Health Care Provider Toolkit

Key points

Join us as a Think. Test. Treat TB contributor and use your voice and platforms to deliver tuberculosis (TB) messages to health care providers, patients, staff, provider networks, associations, and community-based organizations.

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How to use this toolkit

The Think. Test. Treat TB health care provider toolkit provides free resources, in multiple languages, to support tuberculosis (TB) communication, testing, and treatment efforts with health care provider audiences.

Subscribe to our email newsletter to receive updates. Follow us on social media @CDC_TB on Twitter and @CDCTB on Facebook, download and share our partner letter, or contact us directly for more information on how we can think, test, and treat TB in our communities.

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What's included

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Think. Test. Treat TB Video
Watch and share this video of a patient asking their health care provider about tuberculosis.
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Communication Resources for Health Care Providers
Find campaign resources such as graphics, flyers, posters, fact sheets, and conversation guides.
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Health Care Provider and Patient Education Materials
The Think. Test. Treat TB campaign has education resources for patients and health care providers.
A health care provider sits at a desk across from a patient. The text reads "Do you know if your patients are at risk for latent TB infection?"
Sample Social Media for Health Care Providers
Use CDC sample social media content to share TB messages with health care providers.
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Key Messages for Health Care Providers
Use these key messages to increase awareness and understanding about latent tuberculosis infection.
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Sample Article for Health Care Providers
Use this sample language for health care providers in newsletters or other channels.
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CDC Letter for Partners
Use this letter to share CDC's Think. Test. Treat TB campaign with partners.

Think. Test. Treat TB partners

TB Programs
U.S. state and local health departments are responsible for preventing and controlling tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance (TEA)
TB Elimination Alliance is a national partnership of community leaders dedicated to TB elimination. 
Tuberculosis Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation
TB Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation support TB activities.
National Tuberculosis Coalition of America
Stop TB USA
We Are TB

Resources

Campaign Resource Overview
Learn about the available resources to help your community think, test, and treat TB.
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Content Source:
About Division of Tuberculosis Elimination; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention