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Historical Background of the Stop TB in the
African-American Community Summit
Return to Stop TB in the African-American
Community Summit
In 2003, the Advisory Council for the
Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-sponsored a
consultation with African-American organizations and
agencies whose programs could have an impact on TB control
efforts in the African-American population. This was an
initial step in addressing the disparity between the
tuberculosis (TB) case rates of African Americans and other
United States (US)-born racial/ethnic groups in the
Southeastern United States. The consultation was intended
to raise awareness about the disparity, solicit support for
eliminating TB in US born African Americans, and develop
recommendations for accelerating the decline in TB rates
among US-born African Americans in the Southeastern states.
Participants at the 2003 consultation called for increased
research and resources to improve TB prevention and control efforts
in these populations. As one strategy, ACET prepared and sent a
letter in June 2003 to the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services summarizing the consultation and bringing this health
disparity to his attention. Meeting participants also called for
increased research in this population. One response from CDC was a
formative research and intervention study entitled “Addressing
Tuberculosis Among African Americans in the Southeast.” The CDC’s
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) and RTI are conducting
this study, as a part of the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies
Consortium, to address the excess burden of TB among African
Americans in the southeast. This multi-phase research project was
developed to understand the individual, institutional, and
community-level barriers and facilitators to TB control in African
Americans in the southeastern region of the US.
As a follow-up to the success of the 2003 consultation, DTBE and
RTI co-sponsored the Stop TB in the African-American Community
Summit in May, 2006. This Summit was used to highlight the
accomplishments since the previous consultation in 2003, as well as
to further engage partners in collaborative efforts to address the
impact of the TB disparity in the African-American community. The
goals of this meeting were to raise awareness about the problem of
TB in the African-American community, and create links and build
networks that will lead to ongoing activities and strategies to
decrease TB in the African-American community. The Summit brought
together community and religious leaders, health care providers,
public health leaders, policy and decision makers, state and local
health department staff, communications professionals, academicians,
and others, who committed to undertaking specific goals and action
items.
Last Reviewed: 05/18/2008 Content Source: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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