Bureau of Tuberculosis Control

Educational Materials for the Public

You may order educational materials by calling 311.

Fact Sheets

• • M. bovis Fact Sheet

Patient Brochures

• • The BCG Vaccine: What You Should Know
  This brochure explains what the BCG vaccine is and why it is used.
  [Spanish]
• • Contact With TB
  This brochure explains what you should do if you have spent time with someone who has tuberculosis.
  [Spanish] [Chinese] [French] [Haitian Creole] [Russian] [Hindi] [Bengali] [Urdu]
• • Facts About INH
  This card explains how to take the TB medication isoniazid (INH), and describes its major side effects.
  [Spanish] [Chinese] [Haitian Creole]
• • Let Me Introduce You to DOT: Active Disease
  This brochure explains the benefits of participating in the Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) program when being treated for TB disease.
  [Spanish]
• • Let Me Introduce You to DOT for LTBI
  This brochure explains the benefits of participating in the Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) program when being treated for latent TB infection.
  [Spanish]
• • Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing
  This poster explains the preparation, injection and final steps of Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing.
• • Stop TB
  This brochure explains the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease. It provides information on preventing the development of TB disease.
  [Spanish] [Chinese] [French] [Haitian Creole] [Russian] [Hindi] [Bengali] [Urdu]
• • Student TB Patrol Presents Students Fight Against Tuberculosis
  This brochure explains to children the dangers of tuberculosis in our community.
  [Spanish]
• • Treatment for Active TB Disease: What You Need to Know
  This card explains what tuberculosis disease is, the medicines that are used to treat it, and their major side effects.
  [Spanish] [Chinese] [Haitian Creole]
• • The Tuberculin Skin Test
  This brochure explains what the tuberculin skin test is, and how it is done, and when it is necessary to have it.
  [Spanish]
• • What's the TB/HIV Connection?
  This brochure explains the connection between TB and HIV.
  [Spanish]
• • What You Need to Know About TB
  This brochure explains what tuberculosis disease is, how it is spread, and what happens when someone has it.
  [Spanish] [Chinese] [French] [Haitian Creole] [Russian] [Hindi] [Bengali] [Urdu]

Patient Videos

• • The Facts About TB
  Available in: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Cantonese
• • Think TB!
• • You Can Beat TB
  Available in: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Cantonese
• • You Can Prevent TB
  Available in: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Russian, Mandarin, and Cantonese