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Contact:

Melanie Wallentine
801-538-6096
mwallentine@utah.gov

 

 


HEPATITIS C PREVENTION

Hepatitis C Testing

Salt Lake Valley Health Department
610 South 200 East, SLC
Mon, Tue, and Thu: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
(closed for lunch 11:30 am -1 pm)
Wednesday: 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
801-534-4666
$21

Utah AIDS Foundation
1408 South 1100 East, SLC
Mondays: 5:00 -7:00 pm
801-487-2323
$20
www.utahaids.org

Northern Utah HIV/AIDS Coalition
536 24th Street, Suite 2B
Ogden, UT 84401
801-393-4153
Starting March 16, 2009
FREE Testing

Monday –Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, By Appointment only
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FREE Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing will also be offered.

Project Reality
150 East 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 364-8080
HCV antibody testing, call for information.


Hepatitis C Support Group

For people with Hepatitis C and their family or friends

Date:  First and third Thursday of each month
Location:  St. Paul's Episcopal Church
261 South 900 East, SLC
Time:  6:30 - 8:30 PM
Purpose:  To understand we are not alone and to become informed advocates and participants in our health care.
Contact Person:  Amber (801) 949-0993 or (801) 534-4620

Hepatitis C Resources

COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR HIV/AIDS AND HEPATITIS C 2008
For HIV Prevention Providers, HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Providers and Hepatitis C Consumers

2005-2007 Viral Hepatitis Comprehensive Plan
The Utah Viral Hepatitis Comprehensive Plan, developed by the Viral Hepatitis Steering Committee and Viral Hepatitis Work Group with the assistance of the Utah Department of Health, is the framework for the provision of care services during 2005 through 2007 for people living in Utah with viral hepatitis and for those at risk for viral hepatitis infection.

WEB LINKS

Hepatitis C Awareness and Action Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 649-3877
www.hcaaf.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/index.htm

Hepatitis C Support Project
http://www.hcvadvocate.org

American Liver Foundation
http://www.liverfoundation.org

Veterans Affairs-Center for Excellence in Hepatitis C Research and Education
http://www.va.gov/hepatitisc


Hepatitis C Conference
Collaboratively Confronting the Challenge: An Educational Conference

Speaker Presentations:

Community Track
Hal Cole, MD - "Hepatitis C Testing: Understanding the Basics for your Client"
Handout - Hepatitis C Testing

Richard Garden, MD, MPH - "Hep C in Corrections and Re-Entry into the Community"

Medical Track
Christopher Tietze, MD - "Asking the Right Questions: Is your Patient at Risk for Hep C?"

Triscia Martin, PA-C - "Labspeak - What Does it All Mean?: Reading and Understanding a Hepatitis C Test"

Terry Box, MD - "Treatment and Medical Management of Hepatitis C"

Charlie Smigelski, RD - "Nutrition Support in HCV Infection"
Handout - "Nutrition for people with HCV"


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