About Us

The SLO Hep C Project is dedicated to meeting the needs of people living with hepatitis C and increasing public awareness through educational outreach in San Luis Obispo County.

SLO HEP C Provides:

  • Hep C Support Groups
  • Bilingual Services
  • Health Counseling
  • Public/Private Benefits Counseling
  • Referrals to Local Physicians
  • Mental Health Counseling Referrals
  • Nutritional Counseling

SLO Hep C Project Staff (click on name to email)

Edie Kahn, Executive Director
David Kilburn, Coordinator of Finance and Grant Development
Alana Spence, Health Counselor
Cathy Lewis, Benefits Counselor
Karla Quiroga, Volunteer Coordinator

Resources (click here for the Task Force's Accomplishments to date)

  • Sue Cameron, Clinical Nurse Coordinator County Jail
  • Marsha Bollinger, AIDS Program Coordinator
  • Conrad Mendoza, San Luis Obispo Support Group Facilitator
  • Terry Comer, Health Counselor, AIDS Support Network
  • Katie Dolezal, RN, BSN, Home Detox Nurse, Co. Drug & Alcohol
  • Edie Kahn, Executive Director, AIDS Support Network
  • David Kilburn, Coordinator of Finance, AIDS Support Network
  • William Kocis MD, Public Health Physician for Atascadero State Hospital
  • Karla Hunt, Physician's Assistant, Health Care for the Homeless Project
  • Robert Misson MD, Director of Infection Control, California Men's Colony
  • Richard Prier MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Mike Pipenberg, Director of Veteran's Services, San Luis Obispo County
  • Penny Borenstein, M.D., Health Officer, San Luis Obispo County Public Health

Featured Event

World Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day

May 19th, 2009

May 19th is World Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day. A proclamation will be read in the Legislature in Sacramento. The bill, authored by our local Assemblyman, Sam Blakesless and co-authored by Senator Abel Maldenado, has had 63 other legislators sign on as sponsors. The SLO Hep C Project was instrumental in bringing the need for more education and awareness to the legislators.

In addition, the local Board of Supervisors will be reading the same proclamation at the Board meeting on the 19th.
 

Featured News

How Can I Help

Our community has a rich history of volunteerism – people are always looking for ways to give back. The SLO Hep C Project offers a wide variety of ways to be involved, to touch a life, to leave a legacy, to make a difference. Click on the buttons below to find option is the best fit for you, or contact us to talk about how you feel you might be able to help.

All of us at the SLO Hep C Project appreciate your generosity, your time and your talents.

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