Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance
The Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination Alliance (TEA), formerly known as the Tuberculosis (TB) Community Engagement Network (CEN), works closely with state and local TB control programs, focusing on outreach to Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities with the highest TB burden. TEA builds upon health care provider capacity and support at-risk communities of TB. The initiative brings together community-based organizations across the United States to increase knowledge, testing, and treatment of TB and latent TB infection (LTBI) among high-risk communities.
CONTACT
Chibo Shinagawa, Senior Program Manager, Infectious Diseases
Mukta Deia, Program Coordinator, Infectious Diseases
tea@aapcho.org
tbeliminationalliance.org
STEERING COMMITTEE PARTNERS
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
- Hepatitis B Foundation
- Stop TB USA
FUNDING PARTNER
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
GOAL
The goals of the TB Elimination Alliance are to:
- Conduct outreach to underserved AA and NH/PI communities with the highest TB burden;
- Increase awareness and understanding of culturally and linguistically appropriate LTBI/TB testing and treatment strategies;
- Share resources and best practices among providers; and
- Develop partnerships to scale existing initiatives.
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