Prevention and Transmission

VA Policies and Reports

• Relationship Between Immunization with Jet Injectors and Hepatitis C
  VBA Fast Letter, June 29, 2004

Guidelines

• Hepatitis C Testing and Prevention Counseling Guidelines for VA Health Care Practitioners, 2001
  Directive 2001-009, February 27, 2001
• Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, June 29, 2001
• CDC MMWR: Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, October 16, 1998

Topic Reviews

• Hepatitis C Virus Transmission
  An overview of HCV transmission through blood, injection drug use, sexual activities and other modes of transmission.
• Pharmaceutical Options for Managing Viral Hepatitis and Cirrhosis Complications in the VA Health Care System
  List of pharmaceutical options within the VA Health Care System for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, treatment side effects, cirrhosis management, and prevention

Journal Articles

• Selected Journal Articles on Prevention and Transmission of Hepatitis C
  

Patient Education

• Hepatitis C Education Class
  Course guide, slide set and script
• All About Your Liver
  Educational program on hepatitis and the liver designed for patients with special learning needs
• Patient Education Handouts
  A variety of PDF brochures on living with hepatitis C
• Patient Education Wallet Cards
  Easy-to-carry cards with tips on coping with hepatitis C
• Hepatitis C: Should You Get Tested?
  Poster, 8-1/2" x 11" [PDF, 39K]
• The ABCs of Hepatitis
  Two-page guide to the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis A, B, and C
• Patient Videos
  Four videos and transcripts on hepatitis C