ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Efforts at the Frontlines: Implementing a Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage-to-Care Program at the Local Public Health Level.
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- Viral blood-borne infections testing and linkage to care cascade among persons who experience homelessness in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Infectious Diseases Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the United States and Canada, 2003-2022.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Potential Impact of Frequent Testing for Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs Toward Hepatitis C Elimination in the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Article
- Health Benefits, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness of Jail-Based Hepatitis C Elimination Strategies.JAMA internal medicine · 2026Article
- A scoping review on HCV screening strategies: population to screen and the test types.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Health and Economic Impact of Periodic Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
- Outcomes of a tribal community program on hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis screening, confirmation testing, and treatment initiation for an underserved population.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Elimination of HCV Infection: Recent Epidemiological Findings, Barriers, and Strategies for the Coming Years.Viruses · 2024Review
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- The effect of first-wave COVID-19 restrictions on HCV testing in Alberta, Canada: A trend analysis from 2019 to 2022.Canadian liver journal · 2024Article
- Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Pilot Hepatitis C Screening Program at Food Distribution Sites in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Time to HCV Treatment Disfavors Patients Living with HIV/HCV Co-infection: Findings from a Large Urban Tertiary Center.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Integrating Management of Hepatitis C Infection into Primary Care: the Key to Hepatitis C Elimination Efforts.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Review
- Untreated alcohol use disorder in people who inject drugs (PWID) in France: a major barrier to HCV treatment uptake (the ANRS-FANTASIO study).Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Article
- Hepatitis C Screening: Barriers to Linkage to Care.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2019Article
- Integrated care for methadone maintenance patients with hepatitis C virus infection.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Family Counseling for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.Clinical liver disease · 2019Review
- Hepatitis C services at harm reduction centres in the European Union: a 28-country survey.Harm reduction journal · 2019Article
- Leveraging the electronic health record to eliminate hepatitis C: Screening in a large integrated healthcare system.PloS one · 2019Article
- Building a Hepatitis C Clinical Program: Strategies to Optimize Outcomes.Current treatment options in infectious diseases · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe national Viral Hepatitis Action Plan recommends strengthening partnerships among health departments, community-based organizations, and health-care providers for hepatitis services. We implemented a hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and linkage-to-care program through a local health department using similar strategies reported for HIV care.
methodsThe Durham County Department of Public Health received federal funding to conduct HCV testing and linkage to care in Durham, North Carolina. HCV antibody testing with reflex RNA was offered through a sexually transmitted disease clinic, a county jail, community testing sites (including a residential substance abuse recovery program), and a homeless clinic. People with evidence of HCV infection were linked to care through an HCV bridge counselor who provided education, incentives, and transportation, and scheduled appointments with HCV specialists at nearby academic centers and on-site clinics.
resultsFrom December 2012 through February 2014, we conducted 2,004 HCV tests, of which 326 (16.3%) were HCV antibody positive and 241 (12.0%) had detectable HCV RNA. Among the 241 people with HCV infection, 178 (73.9%) were men, and 133 (55.2%) were born between 1945 and 1965. Of 241 people with chronic HCV infection, 150 (62.2%) reported ever injecting drugs, eight (2.5%) were coinfected with HIV, and 123 (51.0%) were linked to care.
conclusionAt the local public health level, HCV testing and linkage to care can be facilitated with additional funding and by leveraging existing programs and provider networks to deliver a coordinated system of care.
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