TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM

The Howard County Health Department’s TB Control Program addresses three aspects of tuberculosis:

1. Screening

2. Prevention

3. Treatment

The Program provides information about the risks of tuberculosis (TB), screens at risk individuals, and investigates contacts of people with active, contagious disease. The Health Department provides private providers with the current treatment recommendations for people with TB.

Screening (Skin Tests)

Hours	Monday - Friday, 8:30- 3:00 Call for appointment
Cost	No Charge
Location	Phone Number
Columbia	(410) 313-7500
Southeastern	(410) 880-5888
Who Should Be Screened	People at high risk of getting tuberculosis (check out the links below for more info)

When a skin test is positive, indicating exposure to TB, a referral for a free chest x-ray is provided to assure that the disease is not present.

When a skin test is positive and the chest x-ray does not show active disease, prophylaxis (prevention) therapy is recommended. If active disease is detected, the client will be treated in the TB clinic.

Clinics

Hours	One Friday Morning each Month
Cost	No Charge
Location	Type of Clinic
Columbia	Prevention Clinic
Southeastern	Active Disease Clinic
Staffed by	A Physician and public health nurses

You can find additional information at:

• The CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
• Maryland's Epidemiology and Disease Control Program