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Colorado
Hepatitis C Support Groups
For individuals infected with hepatitis C and family members affected by hepatitis C. Free and confidential. New members always welcome.
Metro-Denver
Aurora - 900 Potomac, 1st Floor Staff Cafeteria, 1st Tuesday 6:30 - 8pm, Consuelo (303) 343-3894
Englewood - 1000 Englewood Pkwy, 4th Tuesday 6:30 - 8pm, Deidrea (805) 444-0046
Lakewood - 11500 W. 20th, 2nd Tuesday 6:30 - 8pm, Betsy (303) 237-1150
HIV/HCV Co-infection - 1660 S. Albion, 4th Tuesday 5:30 - 7pm, Kim (303) 862-0407
Statewide
Boulder -
YWCA 2222 14th Street, EDGE Classroom, 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6 - 7:30pm, Carrie (303) 875-2568
CO Springs -
825 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 5th Floor Dining Rm, 3rd Thursday of the month, 7 - 8:30pm, Dave (719) 440-0025
Ft. Collins -
2809 E. Harmony, 3rd Floor, Last Wednesday 6:30 - 8 pm, Jerry (970) 214-2912
Grand Junction -
515 28 3/4 Road Bldg A, 1st Wednesday 5:15-6:45 pm, Rainy (970) 208-4507
Pueblo -
Main Pueblo Library 100 East Abriendo Ave., Rm 211, 3rd Monday, 6 - 7:30pm, Dave (719) 440-0025
For information regarding national support groups, please call our HelpLine at 800-522-HEPC (4372) |
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Greetings!
Welcome to the October 2009 edition of Connections!
Dear friends and supporters of Hep C Connection,
Hep C Connection's summer outreach and education activities have been very busy, but we're far from done! Now that fall is upon us, our programs and various outreach activities continue.
In this month's edition, we invite you to learn about the next Drop To Stop safe needle disposal community project. Want to make your voice heard? Learn how in the Healthcare Issues of Colorado article. Also, learn how you can help Hep C Connection Take The Challenge. Last, but not least, Desserts & Delights, Hep C Connection's Annual Fundraising Event, is soon approaching, November 12th - Save The Date!
We want to hear from you! To comment or contribute interesting news and information about hepatitis, please send us a note at info@hepc-connection.org. The deadline for news postings is October 23rd.
Please share our newsletter with others by simply forwarding it to others, or by using the forwarding option at the bottom. Thank you! |
| "Drop To Stop" Needle Disposal Week |
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Hep C Connection will be sponsoring the fourth "Drop to Stop" needle disposal event November 2, 2009 through November 6, 2009. Five agencies will be participating as disposal sites. "Drop to Stop" encourages individuals to properly dispose of their used syringes to prevent blood-borne infections (such as hepatitis C) from spreading. Whether needles are used by acupuncturists, veterinarians, diabetics, or injection drug users, all needles need to be disposed of properly. If needles are disposed of in the wrong way, many people such as trash collectors, police officers, parks and recreation workers, and even children risk being accidentally stuck by those improperly disposed of needles.
The first "Drop to Stop" event was held on May 19, 2008 (World Hepatitis Day) and 237 used syringes were collected by eight partner agencies. The second "Drop to Stop" event was held on November 19, 2008 and 1,601 used syringes were collected by nine partner agencies. The third "Drop to Stop" event was expanded to a week and was held May 11, 2009 through May 15, 2009. Seven partner agencies collected 11,737 used syringes. That's over seven times the amount of needles from the previous event, and that's 11,737 possible new infections of hepatitis C, HIV, or other blood-borne infections that were prevented!
