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...this for an unsettling statistic: up to 1 in 50 Americans are living with chronic viral hepatitis, but most of them don't know it. A new report released by the Institute of Medicine in January describes hepatitis as a "major public-health problem" in the U.S. and calls for greater funding for prevention and treatment, increased vaccination, and a public awareness campaign to curb the threat of hepatitis B and C. "It's long overdue," says Dr. Douglas Dieterich, a professor in the Division of Liver Diseases at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "This is really a huge...
...report recommends increasing funding for hepatitis education and prevention. One key area in need of resources is vaccination. Given that 1,000 infants are still infected at birth by their hepatitis B-positive mothers each year, the report recommends that all full-term babies born to infected mothers should receive a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine before leaving the delivery room, as soon as they are stable and washed. It also recommends that states mandate the vaccine - which, while widely used, is still not required for children entering school or day care in Alabama, Montana and South Dakota...
...tandem with more aggressive vaccination programs, the report suggests educational programs for prisoners and other at-risk populations, including immigrants from areas like East and Southeast Asia, where hepatitis B circulates widely. Some 40,000 to 45,000 people legally emigrate to the U.S. every year from such countries, where in some cases, stigma - such as in China, where infected individuals face job discrimination - may make people wary of seeking testing or medical attention...
...adjustment is expected to alleviate “administrative headaches” for students and advisors, Kenan wrote. A Faculty-legislated review of the entire secondary field program will occur next year, as mandated by the 2006 report on curricular renewal...