This report presents an overview of the New York City Health Department’s 2015 surveillance and research data on hepatitis B and C in NYC, as well as the Health Department’s programmatic activities to address these epidemics.
General News
Sign a petition asking policymakers to take action against Hep C by dropping discriminatory Medicaid restrictions on Hep C treatment.
The NYC Health Department has released its 2016 Hepatitis B and C Annual Report, and this past year amended the Health Code to improve complete hepatitis C diagnostic testing and outcomes in NYC.
Examining Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Access: A Review of Select State Medicaid Fee-For-Service and Managed Care Programs
The NYC Health Department is proposing that the Board amend Health Code §13.03(b)(3)(A) to require laboratories to report all hepatitis B virus (Hep B) DNA test results, including negative results - please comment!
We are pleased to announce the establishment of Hep Free NYC Community Health Workers (CHWs) Committee. Our purpose is to work toward ways to make the roles of CHWs sustainable and rewarding for both CHWs and the communities they serve.
Advisory Board NYC Hep C Task Force Emily Winkelstein, MSW, Cross Systems Program Specialist, NYC Health Department, Bureau of Alcohol & Drug Use Prevention, Care & Treatment. (ewinkelstein@health.nyc.gov) is currently working in the NYC Health Department Alcohol and Drug...
City Council demonstrated its commitment to hepatitis elimination by continuing support for the Viral Hepatitis Initiative, which has improved health care access for over 8,000 New Yorkers at risk for or living with hepatitis B or C, and trained over 800 clinical providers.
The NYS Department of Health has released new guidelines on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 and brings the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change.
