INDIANAPOLIS — Officials say efforts to stop the spread of hepatitis C through a needle exchange program will start next month in eastern Indiana.
Commissioner Mary Anne Butters says the once-a-month program will start on a Thursday in August. However the (Richmond) Palladium-Item reports (http://pinews.co/29KVvX8 ) she didn't yet know which Thursday.
The Indiana health commissioner previously declared a public health emergency for Wayne County because of the number of HIV and hepatitis C infections. The syringe program is aimed at stopping the spread of disease. Wayne County is one of five in the state to have a similar declaration.
Statistics showed Wayne County has recorded 179 hepatitis C cases per 100,000 people, compared to the state average of 69 per 100,000.
The public health emergency declaration lasts one year, until June 2, 2017.
Commissioner Mary Anne Butters says the once-a-month program will start on a Thursday in August. However the (Richmond) Palladium-Item reports (http://pinews.co/29KVvX8 ) she didn't yet know which Thursday.
The Indiana health commissioner previously declared a public health emergency for Wayne County because of the number of HIV and hepatitis C infections. The syringe program is aimed at stopping the spread of disease. Wayne County is one of five in the state to have a similar declaration.
Statistics showed Wayne County has recorded 179 hepatitis C cases per 100,000 people, compared to the state average of 69 per 100,000.
The public health emergency declaration lasts one year, until June 2, 2017.
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