Coalition against Hepatitis in People of African Origin (CHIPO)
NYC Chapter – Quarterly Meeting Highlights
Wednesday, February 7 (3 – 4:30 PM)
hepfree.nyc/CHIPO-NYC / chipo.org
Partners’ Announcement and Updates
- Hepatitis Awareness Month Planning Committee. Thursday, February 22 from 12 to 1 PM.
- This year’s plan is to be back at City Hall Park for the press conference, organize Hep B and C awareness activities, offer swags, and provide testing!
- Email Jonathan Rodriguez at jrodriguez@hispanicfederation.org to RSVP
Presentation
Liver Cancer among Sub-Saharan African Immigrants with Hep B in NYC, 2021 – 2020
Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department, hanger@health.nyc.gov
- View presentation here
- A data match was conducted by the Viral Hepatitis Program at the New York City Health Department between the viral hepatitis surveillance registry and the New York State Cancer Registry in order to assess the relationship between viral hepatitis and the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- Out of the 14,639 HCC cases diagnosed (2002-2020), 61% had viral hepatitis infection, 40% had Hep C and 19 % had Hep B.
- 24% of HCC cases were diagnosis with Hep B and HCC at the same time compare to Hep C
- In NYC, Sub-Saharan African immigrants with Hep B had a 4 times higher likelihood of being diagnosed with HCC at age <40 compared to US born
- AASLD 2019 guidelines recommend screening at age 20 for all African-born & North American Black individuals with chronic hepatitis
CHIPO-NYC 2023 Accomplishments
- Three New York City-based organizations were invited to showcase their program services, resources, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration.
- Six members of CHIPO-NYC committee attended the Hepatitis Awareness Month event
- CHIPO-NYC created the African Provider and Partner Engagement Survey as a result of many requests from partners. Responses are still being accepted; see link below.
Discussion
- What are small projects, and materials CHIPO-NYC can work on?
- Problem: Per Montefiore, some providers are unaware of the importance of screening patients from countries with high prevalence of Hep B and do not know when to treat patients who have been diagnosed with chronic Hep B.
- Strategy: Outreaching and providing education to primary care providers in private practices serving the African population in NYC. Create posters on Hep B treatment for PCP providers.
- What are your organization’s priorities for 2024 and in what ways CHIPO-NYC can provide support?
- Organizations are interested in hosting educational sessions on Hep B and liver cancer in collaboration with CHIPO-NYC committee partners to inform and raise awareness among staff, leaders and members of the community about the importance of getting screened and tested.
Attendance:
- Farma Pene, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, fpene@health.nyc.gov
- Umaima Khatun, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
- Clotilde Monguya, African Hope Committee, monguyamd@gmail.com
- Sarah Ahmed, Communications & Community Engagement Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
- Fatima Omarufilo, Patient Navigator Montefiore Medical Center, alabaran@montefiore.org
- Adeyanju Royer, Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Coney Island Hospital, royera@nychhc.org
- Holly Moore, Public Health Program Coordinator, Hep B Foundation, holly.moore@hepb.org
- Alma Chaves, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, achaves@health.nyc.gov
- Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hanger@health.nyc.gov
- Tishonie Sam, Program Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, tsam@health.nyc.gov
- Toyin Omolola, CEO, DSI International Inc., dsiinternational14@gmail.com
Last Updated on November 13, 2024 by HepFree NYC
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