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Indigenous health
Volume 194 - Issue 10

Talking about hepatitis

Author:  Peter C Waples-Crowe

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 540. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03096.x
Published online: 16 May 2011
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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus, and so in this poster the Aboriginal communities in Victoria are represented as blood cells, holding hands to indicate community strength, and coming together to talk about hepatitis and injecting drug use. Hepatitis C is very much an issue for urban Aboriginal communities in Australia. By coming together we encourage conversations about the more marginalised people in the community who are affected by the virus, and, ultimately, help to prevent and treat this disease.

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Author

  • Peter C Waples-Crowe MMS1
  • 1. Public Health and Research Unit, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), Melbourne, VIC. VACCHO is located on the land of the Wurundjeri people.

Correspondence: peterw@vaccho.com.au

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