We hope to collect even more used syringes the first week in November. Please drop off your used syringes at one of the following sites throughout the state between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. the week of November 2, 2009 through November 6, 2009:
Harm Reduction Action Center
775 Lipan Street, Denver
Northern Colorado AIDS Project
400 Remington, #100, Fort Collins
Project Safe
1741 Vine Street, Denver Urban Peak Outreach2100 Stout Street, Denver Western Colorado AIDS Project805 Main Street, Grand Junction If you have any questions, please contact Laura Ginnett at (720) 917-3960 or lginnett@hepc-connection.org |
| Healthcare Issues In Colorado, Make Your Voices Heard - REPEAT |
Hep C Connection, as a member of the Chronic Care Collaborative, is working on a number of public meetings with state legislators throughout Colorado regarding healthcare issues and would like to invite you to participate and speak at one or more of these meetings.
Click here to view the calendar of meetings, times and locations, and the names of the State Legislators that will attend. The principal topics are:
- Long-term Care
- Limited Insurance Coverage
- Preventive and Health Education Program Cuts
- Coverage of Psychiatric Medications
As someone who is active in the healthcare field or is affected by chronic health care issues, it is important for your voice and perspective to be heard by our elected representatives. We invite you to attend or speak at any of these meetings. Preferably, please plan to attend the meeting where your own legislator will be attending, but we realize that isn't always possible with today's busy schedules. And, feel free to forward this to anyone who may have an interest.
Nancy Steinfurth, Executive Director, facilitates The Chronic Care Collabortive meeting with Senator Moe Keller, chair of the Joint Budget Committee in the City of Golden's City Council chambers. |
| Doctors & Science |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis All May Promote Liver Disease Pogression in People with Chronic Hepatitis C
By Liz HighleymanAn estimated 25% or so of people with chronic hepatitis C go on to develop severe outcomes such as liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Numerous host, viral, and environmental factors contribute to this variable rate of disease progression, not all of which are fully understood. In the April 2008 Journal of Hepatology, 3 hepatology experts reviewed environmental factors associated with accelerated liver fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C patients. They noted than these factors have been investigated in order to improve clinical outcomes, especially for "difficult-to-treat" patients who tend to respond poorly to interferon-based therapy. To read the full article, please click here. To read other related newsworthy pieces please visit www.hivandhepatitis.com. |
| Take The Challenge |
The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado is pleased to have awarded Hep C Connection with a $3,000 grant through our Healthy Families funding area. This grant challenges you to support Hep C Connection and have your donation doubled, giving you a direct opportunity to expand the organization's work.
We believe that Colorado will become a stronger, healthier state when all people have access to the educational programs and support services they need to lead healthy lives. We recognize the value of the work of Hep C Connection in educating the public about hepatitis C and providing the resources and support for those affected by the virus. And we heartily applaud those who have fought to keep public funding in place to increase awareness, education, and testing for hepatitis C.
But there is so much more work to be done to put a stop to hepatitis C. We urge you to help Hep C Connection substantially multiply its resources by taking advantage of our challenge grant. Learn more about the Gay & Lesbian Fund at www.gayandlesbianfund.org.
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| Save The Date - 2009 Desserts & Delights |
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This year's event will be emceed by author, sportscaster and former Bronco Reggie Rivers, and will honor the six members of the Joint Budget Committee for their leadership regarding viral hepatitis funding in the last legislative session.
