TB data for Atlanta and Georgia
 
 

	Atlanta		Georgia
	Number of cases	Rate per 100,000	Number of Cases	Rate per 100,000
1992		78.2	893	13.3
1993	274	68.1	809	11.8
1994	237	56.2	740	10.6
1995	206	48.6	746	10.4
1996	221	221	790	10.7
1997	180		696	9.3
1998	147		631	8.5
1999
2000			703
2001

In 1996, Georgia was 6th in TB cases per 100,000 (10.7) in the United States and number 1 in the southeast. Also in 1996, Atlanta ranked 8th in number of TB cases (among 64 cities which are monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New efforts to screen and prevent TB among high-risk residents where they live and seek care for other services are underway. Expanded outreach services include mobile screening stations at a variety of community-based sites, such as medical clinics, neighborhood health centers, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and corrections facilities. A series of special incentive programs, based on patient focus group findings, will be evaluated to determine the most effective methods for encouraging screening, follow-up and directly observed therapy among high risk groups.