IOM: Implications for Health Department Hepatitis Programs

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The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) created this document based on the findings of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) 2010 report, Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C. The document summarizes the twenty-two recommendations for viral hepatitis prevention. Many of which directly impact state and local health departments. The two page document highlights the collaboration between the private and public sectors.

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Toolkit:

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Immunization, Infectious Diseases

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Institutional Author:

Institute of Medicine/ NASTAD

Submitted:

12/27/2010

Modified:

08/03/2011

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