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Mailman School of Public Health’s International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) in collaboration with Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute, has developed new tuberculosis educational materials designed specifically for students pursuing a master’s degree in public health. The materials are intended for instructors in all core public health disciplines, focus on the prevention and control of tuberculosis (TB), and address specific public health core competencies using TB as the example disease. In addition, a brief Primer on Tuberculosis is available for instructors, providing basic information about the disease.
 
Several Mailman School of Public Health faculty were involved in reviewing and approving the modules, including Robert Fullilove, EdD, clinical professor of Sociomedical Sciences; Ronald Bayer, PhD, professor of Sociomedical Sciences; Marita Murrman EdD, associate clinical professor of Sociomedical Sciences; and Daniel Herman, DSW, associate professor of  clinical Epidemiology. The project was motivated by the idea that public health students need to learn more about tuberculosis in the U.S.  These materials are in a ready-to-use package that instructors just need to download from the web.  The information is offered in both MS-Word and PDF formats, so that instructors can either use them as is in PDF format or modify the materials for their specific needs (MS-Word).
 
Announcements about the availability of these materials have been distributed to all graduate public health programs and health departments in the U.S. The primer, along with student exercises, case studies, an audio-enabled slide set, and instructors guides, are available on the website of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute.