This project explores successful ways to communicate health information for private and public consumption, specifically ways to counter the stigmatization and other barriers to health care associated with hepatitis C infected Vietnam veterans. In doing so, I produced two documents: the first, "What Every Veteran Should Know About Hepatitis C," is a revision of an American Liver Foundation brochure; the second, "Countering the Vet Hepidemic" attempts to capture the style of the New York Times Magazine, a general interest publication.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hildebrand, Katrina Emelia Ann

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D414M

Advisor

• Trimbur, John
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Scientific and Professional Communication, Technical

Rights statement

• In Copyright