6006.0: Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 9:50 AM

Abstract #31729

Hepatitis C: Tattoos, testing an asymptomatic population and public health messages to youth

Teresa Hanbey, MSW, Executive Director, Hepatitis C Outreach Project, 7316 North Mobile Avenue, Portland, OR 97217, Robert Haley, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Henry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 97217, Richard Alexander, MS, MPH, Laboratory Director, Contra Costa Public Health, Martinez, CA, CA, and Kevin Weeks, MA, Administrative Services Division, State of Oregon Health Licensing Board, 700 Summer Street NE, Suite 320, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 378-8667 EXT4330, kevin.weeks@state.or.us.

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Learning Objectives: 1) Review epidemiology of hepatitis C 2) present usefulness of testing algorithm in public health setting 3)Review a school based education program on hidden dangers of tattooing and piercing directed at persons 13-20 in the State of Oregon.

Keywords: Access, Health Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Hepatitis C Outreach Project, "Needles and Wants" Program in collaboration with the Oregon Health Licensing Board. Review of tests used in diagnosis will be discussed (Ortho,Abbott, Roche)and research into the value of this testing for hepatitis C
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA