Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance Awards Mini-Grants to Expand Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Testing, Screening, Treatment, and Prevention
PRESS RELEASE Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance Awards Mini-Grants to Expand Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Testing, Screening, Treatment, and Prevention December 1, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF WASHINGTON—Today, the Tuberculosis...
National Network Aims to Eliminate Tuberculosis Across At-Risk Communities
...they need.” “Like many communities of color, including Black and Indigenous communities, AAs and NHPIs have higher rates of certain preventable diseases such as tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infections. A...
Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance Awards Mini-Grants for Tuberculosis Testing, Treatment, and Prevention
PRESS RELEASE Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance Awards Mini-Grants for Tuberculosis Testing, Treatment, and Prevention September 5, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF WASHINGTON—Today, the Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance (TEA), led by the...
California Tuberculosis Experts Commemorate World Tuberculosis Day
PRESS RELEASE California Tuberculosis Experts Commemorate World Tuberculosis Day March 24, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF SAN FRANCISCO—Today, the Coalition for a Tuberculosis (TB)-Free California and the Association of...
“Addressing Latent Tuberculosis Infection And Tuberculosis In Asian, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Communities: The Role Of Health Centers For Testing And Treatment” Webinar Resources (October 2020)
...about the new TB Community Engagement Network initiative. Learning Objectives: Provide an overview of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) as a major driver of tuberculosis (TB) disease, and how TB disease...
“Addressing Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis in Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities: The Role of Health Centers for Testing and Treatment” – Webinar (August 2021)
...a TB survivor’s experience, and the role of community health centers around latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis (TB) disease testing and treatment. In 2019, a total of 8,916 TB...
Addressing Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening, Testing, and Treatment Needs Among Community Health Centers Serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders – September 2022
To better understand the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis (TB)-related practices and associated challenges at community health centers (CHCs), a 2022 needs assessment was conducted as a continuation of...
Addressing Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Opportunities For Health Centers – Webinar Resources
Tuberculosis (TB) is a challenging disease to diagnose, treat, and control. Patients at higher risk for TB infection and for developing disease are more likely to present in health center...
Addressing Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Opportunities For Health Centers – Webinar Resources
Tuberculosis (TB) is a challenging disease to diagnose, treat, and control. Patients at higher risk for TB infection and for developing disease are more likely to present in health center...
Assessing Tuberculosis Needs among Health Centers serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), the Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis (TB) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a project to...
Cross-Cultural Tuberculosis (TB) Guide
...it continues to plague the populace. This guide serves to assist health providers to improve communication about tuberculosis with patients from the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and Korea. Download Resource: AAPCHO_Cross-Cultural_TB_Guide.pdf...
Quality Improvement Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment for Health Centers Serving Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities
The Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance held a learning collaborative, funded by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Health Resources & Services Administration, during March/April 2021. In the learning...
California Tuberculosis (TB) Experts Address the Rise in TB Cases in Impacted Communities with Existing Comorbidities and COVID-19
MEDIA ADVISORY California Tuberculosis (TB) Experts Address the Rise in TB Cases in Impacted Communities with Existing Comorbidities and COVID-19 March 22, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF SAN FRANCISCO,...
“Providing Care for Patients with LTBI” Webinar – April 2023
This webinar session, which is a part of AAPCHO’s “Quality Improvement Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection (LTBI) Screening, Testing, and Treatment in Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific...
TB Elimination Alliance Summit – Healthy Communities Free of TB – November 2023
...Speakers: Philip LoBue, MD, Director, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC Jeffrey Caballero, MPH, Executive Director, AAPCHO Juliet K. Choi, JD, President and CEO, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)...