Yorktown
Tuesday, December 6, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

A4: A4 - Community-Based Integration Models

This workshop will focus on integrating hepatitis prevention services, including education and vaccination, into community-based health clinics and programs. Presentations will include experience targeting high risk adolescents and adults who are seen in a variety of community-based settings, both clinical and non-clinical, in North Carolina, Miami, FL, and Washington, D.C.
Learning Objectives: A. Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. B. Identify specific intervention strategies that address the needs of individuals in high-risk groups including, but not limited to, infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, clients engaged in injection drug use (IDU)/substance abuse, clients in STD/HIV clinics, men who have sex with men, homeless populations, and inmates in correctional settings. D. Describe methods for integrating and evaluating viral hepatitis prevention services into existing programs.

Moderator:Bayo C. Willis
10:30 AMOvercoming Barriers When Integrating Hepatitis Vaccine into Established Community Organizations
Susan Thompson
11:00 AMHepatitis B Testing & Vaccination in a Community-Based Clinic
Philipe A. Chiliade, Luis I. García
11:30 AMViral Hepatitis and STD "A Match Made in Heaven" (otherwise known as Miami Florida)
Lori S. Jordahl, Lydia Sandoval, Joseph Pietrangelo

The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC