Handbook:
- Tuberculosis Control Laws and Policies: A Handbook for Public Health and Legal Practitioners (PDF)
- Companion Instructional Unit (PowerPoint)
TB Scenario-Based Assessment:
- Assessment Tool: CDC Scenario-Based Assessment:
Understanding and Sufficiency of States’ TB Control Laws (Rich Text Format) - Instructions: User’s Guide for Scenario-Based Assessment of Understanding and Sufficiency of TB Control Laws (PDF)
- Presentation: Scenario-Based Assessment: Understanding and Sufficiency of States’ TB Control Laws (PowerPoint)
The CDC’s Public Health Law Program, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, and Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, in consultation with the NTCA, developed this TB scenario-based assessment.
The assessment offers a means to assess understanding and, possibly, sufficiency of state, local, and/or tribal laws to control TB. It includes six sets of facts to prompt consideration of a variety of legal issues related to TB control. Each fact set is followed by questions to stimulate discussions of the participants’ understanding of relevant legal authorities and to identify potential gaps or limitations in the law.
There are two important things to note. In its rich text format, the assessment can be readily modified using Word (or other word-processing software) to address other issues or fact patterns of interest to your jurisdiction. Also, before conducting this assessment, it is recommended that you review your jurisdiction’s TB laws.
As you engage in the planning process, please feel free to contact CDC project staff at any time for technical or administrative assistance:
Lisa Thombley, Public Health Analyst
fsy1@cdc.gov or (404) 639-6203