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CPRIT grant expands hepatitis B/C screening and treatment for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
A program called Grassroots Health, funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), has provided on-site hepatitis B vaccination, testing and hepatitis C treatment navigation to people experiencing homelessness since about 2018–2019, testing more than 1,000 people and linking over 50 to hepatitis C treatment.
A staff member representing the Grassroots Health program said the initiative, funded through a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), began around 2018–2019 and targets people with experiences of homelessness.
The staff member said Grassroots Health goes into housing sites and offers education, on-site testing, hepatitis B vaccination for eligible people and…
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