The list below are links from the Australian Hepatitis C website, the AHCS team would like to thank Hepatitis Australia for this information - http://www.hepcawareness.net.au/useful_info/useful_links.htm

Eat well

• The Guide to Healthy Eating for People with Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (Australian Government) - download Consumer Guide from the Department of Health and Ageing website.
• Health care worker guide to nutrition and hepatitis C (HEPNUT) - Download PDF from HEPNUT site
• The diet dilemma and hepatitis C: separating fact from fallacy (HEPNUT) - Download PDF from HEPNUT site
• What is a Healthy Diet When You Have Hepatitis C factsheet (Hepatitis Council of QLD) - Download PDF from Hepatitis Council of QLD site.
• Diet & HCV factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) - Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site

Sleep well

• Fatigue & HCV (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) - Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• Fatigue & Hepatitis C (Hepatitis Council of QLD) – Download PDF from Hepatitis Council of QLD site.
• HCV Management: Sleep (HCV Advocate) - Download HCV Management: Sleep factsheet now.

Be active

• National Guide Physical Guidelines for Adults (Department of Health & Ageing) - Download brochure from Department of Health & Ageing website.
• Moving on After Treatment (Australian Hepatitis Council) – can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Living with Hep C - Starting to Exercise fact sheet (developed by Judith Pugh for the Hepatitis Council of WA) - download Starting to Exercise factsheet now.
• Yoga for Hep C (Hepatitis Council of WA) - under the Keeping Well section on the Hepatitis Council of WA website

Smoking, alcohol and other drugs

• Alcohol & your liver factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of SA) - Go to Alcohol & your liver factsheet now.
• Drugs and their effects factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of SA) - Go to Drugs and their effects factsheet now.
• Alcohol & hepatitis C factsheet (Hepatitis Council of Queensland) - Download PDF from Hepatitis Council of QLD site.
• The Australian Alcohol Guidelines (Australian Government) - Guidelines available from Department of Health & Ageing website.
• Talamini R, Polesel J, Montella M, et al. Smoking and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Case-Control Study in Italy. International Journal of Cancer. 2005;115:606-610 - Abstract available from Wiley Interscience site.
• QUIT website (QUIT Victoria) - www.quit.org.au

Stress and emotional wellbeing

• Stress and hepatitis C fact sheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) - Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• A guide to healthy living fact sheet (HCV Advocate) - Download Healthy Living factsheet now.

Transmission risks

• Contact (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Women and Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Guide to Safer Injecting brochure (Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users’ League (AIVL) - can be ordered or picked up from your local peer based user group. See Service Directory for contact details in your state.
• Infection Control Guidelines for the Prevention of Transmission of Infectious Diseases in the Health Care Setting (Australian Government) - can be downloaded from Department of Health & Ageing website

Medical treatment

• Contact (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Thinking about Treatment for Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Pegylated combination therapy factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site

Know your tests

• Women and Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Preparing for Testing - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Antibody testing factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• Liver function testing factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• Liver biopsy factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• PCR availability facthseet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site

Working with your health care team

• Choosing a healthcare provider factsheet (HCV Advocate) - Download Choosing a healthcare provider factsheet now.
• Maximising your medical appointments fact sheet (HCV Advocate) - Download Maximising your medical appointments fact sheet now.
• Living with hep C: Tips for developing a good relationship with your doctor (developed by Judith Pugh for the Hepatitis Council of WA) – download Tips for developing a good relationship with your doctor factsheet now

Managing treatment side effects

• Thinking about Treatment for Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Moving on After Treatment - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• A Guide to Hepatitis C: Treatment Side Effect Management (HCV Advocate) - download Treatment Side Effect Management guide now.
• Treatment side effects factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site

Complementary and alternative therapies

• Complementary and Alternative Therapies (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website

Symptom management

• Symptoms of hepatitis C and their managment fact sheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• The Guide to Healthy Eating for People with Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) – can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website

Pain management

• Painkillers and the liver fact sheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) – Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• Living with Hep C – Safe Use of Analgesics for Mild Pain fact sheet (developed by Judith Pugh for the Hepatitis Council of WA) – download Analgesics for Mild Pain factsheet now.

Disclosure

• My Choice to Tell (Australian Hepatitis Council) -– can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website

Your rights

• My Rights (Australian Hepatitis Council) -– can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website

Sex and relationships

• Sexual Transmission factsheet (Hepatitis C Council of NSW) - Download PDF from Hepatitis C Council of NSW site
• Living with Hep C – Relationships and Problem Solving fact sheet (developed by Judith Pugh for the Hepatitis Council of WA) – download Relationships and Problem Solving factsheet now.
• Contact (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website
• Women and Hepatitis C (Australian Hepatitis Council) - can be ordered from your local Hepatitis Council or downloaded PDF from Australian Hepatitis Council website

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