Chicago Recovery Alliance
Mission: The Chicago Recovery Alliance is committed to respect for every woman, child or man using alcohol or other drugs and to assisting any positive change in the reduction of drug-related harm with all people. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: Since 1997 CRA has operated its harm reduction outreach with people injecting using hepatitis preventative injecting as the 'gold s
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Caring Ambassadors Program
Mission: The Caring Ambassadors Program mission is to help improve the lives of those affected by long- term diseases through advocacy, information, and support. The goals of the Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program are to: • Educate people afflicted with HCV about their management and treatment options, • Promote enhanced hepatitis C awareness among the general public
Read MoreC.O.R.E. Medical Clinic, Inc.
Mission: "Improving the lives of individuals through comprehensive opiate replacement services" Program Highlights/Accomplishments: Medical Director and Program Director wrote a total of 3 articles for the MAT Counselor Manual by the Breining Institute. We have a grant with SAMHSA to provide free twinrix vaccinations. We offer several group counseling services in addition to acupuncture t
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Mission: C*Change empowers, educates and advocates for improved hepatitis C testing and treatment in U.S. jails and prisons. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: 2011 PROGRAM PORTFOLIO C*Change has applied for support for the following programs, scheduled to begin in October 2011. • C*Note: Information and Advocacy for Correctional Medical Providers A quarterly publication focused on
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Be The Change, Inc.
Mission: Be The Change is dedicated to challenging people to connect with our marginalized citizens through service and advocacy; working together to build and sustain healthy communities. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: Be The Change facilitates a Coordinated Street Outreach Project in collaboration with a number of provider agencies in the Oklahoma City area. The project operate
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Mission: Aspirations is a faith-based, non-profit organization that is client centered; with a mission to reach a hurting people where they are, offering them a hand up, not a hand out. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: Aspirations and its founder has been profiled in national magazines, websites, newsletters, radio, videos, Public Service Announcements, and local newspapers. Most recen
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Asian Pacific Community in Action
Mission: To improve the health and well being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Maricopa County through empowerment, disease prevention and health promotion. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: The Asian Pacific Community in Action has been offering free hepatitis B screening and vaccination to the local AAPI community since June 2005. Since then, more than 2,700
Read MoreAmerican Academy of Physician Assistants
Mission: To ensure the professional growth, personal excellence, and recognition of physician assistants, and to support their efforts to enable them to improve the quality, accessibility, and cost- effectiveness of patient-centered health care. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: The Six Key Elements of a Modern Physician Assistant Practice Act: 1. "Licensure" as the Regulatory Term
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American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Mission: Vision To Prevent and Cure Liver Disease Mission To Advance the Science and Practice of Hepatology, Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Thereby Promoting Liver Health and Optimal Care of Patients with Liver and Biliary Tract Diseases. AASLD is the leading organization of scientists and healthcare professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. Prog
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American Liver Foundation
Mission: American Liver Foundation Mission Statement: Our mission is to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: Research: Since 1979, the American Liver Foundation's Research Awards Program has provided more than $24 million in research funding. Over 750 qualified sci
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