TB Education and Training Resource Guide—INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES (Printable Version)

Although this Tuberculosis Education and Training Resource Guide focuses primarily on TB resources provided in the United States, the following is a list of several TB resources targeted towards persons with TB and the general public that are produced by organizations outside the United States.

The Adventures of Raz: Raz Learns About Tuberculosis
This comic book tells the story of a grandmother who unknowingly infects her grandchildren with TB. It discusses TB, its transmission, and its effect on the body. It also discusses TB testing procedures, treatment, and prevention (Manitoba Lung Association, 2000).
Audience:         children/adolescents
Format:       comic book, 16 pp
Language:        English
Available from:     Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB; 204-774-5501;www.mb.lung.ca

The Adventures of Raz: Raz Learns About Tuberculosis—Teacher’s Guide
This teacher’s guide discusses TB, its transmission, and its effect on the body. It also discusses TB testing procedures, treatment, and prevention and provides activities to help to reinforce these lessons among students (Manitoba Lung Association, 2000).
Audience:    parents
Format:       teaching guide, 21 pp
Language:        English
Available from:     Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB; 204-774-5501;www.mb.lung.ca

Fighting TB
This pamphlet presents information about TB and its treatment (World Health Organization, 1995).
Audience: general public, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 27 pp
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

HIV and TB (Tuberculosis)
This pamphlet discusses TB and its relationship to HIV/AIDS (Canadian Public Health Association, 1995).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with HIV/AIDS, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English, French, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Vietnamese
Available from: Canadian Public Health Association, Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse, 1565 Carling Ave, Ste 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8R1, Canada; 877-999-7740, 613-725-3434; www.clearinghouse.cpha.ca

Taking the Fear Out of TB
This brochure provides general information about TB and attempts to alleviate the fear associated with the diagnosis of TB by explaining that TB is treatable (Multicultural Health Communication Service, 1995).
Audience: general public
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
Internet link: English: www.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/pdfs/3450/BHC-3450 -ENG.pdf
Available from: Multicultural Health Communication Service, GPO Box 1614, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia; 61-29382-7516; www.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs

TB and Me: The Video
This videotape provides general information about TB treatment (Queens University, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: videotape, 15 min
Language: English
Available from: Queens University, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart St, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7; 613-548 -3232; www.queensu.ca

Tuberculosis: The Facts
This fact sheet identifies those individuals who are at high risk for TB, explains the difference between TB infection and active TB disease, and discusses TB’s effect on the body. It also discusses the tuberculin skin test and medical treatment of TB (Victoria Public Health Division, 1997).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese
Available from: Victoria Public Health Division, GPO Box 4057, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; 613-9637-4110; www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd

Tuberculosis (TB) Disease—What Is It?
This fact sheet discusses active TB, its symptoms, TB testing in British Columbia, medical treatment options, and how to prevent transmission of active TB (British Columbia Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, 1998).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language:      Chinese, English, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Chinese: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51a-chinese.pdf
English: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/hfile5la.pdf Punjabi: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51a-punjabi.pdf
Spanish: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51a-spanish.pdf
Vietnamese: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51a-vietnamese.pdf
Available from:     British Columbia Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, PO Box 9050 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 9E2; 250-952-3456; www.gov.bc.ca/healthservices

Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
This fact sheet describes the tuberculin skin test and how it is performed. It explains the difference between active TB and TB infection, and treatment options available for individuals with active TB (British Columbia Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, 1998).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Chinese, English, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Chinese: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51b-chinese.pdf
English: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/hfile51b.pdf
Punjabi: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51b-punjabi.pdf
Spanish: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51b-spanish.pdf
Vietnamese: www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hlthfile/bilingua/51b-vietnamese.pdf
Available from: British Columbia Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, PO Box 9050 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 9E2; 250-952-3456; www.gov.bc.ca/healthservices

Tuberculosis Treatment
This fact sheet discusses medical treatments available for TB and the side effects of anti-TB medications (Victoria Public Health Division, 1998).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese
Available from: Victoria Public Health Division, GPO Box 4057, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; 613-9637-4110; www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd