TB Education and Training Resource Guide—TREATMENT (Printable Version)
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General Treatment
IT Stands for Intermittent Therapy
This pamphlet provides information about intermittent therapy (New York City Department of Health, 1999).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Internet link:
www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbit.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;
www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Stopping TB—Treatment Can’t Wait This pamphlet describes the ways in which TBis transmitted, the differences between active TB and TB infection, and the tuberculin skin test (Channing L. Bete Company, Inc., 1998).
Audience: general public,Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 7 pp
Language: English,Spanish
Available from: Channing L. Bete Company, Inc., One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373-0200; 800-477-4776; www.channing-bete.com
TB: Getting Cured
This pamphlet discusses how persons living with TB can be cured (New York City Department of Health, 1999).
Audience: persons with TB
Format:pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbcured.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;www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Medication Information
Ciprofloxacin for Treatment of TB
This pamphlet provides information about the therapeutic drug ciprofloxacin (cipro), which is taken by persons suspected of having, or infected by, TB (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6pp
Language: English
Available from: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Surveillance, Tuberculosis Control Section, Health and Welfare Bldg, Rm 1013, PO Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090;877-PA-HEALTH, 717-787-6267; webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site
Ethambutol
This fact sheet provides information about the therapeutic drug ethambutol,which is used to treat TB (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience:persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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
Ethambutol 400 Mg Tablets
This fact sheet discusses the drug ethambutol (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Ethambutol for Treatment of TB
This pamphlet provides information about the therapeutic drug ethambutol, which is taken by persons suspected of having, or infected by,TB (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English
Available from: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Surveillance, Tuberculosis Control Section, Health and Welfare Bldg, Rm 1013,PO Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090; 877-PA-HEALTH, 717-787-6267; webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site
Ethionamide 250 Mg Tablets
This fact sheet discusses the drug ethionamide (NorthCarolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Hepatitis and TB Treatment
This fact sheet shows the relationship between medications used to treat TB and hepatitis (Multnomah County Health Department, 1995).
Audience:persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Available from: Multnomah County Health Department, 426 SW Stark St,Third Fl, Portland, OR 97204; 503-988-3417; www.co.multnomah.or.us/health/contprev/tb/index.html
INH Information and Consent
This informed consent sheet advises readers that they have tested positive for TB and that they are eligible to begin the drug isoniazid(Multnomah County Health Department, 2000).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born,Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: tool, 2 pp
Language: English,Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: Multnomah County Health Department, 426 SW Stark St, Third Fl, Portland, OR 97204; 503-988-3417;www.co.multnomah.or.us/health/contprev/tb/index.html
Isoniazid (INH)
This fact sheet provides information about the drug isoniazidand its use in treating TB (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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
Isoniazid (INH) 300 Mg
Tablets This fact sheet discusses the drug isoniazid (NorthCarolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 2 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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Medication for Treatment of Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses TB treatment and provides information on the drugs rifampin, isoniazid, rifamate, pyrazinamide,and ethambutol, including dosing regimens and possible side effects (Harborview Medical Center, 1995).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 3 pp
Language: Amharic, Cambodian, Khmer, Somali,Tigrinya, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Amharic:
http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/amharic/tb_meds_ahm.pdf
Cambodian:
http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/camb/tb_meds_camb.pdf
Somali:
http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/somali/tb_meds_somali.pdf
Tigrinya:
http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/tigrean/tb_meds_tig.pdf
Vietnamese:
http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/viet/tb_meds_viet.pdf
Available from: Ethnomed, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave,Seattle, WA 98104; 206-731-3000; www.washington.edu/medicine/hmc/
Pyrazinamide
This fact sheet provides information about the therapeutic drug pyrazinamide,which is used to treat TB (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience:persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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
Pyrazinamide (PZA) 500 Mg Tablets
This fact sheet discusses the drug pyrazinamide(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Pyrazinamide for Treatment of TB
This pamphlet provides information about the therapeutic drug pyrazinamide (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1998).
Audience:persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English
Available from: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Surveillance, Tuberculosis Control Section, Health and Welfare Bldg, Rm 1013, PO Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090; 877-PA-HEALTH, 717-787-6267;webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site
Pyridoxine 50 Mg Tablets
This fact sheet discusses the supplemental vitamin pyridoxine(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
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; www.dhhs.state.nc.usRifampin This fact sheet provides information about the therapeutic drug rifampin,which is used to treat TB (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience:persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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
Rifampin 300 Mg Capsules
This fact sheet discusses the drug rifampin and recommends checking with health care providers before taking rifampin, especially if individuals are pregnant, taking anticoagulant medications, or taking medications for HIV/AIDS(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with HIV/AIDS, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 2 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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Rifampin for Treatment of TB
This pamphlet provides information about the therapeutic drug rifampin (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English
Available from: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Surveillance, Tuberculosis Control Section, Health and Welfare Bldg,Rm 1013, PO Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090; 877-PA-HEALTH, 717-787-6267; webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site
Short Course Therapy for Tuberculosis Infection
This pamphlet describes TB medication sand their symptoms, and discusses the benefits of short-course therapy (Florida Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet,2 pp
Language: English
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20, Tallahassee,FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350; www.doh.state.fl.us
Streptomycin
This fact sheet provides information about the therapeutic drug streptomycin and its use in treating TB (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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
Streptomycin Injectable
This fact sheet discusses injectable streptomycin (NorthCarolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
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; www.schs.state.nc.us/epi/tb/index.html
Tuberculosis Medications
This fact sheet gives patients information about TB medications(Multnomah County Health Department, 1995).
Audience: persons with TB
Format:fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Available from: Multnomah County Health Department, 426 SW Stark St, Third Fl, Portland, OR 97204;503-988-3417; www.co.multnomah.or.us/health/contprev/tb/index.html
Tuberculosis—You Can Prevent TB
This fact sheet outlines how TB can be prevented(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: 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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Understanding Tuberculosis Medication: A Reference Guide for Patients
This pamphlet discusses the medications used to treat TB disease and infection (American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri, Missouri Department of Health, and Washington University School of Medicine, 1997).
Audience: persons with TB
Format:pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English
Available from: Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinic for Mycobacterial Diseases, 915 N Grand, Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63106; 314-362-7870; pulmonary.wustl.edu
Patient Adherence
Taking Your Medication without Medical Supervision
This fact sheet for persons with TB provides guidelines for taking anti-TB medication without supervision (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
Audience: Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
TB Plain and Simple: Take Control, Take Your Medicine, Preventive Therapy
This videotape discusses transmission and treatment of latent TB infection, adherence to medications, and adverse reactions to medications (Golden Door Publications,1993).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: videotape, 7 min
Language: English
Available from: Golden Door Publications, 2600 10thSt, Berkeley, CA 94710-2513; 510-849-3571
Treatment Record
This pamphlet discusses TB treatment and provides a section for persons with TB to write down the medications they will be taking and the instructions they receive from health care providers(1999).
Audience: Asians, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet,16 pp
Language: English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Tuberculosis Control Program,2615 South Grand Ave, Rm 507, Los Angeles, CA 90007; 213-744-6160; www.dhs.co.la.ca.us/lapublichealth.org/tb/index.htm. Available in English, Korean, and Vietnamese.
and 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;www.dhhs.state.nc.us.
Available in English and Spanish. You Can Beat TB
This videotape reinforces the importance of following prescribed medical treatment for TB to completion. It discusses DOT and other courses of treatment (New York City Department of Health, 1996).
Audience:Asians, foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: videotape,12 min
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
You Can Beat TB: Information for Patients
This pamphlet encourages the reader to complete a full course of medical treatment to combat TB (New York State Department of Health, 1993).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, persons with TB
Format:pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: Arabic, English, French, Serbo-Croatian, Vietnamese
Available from: New York State Department of Health, Bureau of TB Control,Corning Tower, Rm 840, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0669; 518-474-4845;www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
This factsheet explains DOT and lists the benefits of receiving DOT in New York City, including access to free medications and free social services (New York City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: general public
Format: fact sheet, 2pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbdot.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;www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Directly Observed Therapy Can Help You Cure TB!
