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The Palm Beach County TB
Program is responsible for
the public health aspects of
TB prevention and control
and maintains countywide
surveillance of TB.
Our Mission
To identify, treat and prevent TB in Palm Beach County.
Our Mission
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Identifying and managing
persons who have or who
are suspected of having TB
Disease
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Treating TB Disease to
sure
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Providing preventative
treatment to those most at
risk of developing TB
Disease
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Providing Training and
Education
About the Tuberculosis
Program
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The Palm Beach County TB
Control Program
oversees, manages, and
facilitates the various
activities and
interventions necessary
to assure identification
and proper treatment of
all individuals with TB
to eliminate its
subsequent spread to
others. Persons
with TB infection
suspect or confirmed TB
disease, or household
contacts with infectious
TB may receive
anti-tuberculosis
medication free of
charge through the Palm
Beach County Health
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Private physicians can take
advantage of the following
services offered by the Palm
Beach County TB Control
Program.
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Educate patients
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Monitor TB patients and
contacts from diagnosis
until cure
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Identify contacts and
perform tuberculin skin
testing when necessary
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Directly Observed Therapy
In addition to clinical
consultation, the program
provides the following
services.
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Referrals
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TB Infection Control
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Educational Presentations
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Community Based Programs
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Outreach Programs
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Refugee Health Assessment
Program
TB
Control Program also
provides expert consultation
which is often essential for
special medical situations
such as drug-resistant TB,
pregnancy, TB meningitis,
and renal failure. You can
obtain expert medical
consultant by calling the
Florida TB Physician’s
Consultation Network
1-800-4TB-INFO or by calling
the PBCHD/TB Program
Manager,
Daryl A. Garsik
at
(561) 804-7917.
Treating physicians may
contact the Palm Beach
County Health Department
(PBCHD)/TB Control Program
to report a case or obtain
information on TB patients.
By law, suspected or
confirmed TB case must be
reported to the TB Control
Program within 72 hours of
diagnosis. All routine
follow-up visits must also
be reported.
Appointments are required
for most services. The TB
Clinics times and locations
are:
Note:
If
you need to schedule an
appointment of if more
information is needed call
the main line at
561-804-7900.
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