Hepatis C Awarens for Gay Men | Posively Aware

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• SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HEPATIS C VIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
• THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATIS C AND HEPATIS B LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
• THE INCINCE OF HEPATIS C AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN ATRALIA, 2009-2019
• CAN YOU GET HEPATIS C BY HAVG SEX? THE SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HEPATIS C AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
• DO GAY SEX SPREAD HEPATIS C?
• HEPATIS C AWARENS FOR GAY MEN
• EPIMIC OF SEXUALLY TRANSMTED HEPATIS C GAY MEN NOW VOLV BOTH HIV-POSIVE AND HIV-NEGATIVE MEN
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FD SERVIC + PREPSEARCHOPEN LOTOR SEARCHHIV SERVICES LOCATORSEARCH⨯CLOSEHOMEBLOGVIRAL HEPATIS: A HEALTH CONCERN FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DERVG ATTENTN DURG LGBT PRI MONTHVIRAL HEPATIS: A HEALTH CONCERN FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DERVG ATTENTN DURG LGBT PRI MONTHCONTENT FROM: RONALD VALDISERRI, M.D., M.P.H., DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, INFECT DISEAS, AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HIV/AIDS POLICY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC•PUBLISHED: JUNE 21, 2012•4 M READTOPICSLGBT HEALTHLBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENR HEALTHVIRAL HEP ACTN PLANVIRAL HEPATIS ACTN PLANVACC<P>VACC</P>SHARESHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWTERSHARE ON LKEDINSHARE ON EMAILAS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC (HHS) KATHLEEN SEBELI NOTED HER RECENT STATEMENT, OBSERVG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) PRI MONTH JUNE SPOTLIGHTS HHS’S MMENT TO ADDRSG THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF LGBT AMERINS WHICH CLUS RCG HEALTH DISPARI FOR THEM AND MEMBERS OF OTHER VULNERABLE MUNI. AMONG THOSE DISPARI IS VIRAL HEPATIS, WHICH IS OF PARTICULAR NCERN TO THE OFFICE OF HIV/AIDS AND INFECT DISEASE POLICY (OHAIDP) AND OUR FERAL PARTNERS WHO ARE WORKG TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTN PLAN FOR THE PREVENTN, CARE AND TREATMENT OF VIRAL HEPATIS. IN FACT, THE ACTN PLAN INTIFI GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) AS ONE OF S PRRY POPULATNS.VACCE-PREVENTABLE HEPATIS A AND BGAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) ARE AT ELEVATED RISK FOR CERTA SEXUALLY TRANSMTED FECTNS (STIS), CLUDG HIV/AIDS, SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, CHLAMYDIA, HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B. ACRDG TO THE CDC, APPROXIMATELY 10% OF NEW HEPATIS A VIS (HAV) FECTNS AND APPROXIMATELY 15%–25% OF ALL NEW HEPATIS B VIS (HBV) FECTNS AMONG ADULTS THE UNED STAT ARE AMONG MSM.DPE THE AVAILABILY OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACC THAT N PREVENT BOTH HAV AND HBV FECTN, MANY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN HAVE NOT BEEN AQUATELY VACCATED AGAST VIRAL HEPATIS—EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HIGH PREVALENCE OF THE FECTNS AMONG MSM. ALTHOUGH THE HHS ADVISORY COMMTEE ON IMMUNIZATN PRACTIC REMENDS HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B VACCATN FOR MSM, DATA AVAILABLE OM CDC DIT THAT ONLY ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF GAY MEN ARE VACCATED. THE STATISTICS MAKE CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE BOTH AWARENS