This brochure provides an overview of DOT (New York City Department of Health, 1997).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
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
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Program
This fact sheet explains the facts about DOT (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 2001).
Audience:general public, Hispanics
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
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; www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Directly Observed Therapy: It Can Help You to Cure Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses the advantages of DOT and describes how residents of New York City can obtain DOT treatment (New York City Department of Health, 2001).
Audience:general public, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: 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
Short-Course Therapy for Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses TB infection, active TB disease, and the use of DOT to prevent the development of active TB (Florida Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet,6 pp
Language: English
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20, Tallahassee,FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350; www.doh.state.fl.us
Latent TB Infection
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; www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm
INH: Standing between You and Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses the use of the drug isoniazid (INH) to treat latent TB infection. It provides information on the length of treatment and side effects (Florida Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet,6 pp
Language: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350; www.doh.state.fl.us
Isoniazid for Treatment and Prevention of TB
This pamphlet provides information about the therapeutic drug isoniazid, which is taken by persons suspected of having,or infected by, TB (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: English
Available from: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Surveillance, Tuberculosis Control Section, Health and Welfare Bldg,Rm 1013, PO Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090; 877-PA-HEALTH, 717-787-6267; webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site
Learn about Tuberculosis Infection
This pamphlet provides information about TB infection for persons with latent TB infection. It discusses TB infection, positive skin tests, treatment, and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle (National Institutes of Health, 1999).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 9 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Internet link: English: www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pubTB/TBInfEng06.pdf Spanish: www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pubTB/TBINsp06.pdf
Available from: CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003; 800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org.Request inventory item #D328-English, #D333-Spanish.
and National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 31 Center Dr, MSC 2520, Bethesda, MD 20892-2520; 301-496-5717;www.niaid.nih.gov Request NIH publication #99-4545-English,#99-4545S-Spanish.
Medicine for Tuberculosis Infection
This pamphlet for persons with TB discusses medical treatment, patient adherence to drug treatments, side effects of drugs, and the process for reporting side effects to health care providers(Minnesota Department of Health, 1997).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born,Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: Cambodian,Croatian, English, Hmong, Lao, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish,Tibetan, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Cambodian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/cambodian-medinf.pdf
Croatian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/croatian-medinf.pdf
English: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/brochur2.pdf
Hmong: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/hmong-medinf.pdf
Lao: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/lao-medinf.pdf
Russian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/russian-medinf.pdf
Somali: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/somali-medinf.pdf
Spanish: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/spanish-medinf.pdf
Tibetan: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tibetan-medinf.pdf
Vietnamese: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/vietnamese-medinf.pdf
Available from: Minnesota Department of Health, Tuberculosis Program,717 Delaware St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414; 612-676-5414; www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tb.htm
No Frills, Just Pills to Kill TB Infection
This pamphlet provides an easy-to-read introduction to preventive therapy, designed for a person who has tested positive for TB (American Lung Association of Connecticut, 1995).
Audience: Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: American Lung Association of Connecticut, 45 Ash St,East Hartford, CT 06108-2372; 800-LUNG-USA, 860-289 -5407; www.alact.org
Pills to Prevent TB: For You and Your Family!
This pamphlet for immigrants and refugees who have been exposed to TB or who have latent TB infection explains the preventive therapy regimen using the drug isoniazid (Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, 1999).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born,Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: Cambodian,Chinese, English, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Oromiffa, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai,Vietnamese
Internet link:
Cambodian: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/camb/camb_aapcho_tbpills.pdf
Chinese: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient-ed/chinese/aapacho_tbpills_chin.pdf
Korean: www.ethnomed.org/ethomed/patient_ed/korean/aapcho_tbpills_korean.pdf
Oromiffa: www.ethnomed.org/thnomed/patient_ed/oromo/tb_pills_oromo.pdf
Somali: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/somali/tb_pills_somali.pdf
Spanish: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/spanish/tb_pills_spanish.pdf
Tagalog: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/tagalog/aapcho_tbpills_tagalog.pdf
Vietnamese: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/viet/aapcho_tbpills_viet.pdf
Available from: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations,439 23rd St, Oakland, CA 94612; 510 -272-9536; www.aapcho.org
and Ethnomed, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave,Seattle, WA 98104; 206-731-3000; www.washington.edu/medicine/hmc/
Prevent TB
This fact sheet provides general information about the drug isoniazid(New York City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: persons with TB
Format:fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbprev.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;www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Preventive Treatment Record
This pamphlet helps patients track their treatment for latent TB infection. It emphasizes treatment adherence and includes a list of possible side effects to treatment (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 1998).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Preventive Treatment Record
This pamphlet discusses latent TB infection and preventive TB treatment (1997).
Audience: Asians, general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 12 pp
Language: Chinese, English,Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
Available from: Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc., 1530 Hillhurst Ave, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90027; 323-644-3880;aphcv.apanet.org. Available in Chinese,Korean, and Vietnamese.
and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Tuberculosis Control Program, 2615 South Grand Ave, Rm 507,Los Angeles, CA 90007; 213-744-6160; www.dhs.co.la.ca.us/lapublichealth.org/tb/index.htm. Available in English, Korean, and Vietnamese.
and 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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us.Available in English and Spanish.
TB Plain and Simple: Take Control, Take Your Medicine, Preventive Therapy
This videotape discusses transmission and treatment of latent TB infection, adherence to medications, and adverse reactions to medications(Golden Door Publications, 1993).
Audience: persons with TB
Format:videotape, 7 min
Language: English
Available from: Golden Door Publications, 2600 10th St, Berkeley, CA 94710-2513; 510-849-3571 Treating TB Infection This pamphlet discusses latent TB infection and available treatment (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 2001).
Audience:general public, Hispanics
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;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Treatment of Latent TB Infection
This pamphlet explains the results of the TB test, makes recommendations for maintaining patient adherence to the TB medical regimen, and identifies possible side effects of TB medications (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 2000).
Audience: Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 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;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
This pamphlet for individuals with latent TB infection discusses how to diagnosis latent TB infection and prevent active TB disease. It also discusses length of treatment, drug side effects, and drug interactions (Washington State Department of Health, 2000).
Audience:Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English,Spanish
Available from: Washington State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Control, 1112 SE Quince St, PO Box 47890, Olympia, WA 98504-7890; 360-236-3443;www.doh.wa.gov
Treatment to Prevent Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses the importance of treating latent TB infection and provides information about the TB vaccine and drugs used to treat TB (New York City Department of Health, 1999).
Audience: general public, Hispanics,persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: 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
Treatment to Prevent Tuberculosis (TB): Why Do I Need It?
This pamphlet provides information about TB preventive therapy. It discusses symptoms, the BCG vaccine,and drug therapy (New York City Department of Health, 1999).
Audience: general public, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
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
Tuberculosis (TB): Preventive Therapy
This pamphlet for persons with latent TB infection distinguishes between latent TB infection and active TB disease, describe show TB is spread, and discusses testing and prevention (California Tuberculosis Controllers Association).
Audience: Asians, persons with TB
Format:pamphlet, 2 pp
Language: Cambodian, Chinese, English, Korean,Tagalog, Vietnamese
Available from: Asian Pacific Health Care Venture,Inc., 1530 Hillhurst Ave, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90027; 323-644-3880; aphcv.apanet.org. Available in Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
and California Tuberculosis Controllers Association, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704; 510-540-2722; www.ctca.org.Available in Cambodian, Chinese, English, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Tuberculosis:Preventative Therapy
This videotape discusses transmission and treatment of latent TB infection, adherence to medications, and adverse reactions to medications (Golden Door Publications, 1993).
