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ACC
Awarded IEP Grant for Hepatitis C Awareness
Detroit,
MI -
March 9, 2006 ACC was awarded a
$15,000 independent educational program (IEP) grant from Roche
Laboratories Inc. This IEP grant will compliment ACC’s existing
Hepatitis C Awareness and Education Program by raising awareness
among physicians about Hepatitis C risk factors, the need for
screenings, and treatment options.
ACC’s Public Health
Division launched 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.
Supported
by an independent educational grant from Roche Laboratories Inc.
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more...
Arab
American and Chaldean Council
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.arabacc.org.
Roche
Laboratories Inc.
Roche
is a leading healthcare company with a uniquely broad spectrum of
innovative solutions. For more than 100 years, we have been active
in the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of novel
healthcare solutions. Our products and services address prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases, thus enhancing well-being and
quality of life.
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American and Chaldean Council
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