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 Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that affects us all. The Tuberculosis Prevention & Control Program works with the community to reduce the incidence and impact of TB in Toronto.
TB Prevention Team:
| General Inquiries, Drug Ordering, Medical Surveillance, Education/Outreach and Resources |
416-338-7600 |
TB STOP
| Homeless/Underhoused and Corrections Team |
416-392-7457 |
TB Case Management/Contact Follow up/Directly Observed Therapy Teams:
| East Region |
416- 338- 7492 |
| North Region |
416- 338- 8380 |
| South Region |
416- 392- 7457 |
| West Region |
416- 338- 1521 |
E mail Us : targettb@toronto.ca
Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program is divided into the following specialty teams:
Case Management Teams
- Manage TB disease in the general population
- Ensure adequate TB treatment is received and completed
- Follow-up of individuals exposed to TB
- Educate clients and contacts
- Order TB medication for clients with TB disease and contacts with TB infection
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Teams
- Ensure clients take medication correctly
- Monitor for side effects
- Prevent/Reduce drug resistance caused by interrupted drug therapy
- Collaborates with Case Management Teams regarding client care
Homeless/Underhoused Outreach Team works to decrease TB transmission within shelters and drop-in centres
- Active TB disease case finding
- Manage TB disease and infection in the homeless/underhoused population
- Ensure adequate TB treatment is received and completed
- Follow-up of individuals exposed to TB
- Educate shelters, drop-in centers, clients and contacts
Prevention Team
- Health promotion and community development
- Outreach to populations at higher risk for TB disease and health care providers
- Create target appropriate multi-language resource material for clients and health care providers
- Partner with internal/external agencies with a goal to eliminate TB
Correctional Team
- Manage TB disease and infection in the corrections population
- Ensure adequate TB treatment is received and completed
- Coordinate TB follow-up upon discharge from correctional facilities
- Liaise with Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and other Toronto Public Health programs
- Educate within correctional facilities
Medical Surveillance and Drug Order Team
(Immigration and Routine Surveillance)
- Immigrants, refugees, visitors, visa students/workers identified through immigration surveillance are monitored for TB disease
- Monitor clients with TB infection identified through routine surveillance
- Order TB medication for clients with TB infection on immigration and routine surveillance
- Order TB medication for Toronto physicians whose clients live outside of Toronto
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