TUBERCULOSIS
Fairfield County Health Department is the Tuberculosis (TB) Unit for Fairfield County. There are several services we provide:
TB skin tests to screen for Tuberculosis -
This could be for medication reasons, job requirements or school requirements.
Direct Observational Therapy (DOT) -
If someone has active TB or requires TB medication, the nurses at FCHD will watch this individual take their medication to ensure compliance and communicate issues and side effects to the treating physician.
Contact Investigation -
If someone has active TB, the nurses at FCHD investigate any close contacts that may be at risk for contracting TB. Follow up is done with these individual contacts.
Besides DOT and immigrant physicals, Fairfield County Department of Health does not have a clinic to see TB patients on a regular basis. We do follow up with a patient’s treating physician to coordinate care.
If you have any questions about TB and our services,
please call the Communicable Disease Specialist
Madeline Cook – 740-652-2827
TB skin tests to screen for Tuberculosis -
This could be for medication reasons, job requirements or school requirements.
Direct Observational Therapy (DOT) -
If someone has active TB or requires TB medication, the nurses at FCHD will watch this individual take their medication to ensure compliance and communicate issues and side effects to the treating physician.
Contact Investigation -
If someone has active TB, the nurses at FCHD investigate any close contacts that may be at risk for contracting TB. Follow up is done with these individual contacts.
Besides DOT and immigrant physicals, Fairfield County Department of Health does not have a clinic to see TB patients on a regular basis. We do follow up with a patient’s treating physician to coordinate care.
If you have any questions about TB and our services,
please call the Communicable Disease Specialist
Madeline Cook – 740-652-2827
