Hepatitis C Awareness and Education in the Arab/Chaldean American Population

Detroit, Mich. – ACC’s Public Health Division will launch the Hepatitis C Public Health Awareness and Education Project funded through Roche Pharmaceutical Corporation. The aim of the project is to educate the adult high-risk Arab/Chaldean ethnic/minority population members with information about Hepatitis C, risk factors, impact in other ethnic minority populations, and detection measures available through appropriate screenings.

The Arab/Chaldean population has been identified as a community that suffers from and is at continued risk for all health disease disparities. The root causes of these disparities is attributed to a lack of health education and screening services, specifically targeted toward this vulnerable ethnic and minority population. Hepatitis C like the impact of Diabetes in ethnic and minority populations often goes undiagnosed. Therefore, screening for Hepatitis C is essential for high-risk individuals within ethnic and minority populations.

For more information on this and other public health projects please contact the Public Health Team, Monty Fakhouri, Hikmet Jamil, and Evone Barkho at 248-559-1990.

ACC is the largest non-profit human service organization to provide services to the Middle Eastern Community in Southeast Michigan. For more information on ACC services, please visit us at www.myacc.org.