Prevention

This internet file (web page) provides lessons on co-infection of HIV and hepatitis C. It discusses treatment; responder relapsers, partial responders, and null responders; experimental treatment; preventing cellular infection; viral enzyme target; immune therapies; and prevention. It includes two video clips, one with a hepatitis C patient, who relates her story, and the other with a doctor explains the importance of knowing about HCV for HIV infected individuals.

This pamphlet provides an overview of motivational interviewing strategies in the context of the Stages of Change Model to reduce risk and support persons living with HIV in the pursuit of healthy behaviors. It defines motivational interviewing as a communicative strategy that is directive and patient-centered. The pamphlet describes how to get started, explains the stages in the change process, and advises the counselor how to approach each stage.

An educational video and presentation intended to train health care providers to perform Tuberculin skin testing.

This information sheet discusses the hepatitis B vaccine. It presents statistics on the incidence of hepatitis B in the United States and describes the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its effect on the liver, the symptoms, the difference between acute (short-term) illness and chronic (long-term) infection, transmission, and prevention.

This information sheet discusses the hepatitis B vaccine. It presents statistics on the incidence of hepatitis B in the United States and describes the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its effect on the liver, the symptoms, the difference between acute (short-term) illness and chronic (long-term) infection, transmission, and prevention.

This information sheet provides data on youth and HIV in the United States. It states that 12,000 youth were infected with HIV in 2010, that 1 in 4 of the 50,000 people infected with HIV each year is 13 to 24 years old, the greatest number of new infections are among gay and bisexual youth, and nearly half of all new infections among youth are in African American males.

This is a flipbook from the Multnomah County Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more. The material is also available in Russian, Chinese, Somali, Vietnamese, and Spanish.

This is a flipbook from the Multnomah Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more.

This is a flipbook from the Multnomah Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more.

This is a flipbook from the Multnomah Health Department for patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease. The flipbook has information on TB disease, testing, case management, treatment, and more.