Education and Training Needs of U.S. Tuberculosis Programs.

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Promotion Practice, 2026, v. 27, no. 3: Education and Training Needs of U.S. Tuberculosis Programs.
• Journal Article:
  Health Promotion Practice
• Personal Author:
  Maiuri, Allison ; Tatum, Katharine ; Segerlind, Sarah ; Bhavaraju, Rajita ; Khilall, Anita ; Kumar, Shwata Suresh ; Musoke, Kelly ; Sanchez, Delphina ; Simpson, Karen ; Raftery, Ann ; Wallis, Kay ; Caruso, Elise ; DeLuca, Nickolas
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds tuberculosis (TB) Centers of Excellence (COEs) that support TB control and prevention efforts in the United States. In 2018, the TB COEs conducted a multiphased assessment among U.S. staff involved in TB service delivery to identify needs related to TB training, resources, and medical consultation. Representatives from each TB COE and CDC's Division of TB Elimination formed a workgroup to guide the design of the needs assessment. The group used an online survey for data collection. Participants were staff working in some capacity on TB within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Staff could be in non-public health (e.g., community health center, hospital, laboratory, private practice) or public health (state or local health department staff responsible for TB) settings and did not have to be a clinical health care provider (N = 1,482). We identified four priority areas for future TB training and education efforts. These areas include (1) focus on key topics; (2) tailor training and products to different professions, settings, and skill levels; (3) keep learners updated on the latest resources and best practices; and (4) use a mix of training methods and formats. The findings highlighted future priorities for TB training and education and were shared with health department TB programs throughout the United States.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Needs Assessment
  • Health Personnel
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  • tuberculosis
  • needs assessment
  • training
  • health education
  • public health workforce
  • mixed methods
• Source:
  Health Promotion Practice, 2026, v. 27, no. 3
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399251347535
• ISSN:
  1524-8399 ; 1552-6372
• Pubmed ID:
  40517135
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12631154
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT CDC-RFA-PS18-1804/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Puerto Rico
• Pages in Document:
  521-529 (14 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261337/cdc_261337_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 495.78 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:692b355c242cb6b1adc0f3ed25641b75ee0e527b5e816706d53d43454fd56ec71ea1c502ad06c070718087ce90d79318ecd68797f67e633af412f13c305de8b1