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2006 Hepatitis C Awareness Telethon a Great Success
Hep C Aware and the Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program (CAP-Hepatitis C) are pleased to report the overwhelming success of the 2006 Hepatitis C Awareness Telethon. Both CAP-Hepatitis C and Hep C Aware thank everyone who donated to the ongoing hepatitis C awareness campaign. We especially thank all the volunteers who spent their weekend working 15 hour days to help. KVMD employees you were fantastic! Thank you. 

If you missed the live show, it is available online at www.alternative.nu.  Donations are still being accepted. 

The live telecast on the local television station in Los Angeles was very popular with viewers. If you have local television contacts, please let us know. We hope to simulcast the event to a broader TV audience next year. 

Mark your calendars for October 2007 for next year's Hepatitis C Awareness Telethon!

Hepatitis C Testing Sites Interactive List Launched by CAP-Hepatitis C
The Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program (CAP-Hepatitis C) has announced the official launch of the Hepatitis C Testing Sites List. This project is a state-based list of facilities that offer hepatitis C testing at a reduced cost, sliding scale, or free-of-charge. 

The Hepatitis C Testing Sites list is the only comprehensive list of its kind available in the U.S. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 75% of the 4 to 5 million American infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are unaware of their status. Hepatitis C counseling and testing are essential components of HCV control, prevention, and medical management, which is why CAP-Hepatitis C believes this new tool to be an important step forward in bringing the hepatitis C crisis under control. 

Current Press Releases

CAP-Hepatitis C Partnering with Hep C Aware Internet Telethon October 21st
Hep C Aware and the Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program (CAP-Hepatitis C) have announced the 3rd Annual Hep C Aware Telethon to air over the Internet and on KVMD TV Channel 23, Saturday, October 21, 2006. The Telethon is the signature event of the partnership between Hep C Aware, www.HepCAware.org  and CAP-Hepatitis C, www.hepcchallenge.org, both non-profit organizations dedicated to raising awareness of Hepatitis C. 

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2nd Hepatitis C Choices in Care Patient Workshop a Resounding Success 
San Francisco, California was the site of CAP-Hepatitis C's second Hepatitis C Choices in Care patient workshop. The faculty of experts from the fields of hepatology, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, and integrative medicine were host to a packed meeting room of people living with hepatitis C who had come to learn about the latest information available in hepatitis C management. Learn more about Hepatitis C Choices in Care workshops 
Hundreds Screened for Hepatitis C at Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival
The Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program found the natural connection between music and healing to be a perfect backdrop for a free hepatitis C screening event hosted at this year's Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon. Over the 5 days of the festival, nearly 600 people received free hepatitis C screening tests, while hundreds more were counseled about potential sources of HCV exposure and disease prevention.
CAP-Hepatitis C is sharing both logistical and technical information about the event with other patient advocacy organizations in an effort to promote similar events across the country. 

Past CAP-Hepatitis C Press Releases

Proposed Influenza Preparedness Plan

Pearl Health and Music Fair Press Release

Oregon Proclamation of Hepatitis Awareness Month

CAP-Hepatitis C HCV Awareness Campaign

Resource Center Release

Bipartisan Hepatitis C Legislation Reintroduced in Both Houses of Congress

Congressional Hearing to be Held on Hepatitis C Crisis

Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program Releases New, 3rd Edition of Hepatitis C Choices

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Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program
604 East 16th Street,
Suite 201
Vancouver, WA 98663
Phone: 360-816-4186
FAX: 360-750-1320
http://www.hepcchallenge.org