Local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in expanding access to hepatitis C testing, linkage to care, and treatment.
A new brief examines how organizational policies—including standing orders, streamlined testing workflows, and rapid treatment protocols—can help LHDs improve the testing-to-treatment continuum and reduce delays in care. Drawing on input from LHDs across the country, the brief highlights policy and implementation considerations for strengthening low-barrier, rapid hepatitis C test-to-treat models in local public health settings.
Click here to access the brief, “Policy Considerations for Local Health Departments Implementing Hepatitis C Test-to-Treat Models.”
Click here to access the companion brief, “Reducing Delays in Syphilis Testing and Treatment: The Role of Organizational Policy at Local Health Departments.”
