NTCA/NTNC Corrections Committee
The mission of the NTCA/NTNC Corrections Committee is to improve TB recognition, prevention, and control in correctional facilities.
NTCA/NTNC Corrections Annual Work Plan 2012
Survey on TB in Corrections Facilities
The NTNC and the NTCA conducted an online survey of TB controllers, Nurse Consultants, and other staff (i.e., Corrections Liaisons) regarding “TB in Corrections Facilities” during April–May 2011.
Corrections Liaisons
Liaisons by State (v. 04/26/2013)
Corrections Liaison Core Competencies
Model Duty Statements/Core Competencies
Federal Guidance:
- Tuberculosis Case Management for Removable Alien Inmates/Detainees in Federal Custody
Federal Bureau of Prisons (Department of Justice)
United States Marshals Service (Department of Justice)
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)
PowerPoint Presentations on TB and Corrections:
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities, United States, 1993-2011
By Surveillance, Epidemiology and Outbreak Investigations Branch, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tuberculosis in Prisons & Jails: Public Health Challenges and Opportunities
By Sarah Bur - Tuberculosis Treatment Completion Among Persons Incarcerated at Diagnosis, U.S. TB Surveillance System, 1999–2008
By Kiren Mitruka, MD, MPH
