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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Tuberculosis
January 1, 2002 | Book
This article looks at RWJF's development of a national program Old Disease, New Challenge, as well as several single site initiatives, and its involvement in trying to contain the spread of tuberculosis and lessons learned.
TB Project Screens Migrant Workers in the Field and Tracks Them from State-to-State
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The State of Florida established a system for tuberculosis testing, assessment and treatment services for its migrant farmworker population in Northeast Florida and attempted to set up the model in South Florida.
Old Disease, New Challenge: Tuberculosis in the 1990s
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
Old Disease, New Challenge: Tuberculosis in the 1990s was a national program of RWJF to develop and evaluate innovative ways of augmenting and assisting public health systems in providing comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) activities.
Community-Based TB Prevention Programs
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1997, staff at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, developed a tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention program by linking health care resources aimed at the control of tuberculosis, with community-based resources for under-served populations in Baltimore City.
Having Someone in Their Corner Helps TB Patients Negotiate System
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
Bellevue Hospital, New York, formed a coalition with five community-based organizations to screen for tuberculosis infection and disease in the community and provide appropriate patient management services.
Number of TB Cases Will Decrease Overall, Fledgling Mathematical Technique Predicted
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1996, the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine held a series of three workshops to develop mathematical models that could forecast the spread of tuberculosis.
New Database Aimed at Linking Atlanta Groups in TB Fight
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
Emory University School of Medicine oversaw the Atlanta TB Prevention Coalition, a collaborative and coordinated effort by the various groups in Atlanta involved in education, care, and management of individuals with or at risk for TB.
Surmounting Barriers of Language and Law, Health Officials Align Efforts in TB Control
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
The County of San Diego, Department of Health Services used a combination of improved information systems, technical assistance, training and education to overcome barriers in treating tuberculosis along the US/Mexico border in San Diego County.
Should TB Patients Who Don't Take Their Medicine be Detained?
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1997, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine studied the issue of detaining TB patients who are persistently non-adherent to therapies.
So How Did it Go? Sizing Up the Five TB Demonstration Projects
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
The University of California, San Francisco, carried out a qualitative evaluation of the Old Disease, New Challenge program to monitor and evaluate five demonstration strategies.