1. Sarah Weninger Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator Division of Disease Control www.ndhealth.gov/disease/ Phone: 701-328-2366 E-mail: sweninger@nd.gov

2.  Provide hepatitis C screening and counseling and hepatitis A and B vaccination to at risk clients at 11 local public health units  www.ndhealth.gov/disease/hepatitis

3.  Chronic viral hepatitis is ◦ a serious public health problem in the U.S. ◦ poorly understood by providers, public, and policy makers  Lack of awareness and knowledge results in ◦ Missed opportunities for prevention  Inadequate investments in viral hepatitis services and care www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Hepatitis-and-Liver-Cancer- A-National-Strategy-for-Prevention-and-Control-of- Hepatitis-B-and-C.aspx

4. Cases Reported to ND Department of Health 2009 Morbidity *2005 is baseline year for reported positive lab results for HBV & HCV. 2006 data not de-duplicated with years prior to 2005.

5. Reported Hepatitis B Cases by Year North Dakota, 2005-2009

6. North Dakota Hepatitis B Cases* by Gender; 2009 *Based on reported positive lab result N=69

7. North Dakota Hepatitis B Cases* by Age Group; 2009 *Based on reported positive lab result N=69

8. Reported Hepatitis C Cases* by Year North Dakota, 2005-2009 * Includes acute and “past or present” infections

9. North Dakota Hepatitis C Cases* by Gender; 2009 *Based on reported positive lab result N=514

10. North Dakota Hepatitis C Cases* by Age Group; 2009 *Based on reported positive lab result N=514