1. New Mexico Hepatitis C Initiative Dorothy Danfelser, Deputy Director NMDOH PHD Donald Torres, HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis Section Head NMDOH Melissa Heinz-Bennett, Hepatitis Program Manager NMDOH Phillip Fiuty, Harm Reduction Program Coordinator NMDOH

2. New Mexico Hepatitis C Initiative JANUARY 2005: Governor Richardson supported, and the State Legislature allocated 1.2 million to fund Project ECHO, a rural Telehealth network designed by Dr. Sanjeev Arora of the University of New Mexico Health Science Center HEPATITIS C INITIATIVE: “Collaboration across public and private health sector to support a continuum of care from prevention of Hepatitis C through treatment and/or chronic disease management”

3. New Mexico Hepatitis C Initiative APRIL 2004: New Mexico Hepatitis C Alliance: Strategic Vision Document JUNE 2004: Governor Richardson unexpectedly decides to include Hepatitis C to the Statewide Comprehensive Health Plane (Strategic Area 5) July 2004 through December 2004: NM DOH/Public Health facilitated a series of planning sessions with stakeholders

4. Stakeholders University of NM Project Echo NM Corrections Department NM Primary Care Association/Community Health Centers NMDOH Public Health Division Region 5 Public Health Office – Las Cruces US Indian Health Services Private Practice Providers NM Hepatitis C Alliance

5. Project ECHO: Building Bridges Community Health Centers/ Primary Care Assoc. NM Corrections Dept. UNMHSC DOH US Indian Health Services Private Practice Hepatitis C Alliance Project ECHO

6. Training/Education Disease Management Outcomes Technology/Support

8. New Mexico Hepatitis C Initiative:Pilot Description: Year one 5 Sites Across the State: Las Cruces, Carsbad, Espanola, Las Vegas, and Shiprock/Farmington Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for rural, uninsured persons living with HCV Area Primary Care Centers (Federally Qualified Health Centers) serving as “Medical Home” Corrections collaboration with released HCV + prisoners Public Health Office providing facilitation, education, case coordination, and harm reduction services