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Prevention Programs
Community Health Care Van (New Haven, CT)
Provides free services via a mobile clinic, including hepatitis B and C screening and hepatitis A and B vaccination. Reviewed 11/16/07

El Centro Del Barrio Health Care for the Homeless
Viral hepatitis educational program for homeless. Reviewed 7/14/08

Hepatitis Web Study
This site provides interactive, case-based modules related to the clinical care of persons with viral hepatitis. Reviewed 9/8/08

Next Stop Care Program (Boston)
Provides HAV, HBV, influenza, pneumococcal, and tetanus vaccines to needle exchange program clients, in collaboration with senior nursing students and faculty. Reviewed 11/14/07

 
 
Recommendations

Recommendations for Identification and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Source: MMWR, September 19, 2008; 57(RR--8):1-20
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5708a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5708.pdf

ACIP Recommendations: A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Part II: Immunization of Adults Source: MMWR, December 8, 2006;55(RR-16):1-25
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a2.htm - Appendix A
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a3.htm - Appendix B
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a4.htm - Appendix C
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5516.pdf
Please note: If you are using the HTML version of this document, be sure to access all four HTML links to get the complete content of the document, which includes 3 important appendices.

A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Part 1: Immunization of Infants, Children and Adolescents.
Source: MMWR, December 23, 2005, Vol. 54(RR-16):1-39
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5416.pdf

Please note: Be sure to access the following 3 important appendices to get the complete document.
Appendix A: Case Management - www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5416a2.htm
Appendix B: Immunization Management - www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5416a3.htm
Appendix C: Postexposure Prophylaxis - www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5416a4.htm

Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006
Source: MMWR August 4, 2006 Vol 55(RR11);1-94
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5511a1.htm

Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, May 19, 2006, Vol. 55(RR07):1-23
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5507.pdf

Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, October 01, 1999, Vol. 48(RR12):1-37
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4812a1.htm

National Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy: A Comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and its Consequences
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Summer 2001
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/plan/index.htm

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/HIV-HCV_Coinfection.htm

Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus
Source: MMWR, February 7, 2003, Vol. 52 (RR-3):1-24
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5203.pdf

 
 
More Resources for Providers

Integrating Viral Hepatitis Prevention into Public Health Settings
Guest Editors: Buffington J, Jones TS, Harris JL
Public Health Reports, May 2007; 122(suppl. 2): 1-104
www.publichealthreports.org/userfiles/122_SUP2/2_PHR122_Sup2_1-5.pdf

The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington announced the release of Hepatitis Web Study, a website designed for healthcare workers who provide clinical care to persons with viral hepatitis. This project was funded by CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis. The website features:

  • Fourteen interactive, clinically-relevant case studies, each with a discussion, high quality illustrations and graphics, and links, that highlight and illustrate key recommendations from national guidelines;
  • Free continuing education credits, including an easy way to print CME/CNE documentation and an electronic CE tracker;
  • Numerous high quality figures that the user can easily download into PowerPoint slides;
  • Reference linked to Pub Med abstracts, federal guidelines sites, and/or CDC MMWR documents.

The site will be maintained and updated on an ongoing basis and will continue to be expanded. Please visit the site and share the address with your colleagues! To access this valuable resource, go to: http://www.hepwebstudy.org

Syringe Disinfection for Injection Drug Users
www.cdc.gov/idu/facts/disinfection.htm

Brief Sex History Questionnaire
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/sxhx/index.htm

Disease Burden from Hepatitis A, B, and C in the United States
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/PDFs/disease_burden.pdf

Provider education section
Source: National Hepatitis C Program, Department of Veterans Affairs
www.hepatitis.va.gov

Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Coinfection
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/idu/hepatitis/hepc_and_hiv_co.pdf

Medical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B and Chronic Hepatitis C
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/idu/hepatitis/manage_chronich_hep_b-c.pdf

Viral Hepatitis and Injection Drug Users
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/idu/hepatitis/viral_hep_drug_use.pdf

Management of Hepatitis C: 2002
Consensus Development Conference Statement
Source: National Institutes of Health, June 10-12, 2002
www.hepprograms.org/drug/hepcconfer.pdf
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Preventing Blood-borne Infections Among Injection Drug Users: A Comprehensive Approach
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/idu/pubs/ca/comprehensive-approach.htm

HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/idu/

Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention-HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project, November 1999 (Revised on August 31, 2001)
www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/hivcompendium/hivcompendium.htm

Facts About Drug Abuse and Hepatitis C
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol15N1/tearoff.html

Outreach Competencies: Minimum Standards for Conducting Street Outreach for Hard-to-Reach Populations
Source: National Advisory Board for Outreach Standards
www.ceattc.org/OtherPDF/Counselor_competencies.PDF

The NIDA Community-Based Outreach Model: A Manual To Reduce the Risk of HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections in Drug Users
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov/CBOM/Index.html

HIV Prevention Fact Sheets
Source: Center for AIDS Prevention
www.caps.ucsf.edu/index.php

 
 
Related Organizations

National Coalition for the Homeless
www.nationalhomeless.org

Organizations Who are Serving Individuals Who are Homeless
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/hchirc/pdfs/directory/Organizations.pdf

National HCV Prison Coalition/Hepatitis C Awareness Project
The Coalition was formed to bring together organizations and individuals interested in raising awareness and providing support to prisoners who are suffering from hepatitis and HIV/HCV coinfection
www.hcvinprison.org

Information for patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C and their families
www.hepatitisdoctor.com

National Health Care for the Homeless Council
www.nhchc.org/

National Network for Youth
www.nn4youth.org

Hepatitis C Advocacy
www.hepcadvocacy.org

 
 
Information for Clients
All IAC education materials are copyright free and we encourage you to use them! Documents designated by "(PDF)" are in Adobe Portable Document Format.
 

"Living with Hepatitis B", a booklet developed by the Hepatitis B Foundation for persons infected with HBV. This helpful resource includes information on test interpretation, finding a liver specialist, monitoring hepatitis B virus infection, available treatments and treatment issues, healthy life choices, pregnancy, health insurance and employment, support groups, and more.
To download this booklet in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
www.hepb.org/pdf/patient_info_packet.pdf

Living with Hepatitis B
(interactive online guide for people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection)
Source: Hepatitis B Foundation

HBF Drug Watch: Compounds in Development for Chronic Hepatitis B
Source: Hepatitis B Foundation

Educational material for clients with hepatitis C
National Hepatitis C Program, Department of Veterans Affairs

Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences

Do I need any vaccinations today?
A 2-page screening questionnaire for adult patients to find out about what shots they need.

Should you be vaccinated against hepatitis A?
Use this questionnaire to assess your patients' risk factors.

Should you be vaccinated against hepatitis B?
Use this questionnaire to assess your patients' risk factors.

Should you be tested for hepatitis C?
Use this questionnaire to assess your patients' risk factors.

Questions frequently asked about hepatitis B
IAC's most popular piece on hepatitis B

Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease . . . should you be vaccinated?
A brochure for all ages.

If you have hepatitis C, what vaccinations do you need?
This one-page sheet describes vaccinations that HCV-positive adults need.

Vaccinations for adults—you're never too old to get immunized!
A visual table covering all adult vaccinations.

Hepatitis A Vaccine Information Statements
Download camera-ready copies of CDC's hepatitis A VIS in a choice of 28 languages.

Hepatitis B Vaccine Information Statements
Download camera-ready copies of CDC's hepatitis B VIS in 31 languages. This VIS is also offered in audio format in English, Spanish, and Russian.


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