OF AND VACCATN FOR HAV AND HBV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE UNED STAT.THE HEPATIS A AND B VACC N BE GIVEN SEPARATELY OR A BATN VACCE. THE VACC ARE SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND REQUIRE 2-3 SHOTS WH A SIX-MONTH PERD, PENDG ON THE TYPE OF VACCE GIVEN. TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PROTECTN, A PERSON SHOULD PLETE ALL SHOTS THE SERI. GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN VACCATED FOR HAV AND HBV, ASK YOUR HEALTHRE PROVIR AT YOUR NEXT APPOTMENT. ALSO, YOU N FD HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER MUNY ANIZATNS NEAR YOU THAT PROVI HEPATIS B VACCE SERVIC BY VISG THIS CDC WEBSE.GAY MEN AND HEPATIS CGAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE ALSO AT CREASED RISK FOR HEPATIS C VIS FECTN IF THEY ARE VOLVED HIGH-RISK BEHAVRS. THIS CLUS SHARG NEEDL OR OTHER JECTN DG EQUIPMENT, WHICH PUTS A PERSON AT RISK FOR BOTH HIV AND HEPATIS C VIS (HCV). OVERALL, CDC TIMAT THAT OF ALL PEOPLE WH HIV FECTN THE U.S. APPROXIMATELY 25% ALSO HAVE HEPATIS C. IN ADDN, NEW REARCH SHOWS THAT SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HCV N OCCUR, PECIALLY AMONG HIV-FECTED GAY MEN AND CDC HAS REPORTED OUTBREAKS OF HEPATIS C AMONG HIV-POSIVE GAY MEN RECENT YEARS. GOOD PREVENTIVE RE REQUIR THAT GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHO ARE HIV-POSIVE ALSO BE SCREENED FOR HCV (AND HBV). ROUTE HCV SCREENG SHOULD ALSO BE NSIRED FOR OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WH HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVRS CLUDG THOSE WH STIS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO VACCE TO PREVENT HEPATIS C; THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT ADVANC OUR ABILY TO TREAT THOSE LIVG WH THE FECTN.ACTN NEEDWE HAVE THE TOOLS TO RCE THE HEALTH IMPACT OF VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACC ARE AVAILABLE FOR HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B. ACCURATE TTS ARE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE CHRONIC HEPATIS B AND HEPATIS C AND TREATMENTS N NTROL OR ELIMATE THE VIS. BUT CREASED AWARENS IS CRIL, AMONG BOTH MSM POPULATNS AND THE PROVIRS WHO LIVER THEIR HEALTHRE. MY LLEAGU OM ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND JTICE ARE WORKG TO RAISE THIS AWARENS AND CREASE THE VIRAL HEPATIS HEALTH DISPARI EXPERIENCED BY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. HERE’S HOW YOU N HELP THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT:READ MORE ABOUT VIRAL HEPATIS AT CDC’S GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN’S HEALTH PAGE.DOWNLOAD, READ AND SHARE THIS FACT SHEET (PDF 1KB) ON VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.VIS CDC’S NEW ONLE VIRAL HEPATIS RISK ASSSMENT TOOL, WHICH TAK LS THAN FIVE MUT TO PLETE AND LIVERS PERSONALIZED REMENDATNS ABOUT VIRAL HEPATIS VACCATN AND TTG THAT THE ER N PRT OUT FOR DISCSN WH HIS/HER HEALTHRE PROVIR. 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SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HEPATIS C VIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a higher chance of gettg viral hepatis cludg Hepatis A, B, and C, which are diseas that affect the liver. About 10% of new Hepatis A and 20% of all new Hepatis B fectns the Uned Stat are among gay and bisexual men. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men also have a higher chance of gettg Hepatis C if they are volved high-risk behavrs, such as jectn dg e and other activi that rult blood sharg.

THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATIS C AND HEPATIS B LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Among gay and bisexual men, Hepatis A n be spread through sexual activy or ntact wh fgers or objects that have the vis on . Sexual transmissn of hepatis C vis among gay and bisexual men: a systematic review.

A systematic review was performed on the evince of sexual transmissn of hepatis C vis (HCV) gay and bisexual men (GBM). Prevalence, cince and risk factors for hepatis C homosexual men: data om two horts of HIV-negative and HIV-posive men Sydney, Atralia. Brief Report: Low Incince of Hepatis C Among a Cohort of HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men Usg HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Melbourne, Atralia, and the Contributn of Sexual Transmissn.

Mata-Marín JA, Pablos-Leal AA, Mss S, Arroyo-Anduiza CI, Rodríguez-Evaristo MS, Uribe-Noguéz LA, Berrospe-Silva MLÁ, Lara-Castañeda JC, Pérez-Barragán E, Gaytán-Martínez J.

THE INCINCE OF HEPATIS C AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN ATRALIA, 2009-2019

Keywords: LGBT, Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Hepatis B, Hepatis C, Meta-analysisIntroductnTransgenr are people who are phenotypilly born male at birth, but are known as women or vice versa.

CAN YOU GET HEPATIS C BY HAVG SEX? THE SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HEPATIS C AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

The keywords cludg HBV/HCV, Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, LGBT, and Transgenr are ed to velop a search strategy. E., lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr altogether. We did not pool the rults of the studi wh other clud studi sce their target populatn clud all lbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenr people while other clud studi vtigated only the transgenr muny.

By intifyg the people, higher prevalence and transmissn of this fectn uld be prevented wh other transgenr people or their other sexual partners, cludg lbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual mori [20, 40–42]. AbbreviatnsLGBTLbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenrHBVHepatis B visPRISMAPreferred Reportg Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-AnalysMOOSEMeta-analys of observatnal studi epimlogyHCVHepatis C visSTBBIsBlood-borne diseasCIConfince tervalUNAIDSJot Uned Natns Program on HIV/AIDSUNDPUned Natns Development ProgrammeWHOWorld Health OrganizatnCDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventnNOSNewstle Ottawa SleSTDSex transmted diseaseAuthors’ ntributnsStudy ncept and sign: YM, GM. HIV, hepatis B/C and syphilis prevalence and risk behavrs among gay, transsexuals and men who have sex wh men, Domin Republic.

DO GAY SEX SPREAD HEPATIS C?

Risk behavurs and prevalence of sexually transmted fectns and HIV a group of Domin gay men, other men who have sex wh men and transgenr women. Cancer screeng and preventn lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenred muny and Asian lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenred members.

Why should gay men be ncerned? Gay men are disproportnately reprented the hepatis statistics.

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HEPATIS C AWARENS FOR GAY MEN

The Incince of Hepatis C Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex Wh Men Atralia, 2009-2019.

Hepatis C vis (HCV) fectn has been reported among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (GBM) globally cludg GBM wh human immunoficiency vis (HIV) and HIV-negative GBM, particularly those g HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Low Prr Exposure and Incince of Hepatis C Human Immunoficiency Vis-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men Takg Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Fdgs From the Expand PrEP Implementatn Communi-New South Wal Prospective Implementatn Study. Can Atralia Reach the World Health Organizatn Hepatis C Elimatn Goal by 2025 Among Human Immunoficiency Vis-posive Gay and Bisexual Men?

EPIMIC OF SEXUALLY TRANSMTED HEPATIS C GAY MEN NOW VOLV BOTH HIV-POSIVE AND HIV-NEGATIVE MEN

Real-world trends cince of bacterial sexually transmissible fectns among gay and bisexual men g HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Atralia followg natnwi PrEP implementatn: an analysis of sentel surveillance data.

Elimatg HIV/HCV -fectn gay and bisexual men: is achievable through slg up treatment? Incince and Prevalence of Hepatis C Vis Among HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men Usg HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Hepatis C antibody prevalence and active hepatis C fectn HIV-negative gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men Barcelona and Madrid, Spa (March 2018-March 2021).

However, the sexual transmissn of hepatis C is an creasg ncern among some gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex wh men (gbMSM). Over a ago, doctors Europe began reportg clters of new hepatis C fectns among HIV-posive gay and bisexual men.

