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New Hep C Corrections Website - resource
for epidemiology in correctional facilities
 
  an excellent online interactive resource to find out how many in which state in corrections have HCV, the status of screening in each state’s correctional facilities, how many have been treated or not
 
from Jules: in order to even consider an HCV elimination project the corrections populations must be included.
 
The HepCorrections.org is a web-based initiative to understand the current landscape of hepatitis C in prions at the state level. This new platform provides estimates of hep C prevalence, treatment and screening rates in justice-involved populations. Since there are no formal and systematic nationwide surveillances, HepCorrections addresses such gaps in the important sector of the US hepatitis epidemic. HepCorrections will track updated data on prevalence, screening and treatment. We anticipate it will spur state correctional systems to be more open to sharing data that neighboring states have made public.
 
http://www.hepcorrections.org/
 
The epidemics of hepatitis C disease and incarceration intersect. About one in three persons with hepatitis C viremia in the US spends time in jail or prison for part of the year.1 In 2005, mortality among justice populations from hepatitis C began surpassing that for HIV. Prevalence of hepatitis C in this setting has not been letting up. Without attention to the corrections portion of the US hepatitis C epidemic, disease elimination will be elusive.
 
HepCorrections represents a collaboration of academics, public health practitioners and advocates interested in the elimination of hepatitis C disease in the United States. The goal of this website is to provide “best estimates” of hepatitis C in key populations of the United States, starting with the most current estimates of the prevalence of hepatitis C antibody positivity among persons serving time in state prison systems. We intend to improve the accuracy and reliability of the estimated numbers as more data become available. Please contact us if you have data that can be added to our effort.

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