Menu of Suggested Provisions for State Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Laws

Acknowledgements

We would like to extend our thanks to the participants of the workshop entitled “Developing a Menu of Suggested Provisions for State Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Laws,” held in Atlanta, Georgia on February 4-5, 2010, for their valuable input and contributions. Workshop participants included state TB controllers, state and local TB program staff, legal counsel to state and local TB programs, representatives from partner organizations (National Tuberculosis Controllers Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and National Association of County and City Health Officials), U.S. Department of Justice staff, and CDC staff in the following offices and programs: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination; Public Health Law Program; Office of the General Counsel; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; and National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. We also extend our thanks to the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the Association of Public Health Laboratories for their valuable comments, and to the American Bar Association for their contributions to the workshop.