World TB Day
CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions
Congratulations to the 2024 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions for your contributions to preventing and controlling TB in the United States.
There are many individuals and organizations working in effective and engaging ways to end tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. The CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions Project provides an opportunity to recognize accomplishments and learn best practices from individuals who are making significant contributions to eliminating TB in the United States.
We are sharing these inspiring success stories through CDC’s website, X, and Facebook accounts, and hope that they help and inspire others.
Tell your story or your organization’s story by answering any of the following prompts:
- Describe how the nominee(s) has worked to eliminate TB in their community.
- What impact have these efforts made in the community?
- Submit via email to tbinfo@cdc.gov by Friday, February 16, including:
- Completed Nomination Form [DOC – 48 KB]
- Photo or video (along with the names of individuals included)
- Photo Release Form [PDF – 93 KB]
AND/OR
- Submit via social media using the hashtag #TBEliminationChampion
If you have any questions, please contact tbinfo@cdc.gov.
- Photo Requirements
- Photo Release Form [PDF – 9 KB]: please complete and include with submission via email.
- For group nominations, consider a photo collage or a screenshot of a group on a video conferencing platform
- Types of Image Files: JPEG (or JPG) – Joint Photographic Experts Group or PNG – Portable Network Graphics
- Amber Hunwardsen
- Binational Tuberculosis Program “Los dos Laredos”
- Black Hawk County Health Department
- Brittany Bolin
- California, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas Public Health Laboratories
- Cecilia Norris
- Central City Community Health Center
- Ed Zuroweste
- Faith Healthcare
- Gateway Medical
- Jacqueline M. Achkar
- John Green
- Johns Hopkins University
- Julia Boese and the Monmouth County Health Department Tuberculosis Clinic Public Health Nurses
- Lake County Health Department Tuberculosis Clinic
- Moni Muraki
- Myrna Leiper
- National TB Molecular Surveillance Center
- New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington Public Health Laboratories
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Paige Storm
- San Antonio City Chest Clinic
- San Diego County TB Elimination Initiative Community of Practice
- Somos TB
- Tammy Bowling
- Teresa Plummer
- Texas Center for Infectious Disease Respiratory Therapy Department
- Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 6/5S TB Elimination Program