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Tuberculosis
Education Aimed at Community Health (TEACH) Program Slides Set
Juzar Ali, M.D., Louisiana University
SLIDE 1: NIH TUBERCULOSIS ACADEMIC AWARD*
JUZAR ALI, M.D. FRCP(C), FCCP
Associate Professor
Section of Pulmonary/CC
Director, LSU Wetmore TB Clinics
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
* NIH supported Academic Grant "TEACH" PROGRAM
Tuberculosis Education Aimed at Community Health
MEDICAL STUDENTS*
Invited through the Student Affairs Office* and the Department of Minority Affairs
and Community Health , LSU*
UNIVERSITY FACULTY*
Program Director and assigned faculty of the Section*
COMMUNITY VENUES*
Included but not limited to under the auspices of the State and City TB Clinics*
Network
* Cooperation/assistance gratefully acknowledged
SLIDE 4: Medical Student Objectives
At the end of the TEACH program, the participating student will be able to:
1. Have an increased awareness of the public health importance of tuberculosis
2. Increase his/her knowledge base of the subject
3. Identify public misconceptions about TB and appreciate cultural and ethnic
differences in their comprehension.
4. Enhance communication skills and establish a base for future leadership role
in public health.
At the end of the TEACH program, the faculty will be able to :
1. Appreciate the current epidemiology of tuberculosis and the need for a multi-
disciplinary approach in imparting TB education
2. Establish a liaison between academic medicine, community organizations and
public health systems to improve education and increased awareness of TB
At the end of the TEACH program, the participating community venues will be able to :
1. Have an increase awareness of TB in their particular community setting
2. Establish direct lines of communication and have access to a resource base
of university and public health network
3. Have a forum of discussing practical TB management problems
SLIDE 7: DESIGN AND FORMAT OF TEACH PROGRAM
SLIDE 8: Louisiana Data,1997: Active Cases (n=407)
SLIDE 9: Greater New Orleans Area: *Region 1; 5 parish areas
Question/Answer Brochure-Newsletter Community Projects Manuscript by students
SLIDE 11: Development of Health Education Booklet
Information obtained from the qualitative research process was used to develop a "photonovel" which can be used to supplement the education given to newly diagnosed TB patients Ref: Dick J et al ; National TB Research Program South Africa. Tubercle and Lung Disease 1996 ;77:173-177
Students:
1. Pre / post questions
2. Faculty review
3. Audience review
Community Venues:
1. Evaluation Sheets
2. Impact on Screening and contact time
3. Follow up interviews
SLIDE 13: TB CASES IN REGION 1 LA
SLIDE 14: "TEACH" Program: Evaluation Steps*
( DATA published in Minority Health, Vol.1,#5 July 2000)
SLIDE 15: Overall Impact: Outcome data
At the end of the first year of the program: Observations:
1. Feasible
2. Reproducible
3. Well received
4. Increased community interest
5. Both HCP and target populations had inadequate knowledge base and significant
misconceptions about TB Impact and
Outcome measurements :
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