We’ll be participating in the #TEAStorm22 next Friday, May 27 at 1pm ET, to raise awareness about #TB and to celebrate #AANHPI leaders in TB. Let’s commemorate #APHAM with TB Elimination Alliance and partners!

After my sweet little Daniel was murdered, I spent months calling for action to save lives like his. Now I need you to join me and sign our petition demanding more action to prevent school shootings like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary. – Mark

Check out stories from the TB Elimination Alliance’s 15 mini-grant awardees! They’re raising awareness+building capacity on #LTBI/#TB screening,testing+treatement. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Watch now: ow.ly/uk3r50Jft6T

Without treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease. People can become sick and may unknowingly pass TB to others, incl friends, family, or healthcare workers. Learn how to protect yourself and others: cdc.gov/ThinkTestTreat… #ThinkTestTreatTB #TEAstorm22 #APAHM

The team from LA Public Health is helping their community to #ThinkTestTreatTB. Check out the campaign partner toolkit for resources and ideas you can use for outreach in your community: cdc.gov/thinktesttreat… #TEAStorm22 #APAHM

Active TB disease is highly contagious and can be deadly. Getting tested for TB can protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community: cdc.gov/ThinkTestTreat… #ThinkTestTreatTB #TEAstorm22 #APAHM

Did you know? In 2020, TB disease was reported in 2,568 Asian persons, accounting for nearly 36% of all TB cases in the U.S. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Learn more in the CDC TB 2020 TB Surveillance Report: ow.ly/7hEy50JftqF

HCPs: During #AsianPacificHeritageMonth, I encourage you to educate your patients about how TB disproportionately affects Asian & Pacific American communities. Start the conversation about latent TB infection: bit.ly/3MA0kBs #ThinkTestTreatTB #TEAStorm22  CDC TB

Check out stories from the TB Elimination Alliance’s 15 mini-grant awardees! They’re raising awareness+building capacity on #LTBI/#TB screening,testing+treatement. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=utcODf…

It’s important to get tested for #LTBI since those affected don’t usually know that they have symptoms right away. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Learn more at cdc.gov/tb/ TB Elimination Alliance AAPCHO APIAHF CDC TB Hep B Foundation StopTBUSA

Did you know? In 2020, TB disease was reported in 2,568 Asian persons, accounting for nearly 36% of all TB cases in the U.S. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Learn more in the CDC TB 2020 TB Surveillance Report: go.usa.gov/xeq9h

When compared to White persons, #TB case rates in 2020 were 47x and 33x higher in Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian populations, respectively.  Learn more in the CDC TB 2020 TB Surveillance Report: bit.ly/3LHm3q3 #TEAStorm22 #AsianPacificHeritageMonth

It’s important to get tested for #LTBI since those affected don’t usually know that they have symptoms right away. #TEAstorm22 #APAHM Learn more at cdc.gov/tb/ img cc: CDC TB

Check out #ThinkTestTreatTB patient and provider education materials, now available in Chinese, English, Ilocano, Marshallese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese: cdc.gov/thinktesttreat… #TEAStorm22 #APAHM

Latent tuberculosis infection can develop into active TB disease at any time. Healthcare providers can prevent the spread of TB by talking to patients about testing and treatment options. cdc.gov/ThinkTestTreat… #ThinkTestTreatTB #TEAstorm22 #APAHM

Tenzin’s treatment for multi-drug resistant TB lasted for over 2 years. With the help of his local and state TB programs, Tenzin began the long and challenging treatment process. youtu.be/4UiUDlc4P5M #APAHM #APAHM22 #TEAStorm22 #TEAStorm

Thank you CPACS for your leadership & support of #TEAstorm22

Congrats and good luck Grantmakers In Health for kicking off their conference this week. It is so great to see funding partners and champions of #FQHCs from all over the US come together, share their impact, and talk about the future of their support for safety net. #ValueCHCs

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I am proud to reintroduce my bipartisan Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act w/ @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick 🇺🇸, Martin Heinrich, Senator John Cornyn, & Senator Alex Padilla. Access to these lifesaving services for all communities is long overdue. 1/2 meng.house.gov/media-center/p…