A Renewed Public Health Response to Address Hepatitis C: A Summary Report of the Priority-setting Process and A Strategic Framework for Action

June 2009

PDF Version (438 KB - 34 pages)
HP40-44/2009E-PDF
ISBN: 978-1-100-13366-9

Table of Contents

1. Hepatitis C – An Overview
   1. Background
   2. How the Virus Works
   3. Risk Factors
   4. Global Prevalence
   5. Surveillance in Canada
      Routine (Basic) Surveillance
      Enhanced Surveillance
      Population-based Surveys
   6. Canadian Estimates
2. The Hepatitis C Prevention, Support & Research Program
   1. 1999 to 2007
   2. Formal (summative) Evaluation
      Operational Review
      Results/Achievements
      Strategic Alignment
3. The Renewed Public Health Response to Address Hepatitis C
   1. The Priority-setting Process
4. The Strategic Framework for Action
   1. Research and Surveillance Component
   2. Care and Awareness Component
   3. Prevention and Community-based Support Component
5. Conclusion
6. Acknowledgements

List of Tables and Figures

• Table 1: Global HCV Prevalence
• Table 2: P/T Recommendations for Hepatitis C Program Future Directions/Priorities
• Table 3: Research and Surveillance Investment Priorities
• Table 4: Care and Awareness Investment Priorities
• Table 5: Prevention and Community-based Support Investment Priorities
• Figure 1: Natural History of HCV

Appendices

• Appendix A:

  Hepatitis C National Case Reports and Corresponding Rates

  Table A: Reported Cases of hepatitis C from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007 and January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 and corresponding rates for January 1 to December 31, 2007 (actual) and January 1 to December 31, 2008 (projected) PDF Version (22 KB - 3 pages)

  Table B: Reported Cases and Rates of hepatitis C by province/territory and sex, 2005 to 2007 PDF Version (32 KB - 1 page)

• Appendix B:

  Epidemiology of Acute Hepatitis C Infection in Canada: Results from the Enhanced Hepatitis Strain Surveillance System (EHSSS) PDF Version (74 KB - 7 pages)

• Appendix C:

  Modeling the Incidence and Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection and its Sequelae in Canada, 2007

• Appendix D:

  Hepatitis C Prevention, Support And Research Program (1999/2000 – 2005/2006) Pdf Version (390 Kb - 69 Pages)

• Appendix E:

  Turning Research into Action, A Review of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Research Initiative on Hepatitis C PDF Version (524 KB - 49 pages)

• Appendix F: Hepatitis C Prevention, Support and Research Program Logic Model PDF Version (37 KB - 1 page)
• Appendix G: An Overview of the Priority-setting Process PDF Version (230 KB - 21 pages)
• Appendix H: Priority-setting Process (consultations) - List of Participants PDF Version (173 KB - 6 pages)
• Appendix I: Trends and Challenges in Canada - What We Heard PDF Version (202 KB - 9 pages)
• Appendix J: Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: Consensus Guidelines (2007) PDF Version (229 KB - 10 pages)
• Appendix K: Hepatitis C Prevention, Support and Research Program Performance Monitoring Framework and Program Evaluation Strategy PDF Version (48 KB - 5 pages)