Table 1 Table summarising the collaborative and concerted efforts
Information interventions | Outreach interventions | Integrated health care | |
|---|---|---|---|
Interventions towards users | User group seminars led by user group representatives together with MAR clinics and the INTRO-HCV project Information brochure developed by user group representatives and the INTRO-HCV project reaching 6000 persons | Establishing of outreach bus («Hepatittbussen») led by user group representatives in ProLAR Nett to diagnose people with hepatitis C, informing and motivating for treatment | Establishing an integrated health care response in collaboration between user group representatives, MAR clinics, internal medicine specialists, municipal health care clinics and researchers coordinated by INTRO-HCV project. The integrated assessment and treatment has reached 800 persons in MAR outpatient clinics, municipal health care clinics, and local and regional prisons. |
Interventions towards health care workers | User group members working in MAR clinics and health care seminars led by MAR clinics, the INTRO-HCV project and user group representatives | Research planning seminars led by INTRO-HCV project in collaboration with user group representatives, MAR clinics, and municipal health care officials. Around 10 seminars have been held. | |
Policy oriented interventions and public communication | The concert «Lever4Livet» reached a general population group in the Bergen area | Policy panels led by municipal health care policy makers with user group representatives | Several mass media communications and have reached a large population group in the Bergen area |