Hepatitis C Affects More Oregonians
than Any Other Chronic Viral Illness
Hepatitis C Awareness Day at the State Capitol Galleria
Marks Hepatitis Awareness Month Observance in Oregon

At least 65,000 Oregonians have been infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Yet many remain unaware of this life-threatening, infectious disease. The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP) is hosting Hepatitis C Awareness Day at the capitol building in Salem to bring attention to the public health emergency posed by hepatitis C in Oregon.

Hepatitis C Awareness Day is part of the month-long observance of Hepatitis Awareness month as proclaimed by Governor Ted Kulongoski.

The day’s events will include a 12:00 P.M. reading of the Governor’s Proclamation of Hepatitis Awareness Month. Booths with hepatitis C awareness and educational materials will be presented by HCCAP, the Oregon Department of Health, the Hepatitis C Awareness Project, the Harm Reduction Center, and others.

WHAT: Hepatitis C Awareness Day at the Capitol

WHO: Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program – Hosting
Open to the public
Speaker: Bruce Goldberg, M.D., on behalf of Governor Ted Kulongoski
Informational Booths: community-based organizations and advocates
WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
11:00 A.M. through 3:00 P.M.
Reading of Hepatitis Awareness Month Proclamation at 12:00 P.M.

CONTACT: Lorren Sandt, 1-503-632-9032, cell: 503-961-3920 (day of event) lorren@hepcchallenge.org