Notice Tuberculosis

11/06/2020

11/06/2020

Please view this CDC Fact Sheet about latent vs. active TB disease.

11/06/2020

Tuberculosis: Fact or Myth?

Also check out this article that we have debunked!
https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/12/04/artificial-intelligence-vs-tuberculosis-part-1/

False diagnoses don't often occur. Blood/skin testing is followed up by diagnostic imaging to confirm or dismiss a TB diagnosis.

11/05/2020

Here are a few other organizations you can follow that are working towards eradicating Tuberculosis in the unsheltered community.

Follow the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, a non-profit organization on Facebook (National Health Care for the Homeless Council)

Also follow the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a non-profit organization on Facebook (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

11/02/2020

Public Service Announcement!

The learning team behind the social media campaign Notice Tuberculosis has created and published 3 PSA's that address different aspects of our prevention program!

https://youtu.be/PYyifY22IKA
https://youtu.be/DINA30L7jZ0
https://youtu.be/0h-179wa7CA

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

11/02/2020

Hello!
Please click this link to listen to our podcast!
This podcast features the wonderful Jennifer Horne Johnson, who was recently diagnosed with Latent Tuberculosis.

This podcast will address the issue of latent tuberculosis infections (LTBIs). People with LTBI have TB mycobacterium in their bodies, but the bacteria are n...

10/29/2020

Please view this TB fact sheet created and published by the CDC. This fact sheet highlights health disparities.

Also, here is an accompanying webpage from the CDC that further explains health disparities in TB.
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/populations/healthdisparities/default.htm

10/29/2020

https://www.who.int/images/default-source/tuberculosis/tb-covid-19-coronavirus-case-detection.gif?sfvrsn=7858550e_4

Please view this infographic created by the WHO about COVID-19 and TB case detection.

10/29/2020

CURRENT EVENTS POST!!

Tuberculosis vs. COVID-19

Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 are both infectious diseases that attack primarily the lungs. Both diseases have similar symptoms such as cough, fever and difficulty breathing. TB, however, has a longer incubation period with a slower onset of disease.

Please view this student-created diagram. All information sourced from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
& https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/signsandsymptoms.htm

10/22/2020

Please visit these websites from credible sources reporting on our health issue/target population for more info. Unbiased sources like these are where we obtain all of our information from.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-1678_article

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/populations/homelessness/TB_and_Homelessness_2015_Summit.pdf

In 2008, an outbreak of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis was identified among residents of homeless shelters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. When initial co...

10/22/2020

To help show the impact we want to have on the outbreak of TB in Atlanta, Georgia, here is our Logic Model we developed.

Notice Tuberculosis is comprised of three main intervention programs that will help us satisfy objectives and goals. First, we have developed a joint HIV/TB intervention program that seeks to prevent and treat both HIV and TB, and provide the much-needed care for individuals with overlap. Next, we need a community-wide education program where people can learn how to prevent infection, recognize the signs and symptoms of TB, and know the resources available to them, such as testing sites. Lastly, we have created an intervention that provides food safety and food security to the communities we serve. One activity within this program is planting public produce that will provide healthy and safe food for unsheltered individuals.

10/20/2020

Please view our student-created infographic. This is the second of our two deliverables. Infographics present information in an easier-to-read format.