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FD SERVIC + PREPSEARCHOPEN LOTOR SEARCHHIV SERVICES LOCATORSEARCH⨯CLOSEHOMEBLOGVIRAL HEPATIS: A HEALTH CONCERN FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DERVG ATTENTN DURG LGBT PRI MONTHVIRAL HEPATIS: A HEALTH CONCERN FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DERVG ATTENTN DURG LGBT PRI MONTHCONTENT FROM: RONALD VALDISERRI, M.D., M.P.H., DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, INFECT DISEAS, AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HIV/AIDS POLICY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC•PUBLISHED: JUNE 21, 2012•4 M READTOPICSLGBT HEALTHLBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENR HEALTHVIRAL HEP ACTN PLANVIRAL HEPATIS ACTN PLANVACC<P>VACC</P>SHARESHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWTERSHARE ON LKEDINSHARE ON EMAILAS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC (HHS) KATHLEEN SEBELI NOTED HER RECENT STATEMENT, OBSERVG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) PRI MONTH JUNE SPOTLIGHTS HHS’S MMENT TO ADDRSG THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF LGBT AMERINS WHICH CLUS RCG HEALTH DISPARI FOR THEM AND MEMBERS OF OTHER VULNERABLE MUNI. AMONG THOSE DISPARI IS VIRAL HEPATIS, WHICH IS OF PARTICULAR NCERN TO THE OFFICE OF HIV/AIDS AND INFECT DISEASE POLICY (OHAIDP) AND OUR FERAL PARTNERS WHO ARE WORKG TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTN PLAN FOR THE PREVENTN, CARE AND TREATMENT OF VIRAL HEPATIS. IN FACT, THE ACTN PLAN INTIFI GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) AS ONE OF S PRRY POPULATNS.VACCE-PREVENTABLE HEPATIS A AND BGAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) ARE AT ELEVATED RISK FOR CERTA SEXUALLY TRANSMTED FECTNS (STIS), CLUDG HIV/AIDS, SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, CHLAMYDIA, HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B. ACRDG TO THE CDC, APPROXIMATELY 10% OF NEW HEPATIS A VIS (HAV) FECTNS AND APPROXIMATELY 15%–25% OF ALL NEW HEPATIS B VIS (HBV) FECTNS AMONG ADULTS THE UNED STAT ARE AMONG MSM.DPE THE AVAILABILY OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACC THAT N PREVENT BOTH HAV AND HBV FECTN, MANY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN HAVE NOT BEEN AQUATELY VACCATED AGAST VIRAL HEPATIS—EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HIGH PREVALENCE OF THE FECTNS AMONG MSM. ALTHOUGH THE HHS ADVISORY COMMTEE ON IMMUNIZATN PRACTIC REMENDS HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B VACCATN FOR MSM, DATA AVAILABLE OM CDC DIT THAT ONLY ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF GAY MEN ARE VACCATED. THE STATISTICS MAKE CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE BOTH AWARENS OF AND VACCATN FOR HAV AND HBV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE UNED STAT.THE HEPATIS A AND B VACC N BE GIVEN SEPARATELY OR A BATN VACCE. THE VACC ARE SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND REQUIRE 2-3 SHOTS WH A SIX-MONTH PERD, PENDG ON THE TYPE OF VACCE GIVEN. TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PROTECTN, A PERSON SHOULD PLETE ALL SHOTS THE SERI. GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN VACCATED FOR HAV AND HBV, ASK YOUR HEALTHRE PROVIR AT YOUR NEXT APPOTMENT. ALSO, YOU