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No. 1, 2008
National Tuberculosis Indicators Project (NTIP):
Intensive Review
The National Tuberculosis Indicators Project (NTIP)
is an initiative designed to standardize the data for monitoring TB
program progress toward objectives, which can then be used to guide
program improvement efforts. This initiative is a joint effort
between DTBE and state partners. Recognizing resource limitations,
DTBE will be launching NTIP to facilitate the optimal use of
existing data sources, enhance the communication between DTBE and
program areas, and facilitate the process for improving program
effectiveness.
In September 2007, DTBE engaged a larger
stakeholder audience in a 2-day intensive review meeting in Atlanta,
Georgia, to provide input and guidance for NTIP.
External partners attending the meeting were
TB program staff from California, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Washington, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and representatives of the
National TB Controllers Association (NTCA), the Advisory Council for
the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET), the TB Evaluation Working
Group (EWG), and TB Education and Training Network (ETN). Also
present were DTBE representatives from the Communications,
Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch; the Field Services and
Evaluation Branch; and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Outbreak
Investigation Branch.
The purpose of the 2-day meeting was to ask
external partners for input that would further refine NTIP and
ensure that it will be a useful tool for TB programs. In addition to
providing advice for enhancing NTIP, external partners provided
recommendations to DTBE on how to further increase its effectiveness
in providing guidance and assistance to the cooperative agreement
recipients. Some of these recommendations include
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standardizing the cooperative agreement
reporting format,
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implementing strategies to increase
Aggregate Reports for Program Evaluation (ARPEs) reporting on
contacts,
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providing constructive and substantive
feedback to cooperative agreement recipients on work plans
submitted (i.e., the human resources development plan and the
program evaluation plan),
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developing complimentary educational
materials to facilitate advocacy and training,
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providing support (i.e., local-level data
and technical assistance) to states in implementing NTIP at the
local level, and
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developing a record-based (i.e.,
line-listed) data collection system for contacts.
These recommendations will be used to inform
division efforts, refine the cooperative agreements, streamline the
cooperative agreement reporting process, and develop guidance to the
states in prioritizing and focusing program improvement and
reporting efforts.
—Reported by Kai Young, MPH,
CHES
Div of TB Elimination
Last Updated:
07/01/2008
Last Reviewed: 05/18/2008 Content Source: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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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