CHIPO-NYC Meeting Highlights | 11-7-18

CHIPO-NYC Committee Notes

November 7th (3 PM – 5 PM)
African Services Committee: 429 W. 127th Street
www.hepfree.nyc/africa/
www.chipo.org
In Attendance: See Below

Evaluation of 2018 and Discussion for 2019

Accomplishment 2018

• CHASI is funded for Hep B outreach and navigation in the African Community in Staten Island
• Montefiore and African Service Community City Council Funding increased
• Hep B Pocket card
• Collaborated to plan and publicize free screening events

Successful and Increase in vaccination

• Apply for funding to provide
  • Onsite vaccination
  • Incentives for vaccines follow up
• Reach out to contacts through positive patients
• Refer from DOH Hep B care and vaccines site locator, click here
• Refer to Aids Healthcare Foundation Healthcare Centers for vaccines and care https://locations.aidshealth.org/

Collaboration for testing and education 2019

• Invite community leaders and organizations to CHIPO-NYC meetings
• Make connections and partnership to help spread awareness in native languages
• Mount Sinai, Hone program may soon be able to provide hep B education
  • Contact Djeneba kone at kone@mssm.edu for more information or contact Farma Pene at fpene@health.nyc.gov for any interest in collaboration.
• Commemorate hepatitis awareness days:
  • May Hepatitis Awareness Month
  • World Hepatitis Day
  • African Immigrant Hepatitis Day
• Supporting other organizations/partners’ events
  • Share the event with Farma to post to calendar
  • Share with CHIPO to share on social media and other media
• Sharing each other’s resources
• Sharing each other’s announcements

Presentations

Public Charge Comments – Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy, ASC, amandal@africanservices.org

• Deadline to submit comments on the proposed public charge rule is December 10, 2018.
  • The goal is to submit 100,000 comments in opposition to the proposed rule.
  • There are about 68,000 comments so far according to the Protect Immigrant Families Campaign
• How to comment: You can submit comments at
  • org
  • gov DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012-0001.
    • To upload files, click “submit a comment” and scroll past the text box and click “upload files.”

Case Presentation – Christina Boynes, Hep B patient navigator, Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

Recourses

• Recourses to ensure health access for all (insured and uninsured) are available at nyc/patients-public/patient-resources/special-programs/
  • Hep Cap – Hep C
  • Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) – Hep B and C
• Referral to care for the insured and uninsured
  • Montefiore
    • Free Hep B screening, email Emmanuel at eemeasob@montefiore.org
  • Bronx Lebanon (Bronx Care),
    • Email hep B navigator Christina at CBoynes@bronxleb.org
  • H+H hospitals
    • Hep B and C Navigators, email Luisa at Martelo@nychhc.org or Yacaris at Yacaris.Dejesus@nychhc.org
  • African Services Committee
    • Free Hep B and C testing and walk in, email Halimatou at halimatouk@africanservices.org
  • #just B (Hepatitis B Foundation) – Seeking patient and family member to tell their Hep B story. Please email Chari Cohen at cohen@hepb.org for more details

Upcoming Events

• NYC Hep B Coalition Meeting – December 12th (3 -5pm) at American Cancer Society – 132 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001.
• Training | Intro to Viral Hep @ NYC Health Dept – December 17th (9 – 1pm)
• National CHIPO Call – Email Chari Cohen at chari.cohen@hepb.org to Join
• Next CHIPO-NYC meeting – February 6th (3-5pm) at African Services Committee 429 W. 127th Street 4th floor.

CHIPO is a coalition of organizations and individuals interested in addressing the high rates of hepatitis B and C infections among African communities in the U.S. Our goal is to bring together NYC organizations, services providers and advocates who are dedicated to ending hepatitis B and C in African communities throughout the city.

All Attendance:

1. Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy, ASC, amandal@africanservices.org
2. Christina Boynes, Patient Navigator, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Cboynes@bronxleb.org
3. Daouda Ndiaye, Hep B Navigator, ASC, daoudan@africanservices.org
4. Djeneba kone, HONE Outreach Coordinator, Mount Sinai, kone@mssm.edu
5. Farma Pene, HCAS, Meeting Organizer, DOHMH,fpene@health.nyc.gov
6. Halimatou Konte, Testing Center Coordinator, ASC, halimatouk@africanservices.org
7. Jerry Loschiavo, Specialty Pharmacy Account Executive, CVS Specialty Pharmacy, loschiavo@cvshealth.com
8. Kim Nichols, Co-Executive Director, ASC, kimn@africanservices.org
9. Luis R. Perez, Pharmacy rep, AHF, r.perez@aidshealth.org
10. MaNtsetse Kgama, Project Manager, Project SUCCEED, DOHMH, mkgama1@health.nyc.gov
11. Mulusew Bekele, Director of Program Operations, ASC, mulusewb@africanservices.org
12. Nadine Kela-Murphy, Practice Transformation Specialist, DOHMH, nkelamurphy@health.nyc.gov
13. Sarah Ahmed, Community Organizing & Training Coordinator, DOHMH, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov

Last Updated on July 24, 2023 by HepFree NYC