Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska
Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska
Dissemination and Evaluation Dissemination Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data are disseminated periodically to healthcare providers, health agencies, and the public through multiple channels including the Epidemiology Bulletin and annual report which can be found on the Alaska TB Program website. http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/id/tb.stm Evaluation Alaska TB surveillance data are routinely evaluated to determine the status of TB in Alaska. The Alaska TB Program uses this information to develop public health actions that will help reduce the burden of TB in Alaska In addition the surveillance system is evaluated periodically to ensure that it operates to meet its purpose and objectives. For more information see the CDC’s “Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems” (MMWR 2001;50[No RR-13]) at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5013a1.htm A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Surveillance 2.15 Revised November 2012
References 1 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):10. 2 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):10. 3 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):10. 4 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):15. 5 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):39. 6 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):3. 7 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):15. 8 CDC. Case definitions for infectious conditions under public health surveillance. MMWR 1997;46(No. RR-10):40–41. 9 CDC. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2004. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; September 2005. Appendix B, Section V. 10 CDC. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2004. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; September 2005. Appendix B, Section V. 11 CDC. Case definitions for infectious conditions under public health surveillance. MMWR 1997;46(No. RR-10):40–41. 12 CDC. Case definitions for infectious conditions under public health surveillance. MMWR 1997;46(No. RR-10):40–41. 13 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Controlling tuberculosis in the United States: recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR 2005;54(No. RR-12):33. 14 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000;161:1392. 15 County of Los Angeles Tuberculosis Control Program. Tuberculosis Control Program Manual: 2003 Edition [County of Los Angeles Public Health Web site]. 2003;8–6. Available at: http://www.lapublichealth.org/tb/TBManual/TBmanual.pdf . Accessed February 7, 2007. 16 County of Los Angeles Tuberculosis Control Program. Tuberculosis Control Program Manual: 2003 Edition [County of Los Angeles Public Health Web site]. 2003;8–7. Available at: http://www.lapublichealth.org/tb/TBManual/TBmanual.pdf . Accessed February 7, 2007. 17 ATS, CDC, IDSA. Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000;161:1392 (citation number 161). 18 CDC. Essential Components of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program Screening for Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in High-Risk Populations: Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. MMWR 1995;44(No. RR-11):14. 19 CDC. Essential Components of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program Screening for Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in High-Risk Populations: Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. MMWR 1995;44(No. RR-11):14. A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Surveillance 2.16 Revised November 2012
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Dissemination and Evaluation<br />
Dissemination<br />
<strong>Tuberculosis</strong> (TB) surveillance data are disseminated periodically to healthcare<br />
providers, health agencies, and the public through multiple channels including the<br />
<strong>Epidemiology</strong> Bulletin and annual report which can be found on the <strong>Alaska</strong> TB <strong>Program</strong><br />
website. http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/id/tb.stm<br />
Evaluation<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> TB surveillance data are routinely evaluated to determine the status <strong>of</strong> TB in<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>. The <strong>Alaska</strong> TB <strong>Program</strong> uses this information to develop public health actions<br />
that will help reduce the burden <strong>of</strong> TB in <strong>Alaska</strong> In addition the surveillance system is<br />
evaluated periodically to ensure that it operates to meet its purpose and objectives.<br />
For more information see the CDC’s “Updated Guidelines for Evaluating<br />
Public Health Surveillance Systems” (MMWR 2001;50[No RR-13]) at<br />
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5013a1.htm<br />
A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Surveillance 2.15<br />
Revised November 2012
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