Columbia C
Wednesday, December 7, 2005: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

E1: E1 - Childhood Hepatitis A Epidemiology and Prevention

This workshop will cover epidemiology of hepatitis A among children, and the impact of vaccination strategies from both the national and state perspective.
Learning Objectives: A. Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. C. Identify specific intervention strategies that address the viral hepatitis prevention needs of individuals in groups with health disparities including, but not limited to, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and African-Americans.

Moderator:Beth Bell
2:00 PMModelling Hepatitis A in the United States
Thierry Van Effelterre, Thomas K. Zink, Bernard Hoet, Philip Rosenthal
2:30 PMIncidence of Hepatitis A in Arizona after the Implementation of Vaccination for Young Children
Laura M. Erhart, Michael Conklin, Kathy Fredrickson, Kimiko Gosney

The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC