About Us

Stop TB USA was originally founded in 1992 as the National Coalition for Elimination of Tuberculosis and organized to address the failure of domestic TB control. At that time, TB cases were increasing in the U.S. and there were outbreaks of multiple-drug resistant TB. There were 58 founding members (83 individuals) from public health, health care, professional medical organizations, and Congressional Health committees concerned with the care of individuals with tuberculosis or its control. Stop TB USA is a member of the Global Stop TB Partnership.

Goals

To serve as a channel of scientific and public health knowledge for the public and policy makers on the status of tuberculosis elimination globally, nationally and at state and local levels;

To educate the public and policy makers about the need for sustaining community public health activities for the elimination of tuberculosis, including development of new tools;

To provide a framework for increasing community participation in the national tuberculosis elimination effort, with emphasis on building awareness in and participation of "at risk" populations;

To bring partners together with a clear agreement on the shared objectives for eliminating tuberculosis in the United States; and

To stand with our colleagues in the effort to eliminate tuberculosis globally.

Governance
The coalition's governance includes 2 officers (a Chair and Chair-elect) and a Steering Committee consisting of the officers and 10 members from general membership. The coalition is convened and administered by the American Thoracic Society which covers basic meeting expenses, advocacy, conference calls and the executive director's administrative and travel expenses.

Chair: David DeBiasi
Chair-Elect: Dr. John Bernardo
Executive Director: John Seggerson E-mail: jseggerson@tbcoalition.com Telephone: 202-494-2448