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Hepatitis C & Incarcerated Populations: The Next Wave for Correctional Health Initiatives
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Hepatitis C &Incarcerated Populations: The Next Wave for Correctional Health Initiatives
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Author(s)
Herman, Alicia
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Washington, DC)
Sponsor(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Infectious Diseases (Atlanta, GA)
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Published 2000.
28 pages.
Related Topics
Corrections
(Offender Management)
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in inmate populations range from 20-40%, while the rate for the general U.S. population is 2%. Issues surrounding HCV in correctional facilities, challenges to intervention, and ways in which some agencies are dealing with HCV are addressed. Contents of this document include: executive summary; introduction and background; identifying the problems of HCV in corrections; debating public health and corrections collaboration; examples of states' collaboration initiatives; and conclusions and recommendations.
Accession Number: 016564
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