2003 World TB Day - Florida Report

Bureau/County Health Department Reports:

Bureau in Tallahassee:

• Exhibits/materials prepared and put up-FSU School of Nursing, FAMU Public Health Institute, Mary Brogan Museum, Capitol, Leon County Health Dept (3 sites)., DISC Village, Big Bend Cares, SHISA and Investing in Our Youth. Used TB phone cards for those visiting exhibits
• Statewide Press release
• Governor’s Proclamation
• Article in DOH statewide newsletter "Health Advisor"
• Extensive World TB Day web site
• Development of power point slides of 2002 data
• Development 2 page status summary sheets for FL and 6 largest counties
• Multiple e-mails to CHD’s regarding materials, posters and other resources for WTD planning
• Delivered WTD packets to each state legislator
• Feature article in Correctional Health Care Network web site by Ellen Murray

• "Pulmonary and HIV Disease Update" at Nova Southeastern University, March 21^st from 8 am-4 pm co-sponsored by ALA of South FL.

• "World TB Day Commemorative Event" (Approx 70 attended) Program held at the Miami Hope Center (CHC). Providing  the conference room in conjunction with the Community Partnership for the Homeless and the SFLA who sponsored the net working lunch.
  Attendees: Infection control staff at various local hospitals,
  Community Health Centers, Clinicians, Nurses, and other HCWs who address TB issues.
  Topics covered: MDCHD,TB Program Components, MDC TBP Strategies, MDC TB data and trends CY 2002, New Treatment Guidelines for TB, What is TB Nurse Case Management, What is Contact Investigations, How is DOT provided, examples of real situations

• Display in clinic waiting area with brochures, posters, etc
• Staff wore Stop TB pins and TB Busters buttons
• Staff provided brunch for patients

• Link on Hillsborough Intranet web site to World TB Day events
• Participated in University of South Florida "Jamaican Me Healthly" health fair

• Movie: People’s Plague-TB in America (PBS documentary shown to CHD staff/local providers) credits provided

• Posters displayed
• Notepads, Pens and calendars given to local providers and hospitals
• Press release in local paper

Seminole County

• gave out phone cards to all clients coming to clinic or seen in the field-will continue for the rest of the week
• sent e-mail messages to all SCHD staff throughout the day re: World TB day (infomercials)
• displayed many World TB Day posters throughout the health dept
• created a slide presentation, set to music, shown on all television monitors in the building

• Two part Newspaper story featuring a former active TB patient who spent almost four months in AGH. The story was printed the day before and on World TB Day.
• A local resident who spent almost four months in AGH was invited back to the hospital as a guest speaker at the World TB Day Conference

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