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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Maine: New Program Provides Testing, Education on Hepatitis CMay 13, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Maine health officials on Monday unveiled a statewide
testing program for hepatitis C, which has infected an estimated
15,000 state residents. The program includes efforts to increase
education about the disease through free counseling, a state
Bureau of Health Web site and radio and TV public service
announcements. Officials say that fewer than 10 percent of people
with hepatitis C are aware they are infected. The disease has
been reported almost twice as frequently among men than women in
Maine, and almost 70 percent of reported cases have been among
people in their 30s and 40s. A $75,000 contribution from the
Maine Health Access Foundation will make free testing and
counseling available for high-risk patients at 22 locations in 12
Maine counties. The program, which also includes the opening of a
hepatitis C treatment center at Maine Medical Center in Portland,
grew out of collaboration between the hospital and health
officials from Portland and the state.
Back to other CDC news for May 13, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Associated Press 05.12.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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