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TB Notes Newsletter
No.
3, 2007
NTCA Workshop Poster Contest
In June 2007, the
National TB Controllers Association (NTCA) held its second annual
poster contest at the NTCA Workshop in Atlanta. This year, 48
posters were developed and submitted by TB program staff from
throughout the country, and were available for viewing during most
of the meeting. A panel of judges reviewed and rated the posters on
three criteria areas:
- Relevance to TB control or elimination
Topic provides information that can potentially be transferred to another
program; addresses or identifies high priority area of TB program or problematic
area; provides strategy for better use of resources.
- Clarity of information
Information is
clearly written, short sentences, bulleted points to enhance
readability; adequate amount of information provided to understand
project, but not a complete journal article!
- Graphic presentation
Graphics utilized
to clearly present information (photographs to demonstrate or model,
graphs and charts to display data); graphics are appealing to the
viewer (not crowded, colors are used appropriately).
This year the judges gave multiple first-, second-,
and third-place awards because of ties among the entrants. First-place awards
were given to two posters:
- “An Ongoing Investigation of Extensive Community Transmission of Tuberculosis
as Evidenced by Molecular Genotyping.” The authors were C. Clark, T. Agerton,
S. Munsiff, L. Fung, K. Ijaz, and P. Moonan.
- “Tuberculosis Genotyping: The Importance of the Re-Interview.” The
authors were J. Beck, E. N. Pritchett, D. Schlossberg, and B. Dickman.
In addition, the second-place winners were-
- “The Effectiveness of Providing Tuberculosis (TB) Education Sessions during
Congregate Setting Contact Investigations.” The authors were A. Khilall and
M. Wolman.
- “Border TB Photovoice Project.” The authors were E. Moya and M. Villa.
The judges gave third-place awards to-
- “Medical and Legal Approach to Noncompliant Patients in the Treatment of
Tuberculosis.” The authors were E. N. Pritchett, J. Beck, G. Lovett-Glenn,
D. Schlossberg, and B. Dickman.
- “Missed Opportunities for Tuberculosis Prevention in New
York City.” The authors were M. Slopen, F. Laraque, S. Munsiff, and A. Piatek.
- “TB Photovoice: Mobilization and Empowerment in the Hands of TB Affected
Communities.” The authors were A. Waller, R. Lacson, E. Moya, and M. Patterson.
Poster topics were varied, reflecting the multiplicity of issues TB programs
face and the creative solutions and dedicated actions in response. One
of the judges noted that with so many interesting topics, she had to rate all
the posters high on relevance to TB control or elimination. The posters ranged
from very simple and basic to very dense and data-driven. There was much creative
use of graphics and photographs, which aided in attracting viewers
and illustrating each poster’s message.
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s competition,
and thank you to all submitters for sharing your data, experiences, and
excellent solutions!
—Submitted by Wanda Walton, PhD and Ann Lanner
Div of TB Elimination
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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