Department of Health and Human Services

By Castro, Kenneth G.

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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Department of Health and Human Services
Author:	Castro, Kenneth G.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Castro, K. G. (n.d.). Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
The 1999 International American Lung Association (ALA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference was held April 23-28 in San Diego, California. While I had to miss this meeting because of my daughter’s illness, it featured a great deal of new clinical, basic-science, and public health practice information on TB, including updates on global activities. There were several symposia, minisymposia, and poster-discussion sessions, as well as our annual public health poster session. I am told that the TB sessions, as always, were well-attended, with much enthusiastic discussion. I continue to be impressed by the intense interest in TB which has continued at the ALA/ATS meetings. If you have not been able to do so in the past, please consider attending these annual meetings in the future, as they are an inspiration, in addition to being a good place to network. As an added incentive to attend, please note that CDC and Canada's Centre for Disease Control will hold a joint public health poster session at next year’s annual ALA/ATS meeting, to be held in Toronto.

Table of Contents
In This Issue Highlights from State and Local Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mycobacterium bovis in North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Texas: TB Control in Correctional Facilities Satellite Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 San Diego’s CURE-TB: U.S./Mexico Binational Referral System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Update on the Aggregate Reports for TB Program Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Updates from the Research and Evaluation Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Comparable Specificity of Tubersol and Aplisol - Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Preliminary Findings from Two Contact Investigation Studies Patient-Provider Communication During TB Contact Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Outcomes of TB Contact Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Update from the Surveillance and Evaluation Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Evaluation of Contact Investigation Procedures, Practices, and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Updates from the Communications and Education Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TB Interviewing and Communication Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Web-Based Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NCHSTP Collaborates with NCID and CARE for a Regional Prevention Through Preparedness Workshop in Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Training Course on Multidrug-Resistant TB in the Baltics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 International Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The “Stop TB” Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Notes from the Field: TB Control in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Consequences of TB Treatment for Immigrants Applying for Legal Permanent Residence . . . . . . 25 Training and Educational Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 New CDC Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Personnel Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32