TB Publications

Downloadable Materials

For children: Mr. Tuber's Coloring Book - Available for download only.
This is designed to provide children very basic information about TB.

Patient Directions for Sputum Collection: English, Spanish, and Creole.

The Tuberculin Skin Test Tells Who Is Infected: What Does It Mean? in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Serbian, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukranian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian, Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Somali, Chinese, Hindi.

INH-Standing Between You and TB in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Serbian, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukranian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian, Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Somali, Chinese, Hindi.

Publications & Educational Materials

TB Educational Materials are available from TB governmental and voluntary agencies, such as through the CDC online ordering system found at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/default.htm.

The topics and titles available are:

You Can Prevent TB

• Audience: People with TB infection
• Length: 10 minutes           
• Producer: NYC/FL
• Description: When Trevor discovers he has been infected with TB, a visit to the doctor calms his fears. Trevor learns the facts about TB and decides to complete preventive treatment. By taking medicine, Trevor can wipe out most of the TB germs in his body before they become active, so they cannot hurt him or anyone else.
• Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, Cantonese,  and Russian.  Also in newly issued Serbo-Croatian
• YouTube link

The Facts About TB

• Audience: Concerned Public
• Length: 13 minutes           
• Producer: NYC
• Description: Cindy found out she was infected with TB after her boyfriend, Troy, was hospitalized with TB disease. She was frightened when her TB skin test came back positive. Cindy went to the clinic to talk to the doctor about what it means to be infected with TB. Her doctor explained the importance of preventive treatment and Cindy decided to take it.
• Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, Cantonese
• YouTube Link

TB and HIV Connection

• Audience: People with HIV infection
• Length: 13 minutes            
• Producer: NYC
• Description: Bob has been asking his friend, Joey to get a TB skin test. They are both HIV positive and Bob is concerned Joey has not had a TB test. Joey finally goes to the clinic and discovers he has been infected with TB. He meets the doctor and decides to take the preventive treatment. Denia, the HIV counselor, stresses the importance of preventive treatment for people with HIV.
• Languages: English, Spanish, Creole
• YouTube Link

You Can Beat TB

• Audience: People in treatment for TB
• Length: 12 minutes           
• Producer: NYC
• Description: Ricardo is receiving treatment for TB disease. He is coming regularly to the clinic but has begun to miss appointments. Carmen, his outreach worker, visits Ricardo at work and reminds him how important it is to stick to his treatment. She offers to meet him nearby for Directly Observed Therapy. Carlos is pleased and agrees to meet Carmen at work.
• Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, Cantonese
• YouTube Link