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Page last reviewed: December 8, 2025

TB Education and Training

Phone: 832-393-4799 Primary Fax: 832-395-9477 Alternate Fax: 832-393-5247

TB Educational Information

  • TB and diabetes brochure: English | Spanish
  • TB facts and information
  • Centers of Excellence (COE) TB training and education products
  • General Public Communication and Education Resources
  • How to Order Free Tuberculosis Education Materials

CDC Training

  • TB 101 for health care workers
  • Self-study modules
  • Core curriculum on tuberculosis: what the clinician should know
  • Health Topics A-Z

Laboratory Education

  • What you need to know about IGRAs (QFT/T-Spot)
  • What you need to know about collecting sputum (available in multiple languages)
    • AFB direct smear
    • NAAT
    • Mycobacterial culture detection
    • TB drug susceptibility testing

TB Centers of Excellence

The CDC’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination currently funds four COEs. Essential functions of the COEs include developing TB educational materials and providing training, technical assistance, and medical consultation to local and state health departments. The four COEs are Heartland National TB Center (TX), Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (FL), Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers (NJ), and Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CA).

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