2018 Wellness Expo

2018 Wellness Expo LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Page 9 The health department offers FREE Hepatitis C tests to people born from 1945-1965 and for those who are considered high risk. This free blood test is available by appointment only. If you would like a test but were not born between the years 1945 through 1965 and are not considered high risk, the cost of the test is $40 and can be billed to your insurance company. The Logan County Department of Public Health is currently open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. until noon. Please call for an appointment at 217-735-2317. [Logan County Department of Public Health/ LDN] Information Sources: Centers for Disease Control/World Health Organization w are a health care worker who has been exposed to infected blood, such as may happen if an infected needle pierces your skin w have ever injected or inhaled illicit drugs. w have HIV w received a piercing or tattoo in an unclean environment using unsterile equipment w received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992 w received clotting factor concentrates before 1987 w received hemodialysis treatments for a long period of time w were born to a woman with a hepatitis C infection w were ever in prison You are considered high risk if you: