This week ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the process the Department will use to develop the next editions of the National HIV/AIDS…
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) share a commitment to ensuring that all individuals living with hepatitis C (HCV) are able to access treatment. HCV is the…
The Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an online 2018 National Viral Hepatitis Progress Report to share trends in viral hepatitis vaccination efforts, and disease incidence and mortality. This is the annual update to…
The rising incidence of hepatitis C in the United States has introduced new public health challenges with a diverse set of clinical and social consequences. The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) has developed fact sheets…
Public Health Reports (PHR), a peer-reviewed journal of public health research and practice and the official journal of the Office of the Surgeon General and US Public Health Service, is inviting submissions for a supplement on…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released new data estimating prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the United States from 2013‐2016. The data indicate that nearly 2.4 million adults, or 1 percent…
amfAR just published a new analysis in Health Affairs blog that displays how many substance abuse facilities nationally offer HIV testing or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) testing, based upon data from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Below are some…
The National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released “Strategies to Increase Access to Hepatitis C (HCV) Treatment within ADAPs: Provider Decision Tree,” an interactive and web-based resource to support AIDS Drug Assistance…
The National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently released Integrating HIV and HCV Testing, a toolkit developed in partnership with the Association for Public Health Laboratories. It is designed to support health departments…
A King County program called “Test & Cure” has dramatically increased the numbers of baby boomers screened and treated for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the program…