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TB Challenge: Partnering to Eliminate TB
in African Americans
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Summer 2006
New
Communication Efforts to Stop TB in the African-American Community
Cornelia White, PhD, Behavioral Scientist, DTBE/CEBSB
CDC has introduced two new communication
initiatives, the Stop TB in the African-American Community
Electronic Mailing List and the
Stop TB in the African-American Community
webpage.
During May 16-17, 2006, over 100 individuals
from myriad organizations convened at the “Stop TB in the
African-American Community” summit in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see
related article in this issue. One action item suggested by the
participants at the summit was to establish and maintain mechanisms
that would facilitate ongoing communication among individuals who
are interested in addressing TB in the African-American community.
In response, the Division of Tuberculosis
Elimination (DTBE) of CDC has launched the
Stop TB in the
African-American Community Electronic Mailing
List,
as well as the Stop TB in the African-American Community webpage. The
electronic mailing list and the webpage serve the dual purposes of establishing
channels of communication and providing resources for individuals
who are interested in this topic.
The electronic mailing list provides a
forum for exchanging information, sharing activities and
experiences, and engaging in ongoing discussions related to the
prevention, control, and elimination of TB in the African-American
community. As an interactive platform, it allows individuals
subscribing to the electronic mailing list to share resources by posting and receiving messages,
submitting materials, and providing announcements about upcoming
events and activities related to this topic.
Electronic mailing list members may
receive immediate delivery of posted messages or choose a daily
digest of all postings over a 24-hour period.
The Stop TB in the African-American
Community electronic mailing list is free of charge and open to anyone with an
interest in TB in the African-American community. For subscription
information, please go to
http://www.cdcnpin.org/
scripts/listserv/tb_aa.asp.
In addition, CDC's new
Stop TB in the
African-American Community webpage provides quick, any-time
access to information and resources related to TB prevention,
control, and elimination in the African-American community.
This webpage serves as a central repository of information related
to the May 2006 summit, as well as additional resources on TB in the
African-American community, including links to
- Background information on TB in the
African-American community
- The Stop TB in the African-American
Community electronic mailing list
- The TB Challenge: Partnering to
Eliminate TB in African Americans newsletter
- Relevant Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Reports (MMWR) related to TB in African Americans
- African American TB-Related Educational
materials (e.g., TB fact sheets on blacks and minorities; the 2005
World TB Day poster; and, a link to the DTBE TB educational and
training resources website)
- TB-related electronic mailing lists, newsletters, digests and
web-based resources (e.g., the TB Educate
electronic mailing list; the TB
Behavioral and Social Science electronic
mailing list and webpage; the
CDC/National Prevention Information Network- HIV, STD and
Tuberculosis website; the TB-Related News and Journal Items
Weekly Update digest; and, the TB Notes newsletter) and,
- Other links related to TB in African
Americans and Other Populations (e.g., the 2006 "Stop TB"
Initiative article, featured on the Black Women's Health
Imperative website; the 2005 TB Behavioral and Social
Science Research Forum proceedings; the 2000 Institute of
Medicine report Ending Neglect: The Elimination of
Tuberculosis in the United States; the Measuring Health
Disparities website; and, the CDC Office of Minority Health
website).
Individuals are encouraged to visit the
Stop
TB in the African-American Community webpage and to view and
download materials. There are no subscription requirements for
visitors to this site. All materials that have been developed by
CDC on this webpage are free of charge.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Cornelia White at 404-639-8337 or by e-mail at
zhz3@cdc.gov
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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