Disease Control
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 Disease Control strives to reduce the incidence of disease morbidity and mortality in Pima County. This is accomplished through the efforts of the following sections:
 Epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Well Woman Program
Vaccine Preventable Disease
Tuberculosis
 Health Data & Statistics
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This section assists in identifying community health problems, compiling the Pima County Health Status Report, and developing appropriate intervention programs and strategies. The major components of epidemiological activity in Disease Control are:
 Surveillance
Investigation
Intervention
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(Theresa Lee Clinic location)
The goal of these programs is to provide services and resources to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. By providing counseling and testing, partner counseling and referral services, education, and clinical services for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted disease, the STD/HIV Program staff members serve both the individual and the community.
Please be aware that waiting time for services will vary depending on the number of clients present. The STD screening fee is $20 or $30 including an HIV test.The HIV test fee alone is $15. The clinic is located at 332 S. Freeway (on the southbound frontage road of I-10) in Tucson. For more information or questions, clinic staff members can be reached by phone from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday at (520) 624-8272.
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| *Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Content Notice: This site contains STD/HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. |
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June 27th - National HIV Testing Day (NHTD)
 June 27th is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). Across the country, thousands of HIV counseling and testing sites, state and local health departments, and community-based organizations will participate in NHTD events. To assist you in promoting your event, the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) has produced a refreshed suite of five bilingual (English/Spanish) posters. These new executions complement the 2007 series of posters, which we also encourage you to use as they are not dated. All these posters are available to order, and all materials can be downloaded in PDF format at www.hivtest.org. NAPWA also offers partners customizable HIV/AIDS fact sheets, which are available at www.napwa.org. 
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Additional new and refreshed tools for 2008 include the following:
• Personal Public Service Announcements, or PPSAs. These were created by college students and encourage viewers to get tested for HIV. We encourage all our partners to embed these peer-generated clips on Web sites and other online assets such as blogs. To get the embed code, please go to the Campaign Tools page on HIVTEST.org (http://www.hivtest.org/press_files/news.cfm) and launch a PPSA clip. You will locate the code above the screen shot. We also encourage you to forward these clips to friends and family.
• KNOWIT campaign buttons: these can also be posted on your Web site. By texting their ZIP code to KNOWIT (566948), users can get the nearest HIV testing facility.
We also encourage you to register your NHTD event and have it listed on www.hivtest.org by completing a registration form online (Submission Form). This listing will help inform the public, the media, and partners in the field about the events taking place locally and nationally to recognize this important day, and to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.
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Offers services to women who are 50 and older, who have a low income and do not have insurance.
FREE mammograms and pap tests are also available. Learn more...
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This section focuses on prevention through immunizations, investigations, and the implementation of disease control measures for vaccine preventable disease (VPDs). The major components of immunization activity in support of Disease Control are:
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Monitoring progress towards the Year 2000 Goal of immunizing 90 percent of two-year old children in Pima County. |
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Child Care and school immunization assessments.
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Provider base clinic record assessments. |
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Ordering, distributing and monitoring the public funded vaccine for Department clinics and community sites. |
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Provide information on immunization schedules, administration techniques and vaccine management. |
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Investigation of reported VPDs to confirm the problem case, determine the areas of risk, and implement appropriate control measures. |
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Collaborate with the Southern Arizona Immunization Committee. |
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Establish new mother education programs in Pima County hospitals. |
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Maintain the HBgAg positive, perinatal Hepatitis B program. |
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The Philosophy of the TB Control Program is to provide the most current and effective treatment for TB to the people of Pima County.
The Purpose of TB Control is to: |
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Identify and treat individuals with active TB Disease. |
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Identify contacts to active cases, test and treat if appropriate. |
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Identify high-risk populations and screen for TB Infection and/or disease. |
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| Our Program and What We Offer: |
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Pima County Health Department TB Control operates a clinic four days a week staffed by Public Health Nurses and a Clinician with expertise in the management of TB disease and TB Infection. |
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Medication is delivered through Direct Observation Therapy by trained Outreach Workers. |
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Treatment of TB is without cost to the individual. |
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Each individual has a Nurse Case Manager which oversees his/her treatment and provides support through the treatment process. |
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Consultation is available for Physicians and Health Care Agencies on all aspects of TB therapy. |
Skin testing also available at the Public Health Nursing Offices. |
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Tuberculosis Control (Downtown Clinic)
150 W. Congress, Room 162
Tucson, AZ 85701
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Downtown clinic hours:
M W F 7:30 – 11:30
Tues 1:00 – 4:00
Closed: Thursday
Phone: (520) 740-8406 or
(520) 740-8613 |
-- Fee for Services --
Skin Testing: Walk-in basis during clinic hours
X-rays or consultation: Appointment only
-- Related Links & Documents --
TB Information - Center For Disease Control Website
 Tuberculosis Facts – You Can Prevent TB
Tuberculosis Facts – Exposure to TB
Tuberculosis Facts – Testing for TB
Tuberculosis Facts – TB and HIV/AIDS |
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• Health Department’s East Office – 6920 E. Broadway (520) 298-3888