PPT-Confronting Hepatitis C and HIV Among the Homeless

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Marguerite Beiser ANPBC AAHIVS Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Regis College 111418 I have no disclosures Outline Hepatitis C HCV Pathophysiology Epidemiology

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Marguerite Beiser ANPBC AAHIVS Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Regis College 111418 I have no disclosures Outline Hepatitis C HCV Pathophysiology Epidemiology Screening . Hepatitis A formerly called infectious hepatitis and hepatitis B formerly called serum hepatitis have been recognized as separate entities since the early 1940s and can be diagnosed with specific serologic tests Delta hepatitis is an infection depen How can I pay for the shots I RX KDYH LQVXUDQFH WKH FRVW RI KHSDWLWLV YDF FLQDWLRQ PLJKW EH FRYHUHG I QRW WKHVH VKRWV DUH RU IURP KHDOWK GHSDUWPHQWV DOO RXU ORFDO KHDOWK Will hepatitis B vaccination protect me from hepatitis A or hepatitis C 1R HSDW In order to be considered chronically homeless a person must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation eg living on the streets andor in an emergency homeless shelter A disabli ng condi tion is defined as Diagnosable substance us Dr. Joanna Eveland, MS, MD. Clinical Chief for Special Populations, MNHC. O. bjectives. Understand recommendations for age cohort and risk based screening for Hepatitis C. Review strategies for health promotion and optimizing treatment readiness for HCV infected homeless individuals. Continua of Care System. Daniel Blankenship. Vermont State Housing Authority. November 2016. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance . Act. https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/coc101.pdf. 1987: Congress passes . History . In 1963, Dr Baruch . Blumberg. accidentally discovered an antigen that detected the presence of hepatitis B in blood samples.. Dr . Blumberg. and his team identified a strange antigen from a blood sample of an Austrian Aborigine.. October 15, 2018. Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS. County Health Officer. Topics of interest. Public Health issues with the homeless population – Hepatitis A outbreak. Opioid coalition. Environmental Justice. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, FHPS. Director, Florida Department of Health-Escambia. Overview. Disease overview. How disease is spread and to whom. Prevention. Disease trends. 2. Disease Overview. Methods: . We analyzed the data of patients who participated in this vaccination program from 2013 to 2019. Three-dose vaccination of lyophilized inactivated aluminum-free hepatitis A vaccine (. Aimmugen. Scenario. Confirmed. . hepatitis. . A*. . AND…. Classification. Rationale. Hepatitis. . C. . virus. . (HCV). . test. . conversion. *. . documented. Confirmed. . acute. . hepatitis. . C. HCV TESTING – SCREENINGTesting should be initiated with an assay for serum antibody to HCV (anti-HCV). For those with reactive test results, the anti-HCV test should be followed by a con٠ ��HEPATITIS A��Page of s there a vaccine for hepatitis A?Yes, hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for all children at 12 months of age. Anyone 12 months of age and older who What else do we need to know?Inform your immunization provider if you or your child has any health problems or allergies. Your immunization provider will give you a record of you or your child’s

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