The South Health District’s Tuberculosis (TB) Program has the legal responsibility for all TB clients in the ten-county service area regardless of who provides the direct services. The TB program’s core strategies are to identify and treat persons who have suspected/active TB disease, identify, screen, and treat TB contacts, and screen high risk populations. TB services are provided at the county health departments and available to all who fall within the service criteria without regard to the client’s ability to pay.
TB Program Services include:
- TB Screening including Tuberculin Skin Testing
- TB Case Management of All Known Active TB Cases, Suspects, and Contacts
- Provisions of TB Medications
- Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)- Standard of Care for All Active TB Cases and Suspects
- Directly Observed Preventive Therapy (DOPT)- Standard of Care for Children Under Age 6
- Chest X-rays for TB Suspects, Active cases, Contacts, and Children Under Age of 6
- Contact Investigations and Follow Up of TB Contacts
- TB Surveillance
Contact Information:
Teresa Hritz, RN, Infectious Disease Coordinator
Phone: (229) 245-8711 extension 104
Stacey Porter, LPN, TB Nurse
Phone: (229)-245-8711 extension 106
Fax:(229)-245-8432
Georgia Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Program – http://dph.georgia.gov/tuberculosis-tb-prevention-and-control
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov/tb/