TB Education and Training Resource Guide—SPECIAL POPULATIONS (Printable Version)

Children
Migrant Workers
Pregnant Women

Children

Be a Hero
This poster discusses latent TB infection and how it is treated. It stresses adherence and provides a calendar and
note section for children to keep track of their regimen duration (Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
2000).
Audience: children/adolescents, persons with TB
Format: poster
Language: English
Available from: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Tuberculosis Control, 305 South St, Jamaica
Plain, MA 02130; 617-983-6970; http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm

Did You Give the TB Medicine to Your Child Today?
This refrigerator magnet serves as a reminder that medications for TB must be given to a child every day
(University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, 1995).
Audience: Hispanics, parents
Format: promotional item (magnet)
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control,
11937 U.S. Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154; 903-877-3451; http://research.uthct.edu/cpidc

Help Us Stop TB: Preventing TB Is a Lot Easier Than Curing It
This poster provides general information about TB (Mississippi State Department of Health, 1996).
Audience: children/adolescents, parents
Format: poster, 20" X 16"
Language: English
Available from: Mississippi State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS
39215-1700; 601-576-7400; http://www.msdh.state.ms.us

How Did Your Child Get Infected with TB?
This pamphlet provides information for parents about TB in children (County of San Diego Health and Human
Services Agency, 2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92816; 619-692-5565;
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm

Is Your Child at Risk?
This poster informs parents that children are at risk for TB (Mississippi State Department of Health, 1992).
Audience: general public, parents
Format: poster, 20" X 16"
Language: English
Available from: Mississippi State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS
39215-1700; 601-576-7400; http://www.msdh.state.ms.us

Mr. TB Germ, Part 1
This presentation, available online only, uses animation to describe how TB is transmitted (American Lung
Association, 2002).
Audience: children/adolescents
Format: online resource (Flash presentation), 2 min
Language: English
Internet link: http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/mrtb/mrtb.html

Mr. TB Germ, Part 2
This presentation, available online only, uses animation to describe how latent TB infection develops into active
TB disease and to emphasize the importance of taking medication as prescribed to stop the progression of the
disease (American Lung Association, 2002).
Audience: children/adolescents
Format: online resource (Flash presentation), 2 min
Language: English
Internet link: http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/mrtb/mrtb2.html

She Has Your Eyes, Your Nose, and Your Smile...Don't Give Her Your Disease. TB Is Contagious
This poster describes TB symptoms and explains why TB testing is important, particularly for children (American
Lung Association of Oregon, 1995).
Audience: general public, parents
Format: poster, 11" X 17"
Language: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: American Lung Association of Oregon, 7420 SW Bridgeport Rd, Ste 200, Tigard, OR 97224-7711;
800-586-4872, 503-924-4094; http://www.lungoregon.org

TB Bingo
The game, designed to be played like Bingo, presents facts about TB (Hawaii State Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: children/adolescents, general public
Format: game
Language: English
Available from: Hawaii State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Branch, Dillingham Shopping Plaza, 1505 Dillingham
Blvd, Ste 214, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817; 808-832-5731; http://www.state.hi.us/doh

Tuberculosis Disease in Children
This fact sheet discusses active TB in children as well as transmission and treatment (American Lung Association
of Texas and University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 1996).
Audience: Asians, general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Bosnian, Chinese, English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: American Lung Association of Texas, 5926 Balcones Dr, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78755-0460;
800-586-4872, 512-467-6753; http://www.texaslung.org

Tuberculosis Exposure in Children
This fact sheet discusses how children are commonly exposed to TB, what a tuberculin skin test is, and what its
results mean (American Lung Association of Texas and University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 1996).
Audience: Asians, general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Bosnian, Chinese, English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: American Lung Association of Texas, 5926 Balcones Dr, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78755-0460;
800-586-4872, 512-467-6753; http://www.texaslung.org

Tuberculosis Infection in Children
This fact sheet discusses TB infection in children, how it is transmitted, and how it is treated (American Lung
Association of Texas and University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 1996).
Audience: Asians, children/adolescents, foreign-born, general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: Bosnian, Chinese, English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: American Lung Association of Texas, 5926 Balcones Dr, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78755-0460;
800-586-4872, 512-467-6753; http://www.texaslung.org

We're Working Together to Make North Carolina TB Free! A Coloring and Activity Book
This coloring book provides general information about TB through the story of a little boy whose grandmother
displays some of the symptoms of TB (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 1998).
Audience: children/adolescents, Hispanics
Format: coloring book, 11 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Control Branch, TB
Control Program, 1902 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1902; 919-733-7286;
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us

Your Child with Tuberculosis: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
This book explains TB infection and disease in children, how to treat it, and how to prevent it (University of
Texas Health Center at Tyler, 1995).
Audience: children/adolescents, general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: book, 46 pp (Spanish version 49 pp)
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control, 11937
U.S. Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154; 903-877-3451; http://research.uthct.edu/cpidc

Migrant Workers

Cure-TB: A Binational Tuberculosis Referral Program
This pamphlet explains Cure-TB, a referral program for people with TB moving between the United States and
Mexico (New York State Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, Hispanics, social service providers
Format: pamphlet, 2 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: Cure-TB, 3851 Rosencrans St, PO Box 85222, MS P511D, San Diego, CA 92186-5222; 800-789-1751

Farmworkers and HIV
The fact sheet provides information about the incidence of HIV and STD infection among Hispanic farm workers
and migrant workers, and the connection with TB (National Council of La Raza, 1993).
Audience: community leaders, social service providers
Format: fact sheet, 8 pp
Language: English
Available from: National Council of La Raza, 1111 19th St, NW, Ste 1000, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670;
http://www.nclr.org

Pregnant Women

TB and Pregnancy
This fact sheet discusses treatment options for pregnant women with active TB disease or latent TB infection
(New York City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: general public
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: English
Internet link: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbpreg.html
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tuberculosis Control Program, 125 Worth St,
New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968; http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html

Tuberculosis and Pregnancy
This fact sheet, available online or via fax only, discusses treatment of latent TB infection and active TB disease
in pregnant women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999).
Audience: general public
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Internet link: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/dtbefax.htm
Available from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To receive this document by fax, call 888-CDC-FAXX
(888-232-3299). At the prompt, request item #250160.

Tuberculosis in Pregnancy and Lactation
This fact sheets provides information about TB for pregnant women and mothers. It discusses the risks associated
with the TB drug regimen used during pregnancy (University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, 1999).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, parents
Format: fact sheet, 2 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control,
11937 U.S. Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154; 903-877-3451; http://research.uthct.edu/cpidc