The Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act

The Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act has been reintroduced in both the United States Senate (S.521) and the United States House of Representatives (HR 1290) in the 109th Congress. Your congressional leaders need to hear from you.

The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program wants to make it easier than ever for you to communicate with your congressional leaders this year. We have developed the Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Activist Resource Center. The Resource Center is a place for the community to join together in making an impact on hepatitis C awareness, policy, and funding. With your help last year we had over 65 sponsors on the bills. This year we need to make sure the legislation is passed. We need your help. Time is You can help change the course of the Hepatitis C Epidemic! The seriousness of the HCV epidemic and the widespread suffering it is causing must become common knowledge for this disease to be brought under control.

There is strength in numbers!

- We need to join our voices together so that decision makers can gain an understanding of the current hepatitis C crisis.

- We must let our leaders know the hepatitis C community is strong.

- We cannot rest until adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the millions of Americans living with chronic hepatitis C. I encourage you to sign up today. See how easy it is to write all of your congressional leaders in less than 3 minutes.

While you are there, please take a tour of the Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Activist Resource Center to learn about the tools for change that are available for you at:

Thank you for keeping up the fight.
Lorren Sandt
Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program
Managing Ambassador
877-737-4372 toll-free
lorren@hepcchallenge.org

And for the current or new events:

MOHCA working with RAIN of Central Missouri is now offering free HCV screening to the uninsured in central section of Missouri. This testing will include PCR, genotypes and referral's for all positives. We will be offering assistance for the underinsured and uninsured in obtaining treatment as well. for more information contact us.

Thanks,

Bruce Burkett
President
Missouri Hepatitis C Alliance