CHIPO-NYC Meeting Highlights | 9-4-19

CHIPO-NYC Meeting Highlights | 9-4-2019

African Services Committee

Updates on Community Activities:

• Cancer Prevention Fund Grant – African Services Committee, in partnership with CHIPO-NYC, was awarded a Cancer Prevention Fund Grant to conduct outreach and education in the African-born community to promote hepatitis and liver cancer screening, vaccination, and linkage to care and treatment
  • CHIPO in collaboration with ASC will plan:
    • One screening and awareness event in each borough (5 total)
    • Provide hep B and C education to participants at events
    • Screen participants for hep B and C
    • Provide incentives to those that are screened
    • Vaccinate those that are susceptible or not immune for hep B
    • Please email Farma Pene at fpene@health.nyc.gov to collaborate for the screening events

Presentation: Addressing Hepatitis B in African Immigrant Communities

Addressing Hepatitis B in African Immigrant Communities: New Educational Resources for Education

Sierra Pellechio, BS, CHES, Health Outreach Coordinator, Hep B Foundation, sierra.pellechio@hepb.org

• CDC in partnership with Hepatitis B Foundation conducted a needs assessment to create a campaign for African Immigrants
• Hep B Foundation created resourses to be available by November 2019
  • Hep B 101 for African Immigrants
  • Flip chart for education
  • Digital Toolkit
• Email Sierra Pellechio at pellechio@hepb.org if your community needs materials translated in other African languages or for any questions.

Collaboration Plan

• Commemorate National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV and Hepatitis Awareness Day (NAIRHHA DAY)!
  • Looking for organizations to collaborate with for a screening/awareness event by December 31^st
    • Hepatitis B Foundation will have one or two storytellers at the event
    • Please email Farma Pene at fpene@health.nyc.gov regarding any cost for our participation

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

Upcoming Events

• Training | Hep C Patient Navigation @ NYC Health Dept – September 24th (9-5pm), register here
• NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting – September 25th at (3 -5pm) at American Cancer Society – 132 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001
• Liver Cancer Awareness Month – October
• Next CHIPO-NYC meeting – TBD at African Services Committee 429 W. 127th Street 4th floor. Please RSVP

In Attendance

1. Arthur manuel, Community Partner, arthurdubai@hotmail.com
2. Consolatie Uawere, Outreach Coordinator, Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families, cuwera@sautiyetu.us
3. Farma Pene, HCAS, Meeting Organizer, DOHMH, fpene@health.nyc.gov
4. Halimatou Konte, Testing Coordinator, ASC, halimatouk@africanservices.org
5. Jean Pierre Kamwa, Community Worker, Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families, jkamwa@sautiyetu.us
6. Kim Nichols, Co-Executive Director, ASC, kimn@africanservices.org
7. Mulusew Bekele, Director of Program Operations, ASC, mulusewb@africanservices.org
8. Nadine Kela-Murphy, Practice Transformation Specialist, DOHMH, nkelamurphy@health.nyc.gov
9. Nyasha Makoni, Hone Coordinator, Mount Sinai, nyashadzashe.makoni@mountsinai.org
10. Onycah Banton, HCV Enhanced Surveillance Investigator, DOHMH, obanton@health.nyc.gov
11. Prashant Putiagunta, ASC, prashantp@Africanservices.org
12. Sarah Ahmed, Community Organizing & Training Coordinator, DOHMH, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
13. Sekou Hope, Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families, Sekouhope@gmail.com
14. Sierra Pellechio, BS, CHES, Health Outreach Coordinator, Hep B Foundation, sierra.pellechio@hepb.org
15. Umaima Khatun, Check Hep B Program Manager, DOHMH, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov