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Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis - Stakeholders' Workbook: Exploring Vital Roles and Opportunities to Break the Silence

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This workbook contains an initial list of opportunities that stakeholders from various sectors can undertake to complement the federal efforts detailed in the 100-page Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. It was created to assist organizations and stakeholders in identifying additional innovative and actionable (specific and detailed) opportunities to advance each of the Action Plan’s six priority areas. This workbook accompanies the Action Plan found at: https://www.aids.gov/pdf/viral-hepatitis-action-plan.pdf.

HCSP Fact Sheet: Alcohol and HCV

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This information sheet discusses why it is important to abstain from alcohol after being diagnosed with with hepatitis C virus (HCV), especially for patients undergoing antiviral therapy. It states that patients who drink during HCV treatment are less likely to clear the virus. The fact sheet gives tips to check for alcohol abuse and has a table with information on different types of liquor.

The ABCs of Hepatitis

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This information sheet presents facts about viral hepatitis in tabular format. It discusses hepatitis A, B, and C. It lists statistics; routes of transmission; persons at risk; incubation period; symptoms of acute infection; the likelihood of symptomatic acute infection; the potential for chronic infection; the severity; serologic tests for acute and chronic infection; screening recommendations for chronic infection; treatment; vaccination recommendations and schedule, if any; and testing recommendations.

Even If You Feel Healthy, You Could Still Have Hepatitis C

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This poster says that even if a person feels healthy and has no symptoms, he/she can still have hepatitis C. It says that everyone born between 1945-1965 should get tested for HCV, because if left untreated, it can lead to cancer. This poster is also available in a larger size (24 x 36 in.) at http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/media/posters.htm.

Newly Diagnosed: Hepatitis C

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This pamphlet discusses hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) for the newly-diagnosed patient. It explains the disease including acute and chronic infection, its symptoms, effect on the liver, treatment including the two oral medications cleared by the Federal Drug Administration for patients with hepatitis C genotype 1, preventing transmission to others, treatment outcomes and complications of chronic HCV, and the outlook for people with chronic HCV. It includes a list of questions for the patient to ask his/her healthcare provider and a list of resources.

Hepatitis C: General Information

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This information sheet provides general information about Hepatitis C. It explains that Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of Hepatitis C, acute and chronic forms of the disease, transmission, epidemiology, the seriousness of the disease, symptoms, diagnostic tests and who should be tested, treatment, and how people with Hepatitis C can take care of their liver. This information sheet is also available in B&W at: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCGeneralFactSheet-BW.pdf.

Hepatitis C: Informacion General

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This information sheet provides general information about Hepatitis C. It explains that Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of Hepatitis C, acute and chronic forms of the disease, transmission, epidemiology, the seriousness of the disease, symptoms, diagnostic tests and who should be tested, treatment, and how people with Hepatitis C can take care of their liver. This information sheet is also available in B&W at: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCGeneralFactSheet-BW_sp.pdf.

KnoWyo

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KnoWyo
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Wyoming Department of Health

Inspired by the statistic that one in 17 Wyoming youth between 15 and 25 years old has an STD, the Wyoming Department of Health is reorganizing its KnoWyo program to target a younger audience between the ages of 13 and 25. The federally funded program allows individuals to print a voucher for free...

San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign

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San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign
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San Francisco Hep B Free

San Francisco Hep B Free is a citywide campaign that seeks to turn San Francisco into the first hepatitis B free city in the nation. This campaign provides free and low-cost hepatitis B testing and vaccinations to Asian and Pacific Islander (API) adults at locations throughout San Francisco. The...

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