TB Program Managers’ Resources
TB Program Managers Forum
This forum is a community of TB program managers who meet online to discuss CDC Cooperative Agreement (COAG) reporting requirements, developing grant applications, and approaches to other COAG-required tasks.
NTCA Website
If you’re new to the TB field, check the Online Comprehensive Courses page for basic introductions, in depth self-paced courses, and archived webinars and training materials. Keep an eye on the Calendar for upcoming events. TB Resources organizes guides, tools, and information from NTCA and partners in the TB field by topic. TB Guidelines covers guidelines and recommendations that are currently in force in the United States and internationally. For TB program management, guidelines and recommendations are included for programs, plans and strategies, TB control laws, essential TB program components, and TB nurse case manager core competencies.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Information for TB Programs
This CDC page links to national program objectives, case reporting requirements, educational resources, individual program evaluation, and ARPE national summaries.
Training, Education, and Medical Consultation
CDC TB Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation
The CDC’s Division of TB Elimination funds four Centers of Excellence (COEs) for training, education, and medical consultation. Check the link above to identify your COE.
- Curry International TB Center
- Mayo Clinic Center for TB
- Rutgers Global TB Institute
- Southeastern National TB Center
In addition, the Heartland National TB Center collaborates with public health partners throughout Texas to provide training, educational resources, and consultation.
Selected Resources for TB Program Management
Tuberculosis Program Manual Template
The template covers a comprehensive range of topics designed to provide standardized guidance to public health staff in a low-incidence region. The template is a set of fully editable Word files. Curry International TB Center, 2004.
Basic Epidemiology for Tuberculosis Program Staff, 2nd Edition
This guide is designed to assist in analyzing data, assessing current and evolving trends in TB morbidity, identifying risk groups, and determining where to allocate staff and resources. The guide provides a background on basic epidemiology, descriptions of how to put these concepts to practical use, epidemiologic and statistical techniques used in research studies, and information on TB genotyping. New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute, 2012.
Compounding Pharmacy Fact Sheet
A compounding pharmacy may be used to access TB medication during a medication shortage or to formulate a medication to meet the patient’s needs. This one-page fact sheet explains the role of compounding pharmacies, describes the process of using them, and provides website links. Mayo Clinic Center for TB, 2024.
Implementing Legal Interventions for the Control of TB
This resource describes a process for TB programs to implement legal interventions to gain and maintain the adherence of their patients. Legal interventions are described as a method of last resort, to be implemented in the least restrictive environment possible while balancing the rights of the patient with those of the public. Included are teaching cases and sample letters editable for local needs. New Jersey Medical School National TB Center, 2005.
Training Curricula for Staff Development
Curry International TB Center:
Rutgers Global TB Institute
- Ethics of Tuberculosis Prevention, Care, and Control: A Training Curriculum
- Performance Guidelines for Contact Investigation: The TB Interview
- Performance Guidelines: A Supervisor’s Guide for the Development and Assessment of Field Investigation Skills
- Planning and Implementing the TB Case Management Conference
- TB Training Roadmap for Public Health Nurses
Heartland National TB Center: