Bleeding Disorders (Prevention)

Initiative Aims to Prevent Bloodborne Disease Transmission and Bleeding Disorder

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 22nd, 1998

The National Prevention Awareness Campaign is a new National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative to promote the prevention or reduction of the complications of bleeding disorders.

These prevention messages include exercise and early treatment, vaccinations for hepatitis A and B, testing for hepatitis C, annual comprehensive evaluation at an hemophilia treatment center (HTC), and universal precautions when handling blood products.

According to a bulletin board notice in the May 1998 NHF Community Alert newsletter (vol. 5(4):6), a national baseline survey will be conducted to assess consumers'...

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