New York State (NYS) Hepatitis C Elimination Coalition, New York City (NYC) Chapter, Integrates with NYC Hepatitis C Task Force
Hep Free NYC is excited to announce the integration of the NYC Hep C Task Force and the Housing Works led NYS Hepatitis C Elimination Coalition, NYC Chapter. Join the upcoming Hep Free NYC meeting on March 4, 2026, from 2 to 4 PM, to learn more about this integration and how it will energize efforts to increase hepatitis C awareness, education, and advocacy in NYC.
This alliance will unify efforts and resources to raise awareness and further advance the NYS and NYC hepatitis C elimination goals by increasing the number of New Yorkers who are tested, treated, and cured of hepatitis C.
Mission
The mission of the NYC Hep C Task Force is to build community capacity for the effective prevention, screening, management and treatment of Hepatitis C by promoting collaboration among key stakeholders and effecting change through participation in policy advancement, initiating innovative projects, and facilitation of enhanced knowledge sharing.
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Meeting Organization
The NYC Hep C Task Force meets quarterly and convenes committees, workgroups, citywide awareness days and trainings. The groups come together to learn, share information and resources, network, and identify hep C related needs in the community. Committees form to work on projects in order to meet needs identified by the community.
History
The NYC Hep C Task Force was founded in 2004 in the South Bronx, and has grown into a citywide network of service providers and advocates working to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis C. The NYC Hep C Task Force originally convened twice a year in each of the five boroughs: Staten Island, Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx.
