HEPATITIS C SCREENING, TREATMENT: A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY.
- Resource Type
- Opinion
- Authors
- TURNER, BARBARA J.; RISKE, BARBARA; TENNER, LAURA L.; LAKEY, DAVID L.
- Source
- Texas Medicine; Nov2016, Vol. 112 Issue 11, p13-14, 2p
- Subject
- HEPATITIS C diagnosis
HEPATITIS C treatment
PUBLIC health
AMERICANS
BABY boom generation
GUIDELINES
LIVER cancer
HEALTH
- Language
- ISSN
- 00404470
The authors discuss the public health approach for screening and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the U.S. Topics discussed include the implementation of guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) that endorse screening for American baby boomers, the universal baby-boomer screening programs from the Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) in Texas, and efforts to revert the threats from HCV and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).