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This article explores the resonances and permeabilities between the archives of two Haitian broadcast institutions. The first is Radio Haïti-Inter, the country's most prominent independent radio station, based in Port-au-Prince, whose archives are now held at Duke University's Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The second is Lè Ayisyèn , a New York-based leftist Haitian diaspora radio program broadcast out of Columbia University between 1969 and 2002, the archive of which remains partially processed. In addition to its own original programs, Lè Ayisyèn held onto tapes of Radyo Ayiti nan Nouyòk , a program that Radio Haïti's Jean Dominique and Anthony Pascal (Konpè Filo) anchored during their exile in the early 1980s. The authors' collaborative work to process these two collections and bring them into dialogue with one another fills in some gaps in Radio Haïti's archival record; provides a glimpse of the political, cultural, and social shifts of New York's Haitian community; and shows the transnational nature of political resistance and broadcast. We argue for the importance of rasanblaj–collaboration, compiling, and reassembling–in archival work and in the preservation of memory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease, recommending HCV testing for populations most likely to be infected with HCV. However, the implementation of risk-based screening has not been widely adopted in health care settings, and 45% to 85% of infected U.S. adults remain unidentified. Objectives. To develop a better understanding of why CDC’s 1998 recommendations have had limited success in identifying persons with HCV infection and provide information about how CDC’s 2012 Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945-1965 may be implemented more effectively. Design. Qualitative data were collected and analyzed from a multidisciplinary team as part of the Birth Cohort Evaluation to Advance Screening and Testing for Hepatitis C project. Respondents. Nineteen providers were asked open-ended questions to identify current perspectives, practices, facilitators, and barriers to HCV screening and testing. Providers were affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Alabama, and the University of Texas Health Science Center. Results. Respondents reported the complexity of the 1998 recommendations, and numerous indicated risk factors were major barriers to effective implementation. Other hindrances to hepatitis C testing included physician discomfort in asking questions about socially undesirable behaviors and physician uncertainty about patient insurance coverage. Conclusion. Implementation of the CDC’s 2012 recommendations could be more successful than the 1998 recommendations due to their relative simplicity; however, effective strategies need to be used for dissemination and implementation for full success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]