning and execution of media outreach: from thinking about goals to attracting media attention. Tips and suggestions for developing key messages, handling interviews, writing news releases and calling journalists are also included.
The document is currently available online. In the future it will also be available in hard copy and will be translated into French.
