The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is at a critical stage in the United States and is national health crisis. This blood borne viral infection can be life threatening with an estimated four million persons infected.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, 85% or an estimated 2.7 million persons are chronically infected with a very small percentage of Americans aware of their infection because they are not clinically ill and may not be for 10 to 20 years.
This “Silent Epidemic” can go undiagnosed for years and will serve as a source of transmission to others.

HEP C ADVOCATE NETWORK, INC. (HEPCAN), is addressing these issues by advocating and educating the public, professionals, states and federal government leaders.

HEPCAN, through this website, will be addressing the implementation of prevention and educational activities into state and local public health programs, counseling and early screenings for persons at risk for HCV, surveillance to monitor and evaluate the infection rates within states.

HEPCAN advocates for outreach and community based programs on risk factors and professional education of health care workers as well as the public. HEPCAN wants to make Hepatitis C a national priority regarding public education of the disease and the benefit of early diagnosis and treatment to achieve a reduction of liver disease, infection rates, morality and morbidity. This will be the place where states can share ideas, and the public can have a voice.