Tuberculosis Control Program

Contact Information
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Control Program
123 W Manchester Blvd,
Inglewood, CA 90301
Phone: (213) 745-0800
Fax: (213) 749-0926
Email: tbc@ph.lacounty.gov

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World TB Day

World TB Day is a day to bring public awareness on TB, the deadliest infectious disease in the world. It is held every year on March 24th, to commemorate the day Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB. World TB Day is a day to acknowledge the presence of the disease and increase efforts to eliminate it.

Each year on World TB Day, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Program conducts special activities to bring awareness to TB.

This year, in 2025, our program:

  • Participated in the global “Light Up the World” campaign by lighting Los Angeles City Hall and Union Station in red, the symbolic color of TB.
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  • Collaborated with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pass a motion to Proclaim March 24th as World Tuberculosis Day in Los Angeles County.
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  • Collaborated with the City of Beverly Hills to recognize March 24th as World TB Day.
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  • Participated in a TB testing outreach event in Service Planning Area 2 on March 6, 2025.
  • Collaborated with local community partners to conduct a Community “No Cost” TB testing event on April 8, 2025.
  • Developed a World TB Day social media post that was shared across Department of Public Health social media pages.
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  • Distributed a countywide press release to highlight World TB Day, the new California TB screening law, and Los Angeles County’s commitment to TB prevention and control.
  • Coordinated a release through the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) to further engage healthcare professionals in TB awareness and outreach efforts.
  • Nominated the Harbor-UCLA Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic for the CDC TB Elimination Champions Award and the California TB Controllers Association TB Elimination Heroes Award in recognition of their exceptional service treating TB infection among newly arrived children in Los Angeles County.
  • Recognized the LA County Men’s Central Jail Mid Level Clinician team with the Brian Kozaczka TB Elimination Recognition Award for their collaborative work diagnosing and treating TB in the county’s correctional health system.

Upcoming Events

First Friday CME Conference
August 1, 2025
9:00 – 11:30 AM

Coalition to End TB in Los Angeles County
September 17, 2025
10:00 – 11:30 AM

Community of Practice Meeting
TBD

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