2021 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions
![TB_Champion_profile_logo TB_Champion_profile_logo](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TB_Champion_profile_logo.png?_=95487)
Congratulations to the 2021 CDC. U.S. Tuberculosis Champions for your contributions to preventing and controlling TB in the United States.
This year’s TB Elimination Champions highlight the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted TB control services, causing a shift in staff roles and responsibilities as well as resources in public health departments and healthcare facilities across the United States to address the ongoing needs of the response. Please share their photos and stories with your partners and colleagues.
The champions are presented below by the photo size provided in their submission. Our website also contains a list of champions in alphabetical order.
![Texas Hospital](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TexasHospital.jpg?_=17227)
![California Tuberculosis](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/CaliforniaTuberculosis.jpg?_=17206)
![Harris County](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/HarrisCounty.jpg?_=17210)
![Jefferson County](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/JeffersonCounty.png?_=17213)
![Michael Lauzardo](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/MichaelLauzardo.png?_=17216)
![Dr. Scott](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/Dr.Scott.jpg?_=17207)
![TB Program Evaluation Network](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TBProgramEvaluationNetwork.png?_=17221)
![Gerald Barnett](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/GeraldBarnett.jpg?_=17209)
![Chima Mbakwem](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/ChimaMbakwem.jpg?_=20238)
![Michele Koenig](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/MicheleKoenig.jpg?_=17218)
![Telehealth Team - NY](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TelehealthTeam-NY.jpg?_=17223)
![TB Nurses - UnitedStates](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TBNurses-UnitedStates.jpg?_=17219)
![Otto F.W. Boneta, MD, MPH](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/Boneta.jpg?_=22109)
![Houston PHL](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/Houston-PHL.jpg?_=17211)
![1. Housing for Health, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TB-LosAngeles.jpg?_=85176)
![Tenzin Kunor](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TenzinKunor.jpg?_=17224)
![Jefferson County Department of Health, Alabama](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TB-SanDiego.jpg?_=85174)
![Texas Department](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TexasDepartment.jpg?_=17225)
![Texas/Mexico TB Program](/tb/worldtbday/2021/images/TexasMexico.jpg?_=17228)