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Hepatitis Hearing Testimony
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NASTAD submitted the following testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the hearing "Viral Hepatitis: The Secret Epidemic" held on Thursday, June 17, 2010.
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NASTAD Commends House Committee for Hearing on Viral Hepatitis; Increased Federal Response Urgently Needed
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NASTAD commends the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for holding the hearing entitled "Viral Hepatitis: The Secret Epidemic." Chairman Ed Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) convened this important hearing to question federal officials, public health experts and persons living with hepatitis about how the federal government is responding to an epidemic which impacts more than five million Americans.
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Hepatitis Appropriations Partnership's Congressional Testimony
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NASTAD's Hepatitis Appropriations Partnership testified before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee regarding FY2011 budget priorities. Dan Church, the Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator from Massachusetts and member of the Institute of Medicine committee on hepatitis, delivered oral testimony on behalf of the coalition to the Committee regarding increased hepatitis funding for FY2011.
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Webinar: Hepatitis - Attitudes, Beliefs and Misconceptions
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In partnership with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), NASTAD hosted a webinar featuring Cynthia Jorgensen, DrPH, Team Lead, Education and Training - Prevention Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The webinar included results from CDC formative research and message testing with four different audience segments. Attitudes, beliefs and misconceptions were discussed as well as implications for viral hepatitis education and prevention messaging.
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¡Adelante! Strengthening the Response to HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in Latino Communities
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Building on NASTAD’s 2003 policy document entitled Addressing Latino HIV/AIDS: Latino Perspectives and Policy Recommendations, NASTAD released this Call to Action at the 2008 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC. With this Call to Action, NASTAD reaffirms its commitment to providing a comprehensive approach to addressing health disparities among Latino communities and urges health departments, national organizations, federal partners, and key community-based organizations and leaders to scale up efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis epidemics in Latino communities. The Call to Action provides a clear understanding of the complex factors that contribute to increased rates of HIV and viral hepatitis in Latino communities and recommends targeted and tailored efforts that respond to these critical challenges. ¡Adelante! en Español
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Viral Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS Integration: A Resource Guide for HIV/AIDS Programs
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Integration of viral hepatitis into existing services has become a major goal of many HIV/AIDS/STD programs. The logic for such integration is sound both organizationally and from the perspective of public health, considering that HIV and hepatitis B and C are bloodborne pathogens that are transmitted in similar ways and can be prevented by common interventions; similarly, hepatitis A, B, and C impact many of the same populations as HIV. The existence of a well-developed HIV/AIDS/STD infrastructure presents a prime opportunity to address viral hepatitis efficiently and effectively. Integration fosters an approach that maximizes the health of the public as well as of individuals by proactively offering testing, counseling, referral, and other services to high-risk individuals as well as conducting surveillance and other core public health functions.
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