TB Education and Training Resource Guide—CONTACT INVESTIGATION (Printable Version)

General Contact Investigation

Contact with TB
This pamphlet provides information about TB, differentiates between active TB disease and latent TB infection, and discusses curability, TB medication regimens, duration of TB treatments, and the role of the local health department in treating persons with TB (New York City Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis Control Program, 125 Worth St, New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html

Contact with TB: What Do I Do Now?
This pamphlet discusses means of transmission and differentiates between active TB disease and latent TB infection (New York City Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis Control Program, 125 Worth St, New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html

Someone I Know Has TB: What Do I Do Now?
This pamphlet is for friends and family members of individuals with TB. It discusses transmission, symptoms of active TB, TB testing, and what individuals should do if they test positive (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2001).
Audience: foreign-born, general public
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English, Portuguese
Available from: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Tuberculosis Control, 305 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-983-6970; www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm