Advocacy: World Stop TB Day 2005: Events and Activities

World Stop TB Day 2005

News Conferences

Alameda County's Medical Officer will present case counts by city to the Board of Supervisors during Public Health Week. Members of the press will be invited.

San Francisco Department of Public Health will hold a news conference at the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center (TARC). Feature presentations of the event will likely include SF's adoption of QFT-gold testing and the new requirement of TB testing in SF homeless shelters. TARC services HIV clients, many homeless among them, and their successes within this community will be featured along with their facilities and programs.

Tuberculosis Prevention Partnership of Santa Clara County will host a news conference at the Santa Clara County Medical Association offices. A brief awards ceremony will recognize 6 staff members as "Diligent Detectives" in the battle against TB. Public Health Director, Guadalupe Olivas will be present the staff awards. Health Officer, Marty Fenstersheib, will present the most recent TB data for Santa Clara County and the State.

State and Local Jurisdiction Activities

California Department of Health Services
The Governor will issue a proclamation.
The State will issue a statewide press release.

Los Angeles Department of Health Services, working with local the American Lung Association of California affiliate will issue a proclamation, and distribute information, education, pamphlets, keychains, etc. at Oliveview, Harborview, and UCLA hospitals.

Riverside Department of Public Health Community Health Agency will issue a proclamation and include a lead article on TB in the quarterly newsletter for private providers. The week of March 14th, Riverside's TB Controller hosted a breakfast for 15 front line TB workers in recognition of their contributions to TB Control in the county.

Santa Barbara Public Health Department Disease Control and Prevention will issue a Board of Supervisors Proclamation and focus their efforts on educating private providers.

Stanislaus Public Health Services Agency will promote World Stop TB Day using CDC provided materials. In March, they will test all employees, and they will consider inviting news agencies to this event and/or photographing the event and including photos in information and education packets to local and state policy leaders.

Partner Activities

RESULTS coordinated a statewide media call on March 15th, resulting in four pre-World Stop TB Day news articles.

The American Lung Association of California will issue a statewide news release.