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New approach will help avert major increases in liver disease, deaths

From Pulaski County Health Department

All U.S. baby boomers should get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus, according to final recommendations published this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One in 30 baby boomers – the generation born from 1945 through 1965 – has been infected with hepatitis C, and most don’t know it. Hepatitis C causes serious liver diseases, including liver cancer (the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths) and is the leading cause of liver transplants in the U.S.

Guest column by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso)

It probably comes as no surprise to Hoosiers that agriculture is a critical part of our state’s economic future. Agriculture is a $26 billion industry in Indiana, employing 18 percent of our workforce. More than 15 million acres of our state are reserved for farmland.

Earlier this month, I met with several agricultural leaders and fellow colleagues at the Indiana General Assembly’s Rural Caucus meeting to hear an update on both the crop and livestock industries. I thought I would share some of that information with my constituents.

Junior Achievement serving Pulaski County hosted its annual golf outing at Moss Creek Golf Club last month, and raised close to $3,000 for the JA programs for students at both Eastern Pulaski and West Central schools.

The board of directors recruited teams of four golfers to participate in the event. Several business men and women, along with members of the community grabbed their clubs to have a fun time while raising funds to continue the Junior Achievement programs for local youth. Even if their shots were off, they helped local students’ education.