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| Hep C Connection Donors May 1, 2009 - September 25, 2009 |
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Arthur and Susan Albert
Carrie Landis Allen
Cheryl Anderson
George Andrew Anderson
Thomas Temprano and Nancy Anderson
Eloy Angoco
Anschutz Foundation
Denise and Joseph Ardagna
Venetta Arganbright
Jill Armistead
Robert and Carol Arriola
Katie Barton, Investment Realty
Fred Batchelor
Nathaniel Bates
Janice Beatty
Jim F. Blalock
Franklin and Arlene Breeden
Warren Buettner
Wiley Buhler
Helene and Michael Burns
Michael Burstein
Center for Research Strategies
Robert and Gloria Cobb
John Cole
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Community Health Charities of Colorado
June Crouse
Mark and Susan Dean
Denver Foundation
Alex P. Dernerstein
Elizabeth Donovan
Gina Dupell
Rebecca Finn
Richard and Ann Fisher
Steven Fishman
Patricia Gavan
James and Kathryn Gavin
Tom Broderick and Amy Kay Getz
Robert and Sherrill Ginnett
Jane Elizabeth Griffin
Denise Geiger and Gwenael Hagan
Keith Hays
David and Roberta Heisterkamp
Gail Hight
Michael and Jennifer Hofmann
Billie Rae Holman
Paul Krekeler and Kathleen Hurtado
Leonard Jenkin
Ann Jesse
Emily Johnson
Mark B. Jones
Michael B. Jones
Ralph Jones
Jean E. Kellog Trust
Jacquelyn Kilmer
Gregg Kraxberger
Geoffrey and Sharon Kuntz
Mary Lochry
John Lucey
Michael S. Martell
Michael and Nancy Mayberry
Jeff and Linda McAndrew
Ann McDougal
Jerome McHugh
Leanna McKeithan
Nellie and Wade Misner
Scott and Susan Mulhern
Joseph and Nhuloan Nealon
Robert and Penny Neese
Sally Parker
John and Margaret Penberthy
Douglas and Cynthia Peoples
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
M. J.Phillips
Janet and Earl Piper
Stephen and Gloria Piper
r2 advisors llc
Joanne Riser and Leroy Richards
Roche
Sara Kreps and Sinesia Rodriguez
Richard Salyer
Sample Czar
Schering-Plough
Richard and Beverly Shearstone
Eaton Smith
Scott R. Smith
South Denver Gastroenterology
Suncor Energy
T-Mar Consulting, Inc.
TR Barge, LLC
University of Colorado Hospital Authority
University Physicians, Inc.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Sandra Vinnik
Larry and Gwen Wagner
Cyndie and Larry Weyerman
Brian and Katie Wilkerson
Ilona Yannekis
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| Charles W. Norman - Former Hep C Connection Board Member Remembered |
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A Memorial Service celebrating the life of former Hep C Connection Board member Charles W. (Chuck) Norman was held at the Port Orange Presbyterian Church in Port Orange, Florida Saturday, Saturday August 29th.
Chuck Norman moved to Colorado in 1999 after a successful career in the private sector including Cheseborough Pond's, and The Community Foundation, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Founder, Ann Jesse, remembers Chuck as a "very creative thinker and devoted Board member". In addition to his work on the Board of Hep C Connection, he worked on many projects to improve Roxborough Park and was a member of the choir at United Methodist Church of Littleton.
He was beloved by many, and is survived by: his wife, Marcia Macy Norman, brother John Norman and his wife Mary Jane, four children Melanie, Steven, Jeffery, and Andrew and 10 grandchildren.
In his honor, a Memorial Tree will be planted next to the Roxborough Park Community Center, Littleton/Roxborough Park.
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| Requesting Your Personal Experiences |
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If you have a personal story that you are willing to share with our monthly e-newsletter readers, we want to hear from you. Stories can include personal experiences from you or someone that you know and support in their endeavor to cope, manage and/ or care for themselves while living with hepatitis C.
The purpose of sharing a story is so that folks can learn from others' experiences. Examples might include; what went into your decision to go through treatment, or to bypass treatment, how treatment effected you during or after, what worked and what didn't, talking with your medical provider, family and friends, etc.
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| Find A Cure Panel - REPEAT |
Hep C Connection is excited to announce an affiliation with Find A Cure Panel where people with hep C can participate in quantitative online research designed specifically for them. For every survey completed by those who register, Find A Cure Panel will donate a minimum of $25 to Hep C Connection.
You can complete the two minute profile, by clicking the logo below:
Please note that the registration profile is only used to send the specific surveys to you. FACP doesn't ask for your street address and has no offline contact with you. If you don't want to give your full name then you can use initials. For example, if you are Robert John Smith, you can sign up as "RJ Smith".
The data provided in actual surveys is completely anonymous. All the clients will see is a 16 digit number like this: 40010-1234567890. They will not know who that respondent is. This is a great way for you to impact the development of future treatment for hep C while supporting Hep C Connection. Check it out! |
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