Tuberculosis (TB): Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Lung Association | |
| 61 Broadway, 6th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10006 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) 1-800-548-8252 (to speak with a lung professional) (212) 315-8700 |
| Web Address: | www.lungusa.org |
The American Lung Association, along with its medical branch, the American Thoracic Society, provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone. | |
| National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) | |
| 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-10 | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-232-4636 (404) 639-8135 duty officer from the Division of Tuberculosis |
| E-mail: | tbinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htm |
The Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) is a division within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The mission of DTBE is to provide leadership in preventing, controlling, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis (TB) from the United States, in collaboration with partners at the community, state, and international levels. The DTBE Web site provides consumer information about TB and also has the latest guidelines for the prevention and treatment of the disease. | |
| Last updated: | May 16, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Alfred A. Lardizabal, MD - Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine/Tuberculosis |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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