CHIPO-NYC Meeting Highlights | 6-14-19

CHIPO-NYC Meeting Highlights | 6-14-2019

African Services Committee

Updates on Community Activities:

• HONE/ASC, Bronx Health Action Center, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS to share calendar of screening events.
• National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS provide grants to faith-based organizations (mosques, churches) to do screening for HIV/Hep C/ STI
  • Evelyn Botwe, ebotwe@nblca.org, Program Coordinator will share eligibility requirements for their grant applications and refer FBOs who are interested in collaborating with CHIPO for screening and education.
  • Bronx cluster of FBO’s HIV testing event, June 22^nd: ASC joined and provided free hep B and C screening
• Gloria Mesa, gmesa@health.nyc.gov, Neighborhood Health Promoter at Bronx Health Action Center will plan a collaboration event with ASC and CHIPO-NYC.

Needs found at the community events:

• Lucy Kingangi, lkingangi@health.nyc.gov, DOH will share free vaccines and testing sites in Staten Island and Manhattan
• Doing outreach/education prior to screening event to ensure people know the importance of getting tested
• Incentives i.e. pens, t shirts, bags
• Language accessible materials (non-English materials) and culturally and linguistically competent staff working at the event
• Child care for women when they’re doing the education sessions and/or getting tested
• Warm hand offs, a direct contact and phone number at referral sites
  • Creating a special referral list with languages spoken by contacts
• Private screening areas at events
• Creating a list of new needs and barriers recognized at screening/education events

Resources

• NYC Health Department “Health Map”: Hep B care and vaccines site locator, click here
• Montefiore: Free Hep B screening, email  Fatima Omarufilo at alabaran@montefiore.org
• Bronxcare: Hep B navigator Christina at CBoynes@bronxleb.org
• Bellevue: Hep B and C Navigators, email Luisa at Luisa.Martelo@nychhc.org  or Yacaris at Yacaris.Dejesus@nychhc.org
• African Services Committee: Free Hep B and C screening and walk-in, email Halimatou at halimatouk@africanservices.org for questions
  • Free Hep B vaccine will be available by October 1^st
• Aids Healthcare Foundation: care and vaccines https://locations.aidshealth.org/
• Resources to ensure health access for all (insured and uninsured) are available at hepfree.nyc/patients-public/patient-resources/special-programs/
• Patient Advocate Foundation Hep B drug copay assistance –  https://www.copays.org/diseases/hepatitis-b
• Affordable Hepatitis B Medications­ ($25/month for tenofovir & $45/month for entecavir. Hepatitis B Foundation & Rx Outreach. Sign up here

Upcoming Events

• Training | Hep C Patient Navigation @ NYC Health Dept – July 22^nd (9-5pm) to register, sign in here or create an account here.
• Hepatitis C Patient Summit by the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable – July 29-30th in Atlanta, GA, more information: http://nvhr.org/program/PatientSummit/
• Next CHIPO-NYC meeting – September 4^th (3-5pm) at African Services Committee 429 W. 127th Street 4^th floor.  RSVP

In Attendance

1. Arthur manuel, Community Partner, arthurdubai@hotmail.com
2. Daouda Ndiaye, Hep B Navigator, ASC, daoudan@africanservices.org
3. Dilnora Azimova, PN Intern, DOHMH, dazimova@health.nyc.gov
4. Evelyn Botwe, Program Coordinator, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, ebotwe@nblca.org
5. Farma Pene, HCAS, Meeting Organizer, DOHMH, fpene@health.nyc.gov
6. Gloria Mesa, Neighborhood Health Promoter, DOH/Bronx Health Action Center, gmesa@health.nyc.gov
7. Halimatou Konte, Testing Coordinator, ASC, halimatouk@africanservices.org
8. Kim Nichols, Co-Executive Director, ASC, kimn@africanservices.org
9. Lucy, Kingangi, Public Health Associate, DOHMH, lkingangi@health.nyc.gov
10. Mulusew Bekele, Director of Program Operations, ASC, mulusewb@africanservices.org
11. Nadine Kela-Murphy, Practice Transformation Specialist, DOHMH, nkelamurphy@health.nyc.gov
12. Nirah Johnson, Director of Capacity Building, DOHMH, njohnso2@health.nyc.gov
13. Nyasha Makoni, Hone Coordinator, Mount Sinai, nyashadzashe.makoni@mountsinai.org
14. Sarah Ahmed, Community Organizing & Training Coordinator, DOHMH, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
15. Saadjo Sow, Health Promoter, DOHMH, Saadjosow@gmail.com
16. Theodora Biney-Amissah, Community Doula, Saar Yare Boah Doula Care, Theodora.ekua.amissah@gmail.com
17. Umaima Khatun, Check Hep B Program Manager, DOHMH, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov