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County TB elimination team warns of rising social-risk factors, requests staffing and funding
Summary
TB program staff told the Board of Health that case counts are small but resource-intensive, with 35 cases logged last year and 79% of 2025 cases showing at least one social vulnerability; presenters said the program currently has one TB-disease nurse and requested priority for TB positions in the FY27 budget.
Presenters from the Metro Nashville TB Elimination program told the Board of Health that rising social-risk factors are making cases more complex and resource-intensive, and urged prioritizing TB positions in the upcoming budget.
Dr. Avis Turner, the TB elimination physician, and Sabrina Cook, the TB-clinic nurse practitioner and program director, described the program's six subclinics and patient-centered services including directly observed therapy (DOT) and electronic DOT. Epidemiologist Colton McKay said data modernization is underway to digitize decades of paper records and…
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