Hepatitis C Prevention
The Basics
- Protect Yourself From Hepatitis (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Low Rates of Hepatitis Screening and Vaccination of HIV-Infected MSM in HIV Clinics (May 17, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hispanics/Latinos Across the Country Launch the First Ever National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (May 14, 2012)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Offering Free Hepatitis Tests (May 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Reducing Widespread Pipe Sharing and Risky Sex Among Crystal Methamphetamine Smokers in Toronto: Do Safer Smoking Kits Have a Potential Role to Play? (May 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California: Hepatitis a New Worry for Baby Boomers (May 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two Things Everyone Could Do to End HIV and Hepatitis C (April 27, 2012)
From Project Inform
- New Orleans, La.: Free Hepatitis Screenings Offered (April 26, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York City Hitting Hepatitis C (March 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Broader Screening for Hepatitis C Would Be Cost Effective, Study Suggests (March 14, 2012)
Linking those infected with care is key to reducing related mortality and morbidity.
From Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Professional Tattooing and Piercing Not Linked to Hepatitis C Risk (February 10, 2012)
From HIVandHepatitis.com
- Hepatitis C Prevention (February 9, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
- Know the Facts: Sex and Hep C (2008)
A detailed, sexually explicit booklet about sexually-transmitted hepatitis C geared toward gay and bisexual men.
From Positive Life NSW
- Sex Pigs: A Rough Guide to Dirty Sex (2008)
A comprehensive, sexually explicit booklet featuring risk-reduction tips for recreational drug use, hooking up, fisting and barebacking. The guide is geared toward HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bisexual men.
From Positive Life NSW
- Hepatitis C Transmission (August 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
- Mother-to-Child Transmission of HCV: Update 2006 (April 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
From HCV Advocate
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV Coinfection: A Critical Review of Research and Treatment (July 2004)
[Archived Article]
Treatment Action Group, a prominent U.S. AIDS advocacy organization, has released this detailed report explaining key areas in which hepatitis C infection can be more effectively prevented, monitored and treated throughout the world.
From Treatment Action Group
- Preventive Care in Chronic Liver Diseases (November 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From HCV Advocate
- Along the Latex Highway: Getting Pierced or Tatooed Safely (October 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- HIV, IV Drug Users, and Hepatitis C (Fall/Winter 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Syringe Exchange and Risk of Infection With Hepatitis B and C Viruses (February 4, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV and Hepatitis C Among Injecting Drug Users (August 15, 1998)
Success in preventing HIV has not been mirrored for hepatitis C.
From British Medical Journal
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