The Caring Ambassadors Program uses a unique approach in our work to address the elimination of viral hepatitis and specifically hepatitis C.
Our three main methods to combat hepatitis C are to Empower patients and providers to increase their knowledge of hepatitis C to improve access a cure; to Educate systems and communities on how to integrate viral hepatitis services into existing programming; and to Advocate on behalf of patients and communities to create sound policy, funding and messaging. We are honored to serve the community to help eliminate the largest infectious disease outbreak of our time; we promise to be BOLD in our approach to creating paths to health and making hepatitis C history.
The time is now. 71 million people worldwide are living with chronic Hepatitis C right now. It is the largest chronic infectious disease outbreak of our time…and it’s curable. Talk to your doctor about treatment for your Hepatitis C, and don’t take no for an answer.
MY CHOICES© is a tool to help you recognize and act upon what you can control in your health care journey to achieve optimal healing, regardless of the illness you face. It contains elements of a guide book, health planner, journal, and activity book to help orient you to and plan for the journey ahead.
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Caring Ambassadors Program provides 3 weekly news updates covering Lung Cancer News, Hepatitis C News, and My Choices© Update. Receive them delivered weekly to your inbox.
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Hepatitis C News
Week Ending October 18, 2021
Combined Hepatitis C Test May Help People Get Treatment Sooner
“A blood test using just a drop of blood that people can do themselves can help determine if they have been exposed to hepatitis C as well as how much virus is present in their bodies.”
Efficacy of Long-Acting Cabotegravir Plus Rilpivirine in Patients With HIV Coinfected With Asymptomatic Hepatitis C
“Treatment with long-acting (LA) cabotegravir plus rilpivirine was found to be effective and well tolerated among a small cohort of participants with HIV coinfected with asymptomatic hepatitis c virus (HCV), according to research presented at IDWeek, held virtually from September 29 to October 3, 2021.”
Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Liver Fibrosis
“Drinking more than three cups of coffee per day was linked to a reduction in liver stiffness (an indicator of liver fibrosis) but not liver fat accumulation, according to results published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. What’s more, these findings applied to both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.”
What Is Liver Cancer?
“The second largest organ after the skin, the liver is about the size of a football and hides behind the ribs. The liver performs up to 500 functions. It’s a cleaning factory for filtering and storing many of the nutrients that the body needs like sugar for energy and bile (digestive fluid) to help digest fat derived from food. The liver also identifies and breaks down toxins like alcohol and drugs, and passes them from the body through urine or stool.”
My Choices© Update
Week Ending October 18, 2021
Feeling blue? Color your world to boost your mood
“Sometimes we express emotions with color, as in “green with envy” or “feeling blue.” I know that bright and sunny days make me feel better, and cloudy/overcast days dampen my mood.”
Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Taking Pride in the Ayurvedic Tradition
“Aruna Bhargava first learned of the Ayurvedic tradition of her ancestors from her grandmother. Like many Indian elders, Bhargava’s grandmother kept the tradition alive by sharing its many practical day-to-day uses with her grandchildren.”
Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years
“A bibliometric approach using network analytical methods was applied to explore the research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment. Publications related to acupuncture for neck pain treatment from 2000 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science database.”
Integrative Approaches to Osteoarthritis
“The CDC estimates 63 million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis as of 2020, with that number ramping up to 75 million by 2035.1 In a national health survey sponsored by the CDC, 27.7 percent of adults who have arthritis are also obese, 33.7 percent also have diabetes, and 36.4 percent also have heart disease. This picture looks all too familiar in our clinics across the country.”
What Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation?
“Everyone is a big bundle of nerves. No, that’s not a description of the current pervasive sense of anxiety many people in America feel these days; rather, it’s an anatomical description of how the human body is home to billions of nerve cells and structures that thread all throughout the body, carrying electrical impulses that regulate everything from breathing and body temperature to hunger and sleep.”
Does Apple Cider Vinegar Really Work for Weight Loss, Blood Pressure, and More?
“Home cooks and health nuts have pinned their hopes on many miracle foods through the years: kale, spirulina, bonemeal. One of these, apple cider vinegar (or fermented apple juice), has had remarkable staying power, with purported benefits both big and small.”
9 Tips for Healthy Lungs
“We don’t often consider the role our lungs play in keeping us strong and well. It’s only when we experience breathing problems that we begin to appreciate how hard our lungs work for us. The truth is that, like the rest of our body, our lungs require daily care and attention to function at their best.”
Common Types of Alternative Medicine
“If you have been considering using alternative medical treatments, then you have likely come across what’s known as alternative medicine. In other cases, you may have heard others refer to it as complementary or integrative medicine. You’d be surprised to find that nearly half of the American population has tried to use at least one form of alternative medicine.”
Qigong.
“Qigong is quite literally “Moving Meditation”. As with all meditation practices, Qigong has an incredibly calming effect on the central nervous system. As the mind, breath, and body are connected to the moment, the parasympathetic nervous system is engaged and the brain releases all sorts of feel-good hormones, such as serotonin and dopamine.”
https://theecohub.ca/5-healing-benefits-of-qigong/
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CDC Releases 2019 Hepatitis Numbers – We are on the wrong road to elimination!
Today, CDC published online the 2019 Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. This report now includes demographic characteristics of persons with chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, urbanicity, and US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions.
CDC Releases 2025 Strategic Plan
CDC Releases 2025 Strategic Plan for preventing and controlling viral hepatitis in the United States. New outcome measures were identified to track national progress toward these goals. These measures are included in the second publication released today, the online 2021 National Viral Hepatitis Progress Report.
BIGG Elimination Tribute Project
The BIGG ELIMINATION TRIBUTE PROJECT is a module-based training to help establish replicable frameworks for HCV prevention & education using harm reduction strategies.
The overall goal is to build attendees’ capacity, confidence, and knowledge to integrate responsive hepatitis C (HCV) screening, testing, linkage-to-care/cure, and support programs into existing infrastructures.