About this Program
FNHA Tuberculosis Services program includes consultation and support to Community Health Nurses (CHNs), Community Wellness Workers and First Nations Health Service Organizations. Persons experiencing TB are not alone; we are paddling together to get across the divide of illness and colonization to the shores of wellness and Indigenous revitalization.
Our program aims to close the gap between TB incidence for First Nations peoples of BC and the all-population rate of TB in the province by 2028, to meet the all-population rate in Canada. We are also working toward reducing the incidence of TB by 50 percent and to less than 10 cases of TB per million people by 2035.
Strategies for meeting these goals include timely and culturally safe diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for those exposed to and diagnosed with TB and transformation of medicalized TB models of prevention to integrated health interventions that are community-driven and informed by Indigenous perspectives.
For a complete description of program objectives and components, see the FNHA Tuberculosis Services section of the FNHA Programs and Services Guide.
What We Provide
TB Services provides:
- culturally-informed TB wellness promotion, training and consultation to community health nurses and community health workers, health directors and community members
- coordination and guidance in the holistic case management of TB disease, latent TB infection and contact tracing
- coordination with BCCDC TB Services in the provision of physician, lab, pharmacy and epidemiology
- educational materials for community distribution
- To request any of these services or to obtain print copies of our educational materials, please contact us.
TB Educational Materials
Poster: Are You Losing Breath, Energy, Spirit?
Postcard: Symptoms of TB Disease
Video: History of TB
Video: TB Skin Testing
Video: What Is TB? (Not TV) (part 1)
Video: What Is TB? (Not TV) (part 2)
Resource: Community Based Tuberculosis Care Manual
HealthLinkBC
Resource: Tuberculosis FAQ
Resource: Sputum testing for Tuberculosis (TB)
Resource: Home isolation for Tuberculosis (TB)
Resource: Tuberculosis (TB) skin test FAQ
See the BCCDC About Tuberculosis webpage to learn more about TB.
For Health Service Providers
Please refer to the Gathering Space for Clinical TB Resources. Connect with your local Nursing Practice Consultant to get connected to the Gathering Space.
