A model for integrating hepatitis C services into an HIV/AIDS program.
Service provision to persons with or at risk for hepatitis C (HCV) has become an important goal for local health departments across the nation. The shared routes of HIV and HCV, the high coinfection rate of HIV/HCV, and the lack of federal or state funding to support HCV programs are reasons for integrating hepatitis C screening and treatment services into existing HIV/AIDS programs. Such an integration of health services conserves resources. This article reviews the development and progress of a county public health department program's integration of HIV/AIDS and HCV services and provides recommendations for other HIV/AIDS programs that might be considering integration of HIV/AIDS and HCV services.
UCSF School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, USA.
Suzan
S
Stringari-Murray
Alison
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Clayton
Joyce
J
Chang
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