National hepatitis C strategy : 1999-2000 to 2003-2004 / Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
- Bib ID:
- 471241
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care
- Description:
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- [Canberra, A.C.T.] : Dept. of Health and Aged Care, c2000
- x, 76 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 064244658X
- Full contents:
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- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 The purpose of the strategy
- 1.2 The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia
- 1.2.1 Viral hepatitides
- 1.2.2 Risk factors
- 1.2.3 Incarceration: a high-risk context
- 1.2.4 The prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C
- 1.2.5 The natural history of the virus
- 1.2.6 The economic impact of hepatitis C - Australia's response to date
- 2. The essential components of Australia's response
- 2.1 Developing partnerships and involving affected communities
- 2.2. Access and equity
- 2.3 Harm reduction
- 2.4 Health promotion
- 2.5 Research and surveillance
- 2.6 Linked strategies and infrastructures
- 3. Reducing hepatitis C transmission in the community
- 3.1 Objectives
- 3.2 Guiding principles
- 3.3 Risk factors and contexts
- 3.1 Sharing and re-using injecting equipment
- 3.3.2 Re-infection
- 3.3.3 Rural, regional and remote areas
- 3.3.4 Custodial settings
- 3.3.5 Mental health
- 3.3.6 Occupational exposure
- 3.3.7 Exposure in sport
- 3.3.8 Non-occupational exposure to discarded injecting equipment
- 3.3.9 Securing the blood supply
- 3.3.10 Other constraints on access
- 3.4 Challenges
- 3.5 Opportunities
- 3.5.1 The National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- 3.5.2 The National Drug Strategic Framework
- 3.5.3 The Australian Hepatitis C Surveillance Strategy
- 3.5.4 The National Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health Strategy
- 3.5.5 The National Mental Health Strategy
- 3.5.6 Health Horizons: a framework for improving the health of rural, regional and remote Australians
- 4. Treatment of hepatitis C infection
- 4.1 Objective
- 4.2 Guiding principles
- 4.3 Contexts
- 4.3.1 The potential demand for treatment
- 4.3.2 Barriers to clinical treatment
- 4.3.3 Testing
- 4.3.4 Access to treatment
- 4.3.5 Complementary and alternative therapies
- 4.4 Challenges
- 4.5 Opportunities
- 4.5.1 The National Mental Health Strategy
- 4.5.2 Healthy Horizons: a framework for improving the health of rural, regional and remote Australians
- 5. Health maintenance, care and support for people affected by hepatitis C
- 5.1 Objectives
- 5.2 Guiding principles
- 5.3 Risk factors and contexts
- 5.3.1 Physical and psychological factors
- 5.3.2 Rural, regional and remote areas
- 5.3.3 Custodial settings
- 5.3.4 Diversity of service needs
- 5.4 Challenges
- 5.5 Opportunities
- 5.5.1 The National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- 5.5.2 The National Drug Strategic Framework
- 5.5.3 The Enhanced Primary Care initiative
- 5.5.4 The National Mental Health Strategy
- 5.5.5 Healthy Horizons: a framework for improving the health of rural, regional and remote Australians
- 5.5.6 The National Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health Strategy
- 6 Preventing discrimination and reducing stigma and isolation
- 6.1 Objectives
- 6.2 Guiding principles
- 6.3 Contexts
- 6.3.1 Rural, regional and remote communities
- 6.3.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- 6.3.3 Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- 6.3.4 Injecting drug use
- 6.3.5 Workers in health care settings
- 6.3.6 People receiving blood products
- 6.3.7 Co-infection
- 6.3.8 Anti-discrimination legislation
- 6.4 Challenges
- 6.5 Opportunities
- 6.5.1 The National Drug Strategic Framework
- 6.5.2 Anti-discrimination legislation
- 6.5.3 The National Mental Health Strategy
- 7. Roles and responsibilities
- 7.1 The Commonwealth Government
- 7.2 The Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
- 7.3 State and Territory governments
- 7.4 The Commonwealth-State-Territory Government Forum
- 7.5 Parliamentary liaison groups Local government
- 7.7 Research, medical, scientific and health care professionals
- 7.8 The community sector
- 8. Implementation
- 9 Monitoring and evaluation
- 9.1 Objectives
- 9.2 Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.0.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76).
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Commonwealth of Australia 2000.
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