Media Releases
Drug Shortage Media Release and Fact Sheet, January 29, 2013
CMA Resolution
109-12 Targeted Tuberculosis Testing of School Children, Resolution, Background
Letters
(Parentheses indicate to whom the letter is addressed)
CCLHO, Covered California letter, January 2013
CCLHO, October 19, 2012, (Delegation from California) TB Caucus
The following Letters are available upon request.
CTCA, November 16, 2011 (Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, CDC)*Cooperative Aggrement Funding
CTCA, December 19, 2008 (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, CA State Legislature)
* Letter of concern regarding cuts to MediCAL coverage for TB patients.
CDPH, April 15, 2008 (Dr. Julie Low, CTCA President)
* CDPH response to March 26, 2008 letter from CTCA regarding 10% cut to state TB control and elimination of molecular beacon testing
CTCA, March 26, 2008 (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California State Legislature) * Letter of concern over impact of 10% cut to state TB control, and local health jurisdictions (LHJ) TB control programs. Includes impact statements from LHJs.
CTCA, March 7, 2008 (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California State Legislature)
American Thoracic Society (Nuala Moore) September 19, 2007 (ATS Advocacy Network)
CCLHO, June 8, 2007 (California Legislature)
CCLHO, Dec 11, 2006 (Delegation from California)
CCLHO, Apr 25, 2006 (Delegation from California)
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Mar 13, 2006 (Secretary Leavitt, US Dept of Health and Human Services)
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Mar 9, 2006 (Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, Director, CDC)
ALALAC, Oct 25, 2005 (Representative Waxman)
CTCA, Oct 13, 2005 (Dr. Mitchell Cohen, Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, and Dr. Julie Gerberding, CDC Director)
NTCA, Oct 5, 2005 (Dr. Mitchell Cohen, Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, and Dr. Julie Gerberding, CDC Director)
ACET (Dr. Mitchell Cohen, Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC)
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Jul 13, 2005 (Senator Boxer)
ACET, Mar 4, 2005 (Secretary Leavitt, US Dept of Health and Human Services)
ATS, May 12, 2005 (TB Advocates)
CCLHO, Apr 5, 2005 (Senator Feinstein)
CCLHO, Apr 5, 2005 (Representative Lewis)
CCLHO, Apr 5, 2005 (Director Shewry, California Department of Health Services)
Fresno County, May 17, 2005 (Assemblyman Arambula)
Fact Sheets
CDC, Questions and Answers About TB 2007 (www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs/qa.htm)
RESULTS, CDC's Domestic & Global TB Funding Needs for Fiscal Year 2006 (May 2005) (pdf file)
WHO, Tuberculosis Fact Sheet No 104 (March 2007) (www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/)
TB Funding
Federal TB Funding Allocation per TB Case by State, 2005 (Oct 2005)
Resources on Tuberculosis in California's Hmong Communities:
Expanding Advocacy Efforts
Judith Thigpen, CTCA, Coordinated Tuberculosis Advocacy Efforts in California: Moving Beyond World TB Day (Feb 2005)