Significant health disparities exist in the United States and Oregon for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) infections, chronic liver disease, liver cancer and death in the following communities and populations:
African Americans and Blacks |
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| Asian and Pacific Islanders |
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| Native Americans |
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| People born between 1945-1965 ("baby boomers") |
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| Persons who have injected drugs (PWID) |
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| Incarcerated persons |
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Providers and the groups at risk may be unaware of the need to:
- Increase awareness of the existence of viral hepatitis health disparities within their communities;
- Implement effective and culturally appropriate prevention, hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B and C screening programs for populations and communities experiencing health disparities;
- Implement birth cohort and risk-based HCV screenings;
- Screen foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islanders and Blacks for chronic HBV infection, and
- Improve the linkages to care and treatment access for persons with chronic hepatitis B and C infection.
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