N FD HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER MUNY ANIZATNS NEAR YOU THAT PROVI HEPATIS B VACCE SERVIC BY VISG THIS CDC WEBSE.GAY MEN AND HEPATIS CGAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE ALSO AT CREASED RISK FOR HEPATIS C VIS FECTN IF THEY ARE VOLVED HIGH-RISK BEHAVRS. THIS CLUS SHARG NEEDL OR OTHER JECTN DG EQUIPMENT, WHICH PUTS A PERSON AT RISK FOR BOTH HIV AND HEPATIS C VIS (HCV). OVERALL, CDC TIMAT THAT OF ALL PEOPLE WH HIV FECTN THE U.S. APPROXIMATELY 25% ALSO HAVE HEPATIS C. IN ADDN, NEW REARCH SHOWS THAT SEXUAL TRANSMISSN OF HCV N OCCUR, PECIALLY AMONG HIV-FECTED GAY MEN AND CDC HAS REPORTED OUTBREAKS OF HEPATIS C AMONG HIV-POSIVE GAY MEN RECENT YEARS. GOOD PREVENTIVE RE REQUIR THAT GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHO ARE HIV-POSIVE ALSO BE SCREENED FOR HCV (AND HBV). ROUTE HCV SCREENG SHOULD ALSO BE NSIRED FOR OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WH HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVRS CLUDG THOSE WH STIS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO VACCE TO PREVENT HEPATIS C; THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT ADVANC OUR ABILY TO TREAT THOSE LIVG WH THE FECTN.ACTN NEEDWE HAVE THE TOOLS TO RCE THE HEALTH IMPACT OF VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACC ARE AVAILABLE FOR HEPATIS A AND HEPATIS B. ACCURATE TTS ARE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE CHRONIC HEPATIS B AND HEPATIS C AND TREATMENTS N NTROL OR ELIMATE THE VIS. BUT CREASED AWARENS IS CRIL, AMONG BOTH MSM POPULATNS AND THE PROVIRS WHO LIVER THEIR HEALTHRE. MY LLEAGU OM ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND JTICE ARE WORKG TO RAISE THIS AWARENS AND CREASE THE VIRAL HEPATIS HEALTH DISPARI EXPERIENCED BY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. HERE’S HOW YOU N HELP THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT:READ MORE ABOUT VIRAL HEPATIS AT CDC’S GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN’S HEALTH PAGE.DOWNLOAD, READ AND SHARE THIS FACT SHEET (PDF 1KB) ON VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.VIS CDC’S NEW ONLE VIRAL HEPATIS RISK ASSSMENT TOOL, WHICH TAK LS THAN FIVE MUT TO PLETE AND LIVERS PERSONALIZED REMENDATNS ABOUT VIRAL HEPATIS VACCATN AND TTG THAT THE ER N PRT OUT FOR DISCSN WH HIS/HER HEALTHRE PROVIR. AFTER CHECKG THIS OUT YOURSELF, SEND A LK TO THE RISK ASSSMENT AND HELP RAISE AWARENS ABOUT VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG YOUR IENDS AND SOCIAL WORKS.WORKG TOGETHER WE N PUT AN END TO THE “SILENT” EPIMIC OF VIRAL HEPATIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.RELATED BLOGSAUG 11, 2023ICYMI: REARCH ROUNDUP OM IAS 20232 M READLISTEN(1)WATCH(1)DOWNLOAD(, )JUL 6, 2023HAROLD PHILLIPS PRENTS AT CONGRSNAL BRIEFG ON IMPORTANCE OF HIV REARCH3 M READLISTEN(1)WATCH(1)DOWNLOAD(, )JUL 3, 2023HHS HOSTS PRI SUMM AND CELEBRAT PRI MONTH5 M READLISTEN(1)WATCH(1)DOWNLOAD(, )SIGN UP TO RECEIVE EMAIL UPDAT OF BLOG POSTS (AND MORE!)TOPICS & ADDITIONAL RESOURCESTOPICSLGBT HEALTHLBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENR HEALTHVIRAL HEP ACTN PLANVIRAL HEPATIS ACTN PLANVACC<P>VACC</P>WAS THIS PAGE HELPFUL?WAS THIS PAGE HELPFUL? Y NONEXT FORM APPROVED OMB# 0990-0379 EXP. 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