2023 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions

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Congratulations to the 2023 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions for your contributions to preventing and controlling TB in the United States.
This year’s TB Elimination Champions have played an important role in ensuring equitable access to TB services. Please share their photos and stories with your partners and colleagues.
The champions are presented below. Our website also contains a list of champions in alphabetical order.

Amy Painter, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Dr. Amy Tang, Director of Immigrant Health, North East Medical Services (NEMS)

Erie County Department of Health Tuberculosis Program Staff

Guam Department of Public Health and Social Service and Todu Guam Foundation (TGF)

Maureen Murphy-Weiss and Luke Celebrezze, Columbus Public Health Department

Tamrin Goldberg, with the North American Touring Company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Breathe Easy South Texas (B.E.S.T.) TB Elimination Project – San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Sanchi Malhotra and the TB Infection Team of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Garfield County Health Department, Oklahoma

Los Angeles County Refugee Health Assessment Program and Clinic

New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) 4 HPMZ Workgroup

Texas Center for infectious Disease Hospital Inpatient Nurses

Xuan Man, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Breathe Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Reyes, Coordinator, San Carlos Barromeo

Maria Gomez, Florida Department of Health

New York City (NYC) Bureau of Tuberculosis Control Uniting for Ukraine Work Group

Pat Iyer, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Tuberculosis Control Branch, MDR TB Service Team, California Department of Public Health