Audience: Hispanics, persons with TB
Format:videotape, 6 min
Language: Spanish
Available from: Golden Door Publications, 2600 10th St, Berkeley, CA 94710-2513; 510-849-3571
You Can Beat TB! Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Information: Information for Patients with
Latent TB Infection (LTBI)
This pamphlet presents information about treating latent TB infection and explains what latent TB infection is and how it can develop into active TB disease (New York State Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: general public, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Available from: New York State Department of Health, Bureau of TB Control, Corning Tower, Rm 840, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0669;518-474-4845; www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
You Can Prevent TB
This videotape provides information on preventive therapy. It discusses latent TB infection, provides information on prevention and treatment,and explains the difference between active TB disease and latent TB infection(New York City Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born,Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: videotape, 10 min
Language: Cantonese,Haitian Creole, English, Mandarin, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350; www.doh.state.fl.us
and 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
You Can Prevent TB: A Video for People with Tuberculosis Infection (with BCG Explanation)
This videotape provides information on preventive TB therapy (New York City Department of Health, 1998).
Audience: general public
Format: videotape, 10 min
Language: English
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
TB Disease Treatment
Information on Tuberculosis I 
This pamphlet, available online only, discusses the treatment of TB and explains why it is important for persons with TB to take their medication sand to adhere strictly to their medical regimens to avoid death and to avoid developing multidrug-resistant TB. It was adapted by the Division of Tuberculosis Control,Virginia Department of Health, from materials developed in 1993 by the New York State Department of Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Audience:foreign-born, general public
Format: pamphlet, 3 pp
Language: Albanian,English
Internet link:
Albanian: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/pamphlets/TB_InfoAL2.PDF
English: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/pamphlets/Tb_InfoEng1.PDF
Medication for Treatment of Tuberculosis
This pamphlet discusses TB treatment and provides information on the drugs rifampin, isoniazid, rifamate, pyrazinamide,and ethambutol, including dosing regimens and possible side effects (Harborview Medical Center, 1995).
Audience: Asians, foreign-born, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 3 pp
Language: Amharic, Cambodian, Khmer,Somali, Tigrinya, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Amharic: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/amharic/tb_meds_ahm.pdf
Cambodian: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/camb/tb_meds_camb.pdf
Somali: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/somali/tb_meds_somali.pdf
Tigrinya: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/tigrean/tb_meds_tig.pdf
Vietnamese: www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/viet/tb_meds_viet.pdf
Available from: Ethnomed, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave,Seattle, WA 98104; 206-731-3000; www.washington.edu/medicine/hmc/
Medicine for Tuberculosis Disease
This pamphlet provides information on medical treatment for TB, the side effects of drugs used to treat TB, and patient adherence to therapeutic drugs (Minnesota Department of Health, 1997).
Audience: Asians,foreign-born, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 6 pp
Language: Cambodian, Croatian, English, Hmong, Lao, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian,Somali, Spanish, Tibetan, Vietnamese
Internet link:
Cambodian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/cambodian-medinf.pdf
Croatian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/croatian-medtb.pdf
English: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/brochur4.pdf
Hmong: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/hmong-medtb.pdf
Lao: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/loa-medtb.pdf
Russian: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/russian-medtb.pdf
Somali: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/somali-medtb.pdf
Spanish: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/spanish-medtb.pdf
Tibetan: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tibetan-medtb.pdf
Vietnamese: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/vietnamese-medtb.pdf
Available from: Minnesota Department of Health, Tuberculosis Program,717 Delaware St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414; 612-676-5414; www.health.state.mn.us/divs/dpc/ades/tb/tb.htmTuberculosis—TB Can Be Cured This fact sheet discusses TB and how it can be cured(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
Audience: general public, Hispanics, persons with TB
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: 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; www.dhhs.state.nc.us
Usual TB Treatment Plan
This poster illustrates the treatment regimen and duration for active TB disease and displays the decline of the disease as treatment progresses .It describes the usual length of time before diagnostic change from positive to negative and indicates when the conversion takes place (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 1996).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: poster
Language: English
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Office of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego, CA 92186; 619-692-5565;
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index/htm
You Can Beat TB Disease: Information for Patients with TB Disease
This pamphlet presents information about TB treatment and explains active TB and its transmission(New York State Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: persons with TB
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Available from: New York State Department of Health, Bureau of TB Control, Corning Tower,Rm 840, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0669; 518-474-4845; www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
