NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 10-09-2024
Wednesday October 09, 2024 (2 – 4PM)
Attendance: See below
Presentations
Hepatitis C Screening, Treatment, and Cure across the Street-to-Home Continuum for People Experiencing Homelessness in NYC
Andreas Lazaris, MD, MSc, AAHIVS, Primary Care Physician, Janian Medical Care – andreas.lazaris@cucs.org
- View presentation here
God’s Love We Deliver Services for Those Diagnosed with Hepatitis C
Makenna Koger, RDN, Health Educator, God’s Love We Deliver – mkoger@glwd.org
- View presentation here
- Serves medically tailored meals to individuals with Hep C diagnosis and provides ongoing nutrition education and counseling.
- Client Services Referral & Medical Form – Anyone can refer, not only a healthcare provider!
- God’s Love We Deliver Referral Packet
- Brochure (English and Spanish)
Check Hep C Program Highlight: Alliance for Positive Change
Perla Romero, Director of Outreach & CTR, Alliance for Positive Change – perla@alliance.nyc
- View presentation here
- Identified that patients were not accessing or were missing out on services that could enhance their health and care.
- Alliance for Positive Change is redesigning operations to improve Hep C service delivery, including universal screening tool initiation, key messages into EHR, expansion of harm reduction services, and Hep C communications.
- Alliance for Positive Change: Open House, Thursday, October 17 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the Alliance Midtown Central (64 West 35th Street, 2nd floor). RSVP
Hep Free NYC Viral Hepatitis Elimination Hub Launch
Reed Vreeland, MPA, Viral Hepatitis Elimination Coordinator/Policy Analyst, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department – rvreeland@health.nyc.gov
- View Viral Hepatitis Elimination Hub here!
- Send Hep B/C elimination resources to be included in the hub to news@hepfree.nyc.
Housing Works Community Planning & Coalition Building Grant
Ellie Goldfarb, Project Coordinator, Housing Works – e.goldfarb@housingworks.org
- View presentation here
- This 5-year grant from NYS consists of five deliverables to help advance NYS Hep C Elimination Plan where Hep C is no longer a public health threat and Hep C inequities are eliminated.
- Hep C Elimination Coalition: NYC Chapter Kickoff meeting. October 28 (11 AM – 12 PM) RVSP & November 1 (2 – 3 PM) RSVP
- This coalition will advance the priorities of the New York State Elimination Plan within New York City to increase awareness for Hep C prevention among community members and educate state policy makers on funding priorities for Hep C elimination.
Hep Free NYC Committee Updates
Advocacy Committee
Meg Chappell, MPH, Program Manager, Empire Liver Foundation – megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
- View presentation here
- Check out the FY2025 Adopted Expense Budget
- Upcoming Advocacy Committee events for FY 2025
Communications Committee
Alma Chaves, MPH, Project Coordinator, NYC Health Department – achaves@health.nyc.gov
- Interested in learning and expanding communications skills or have ideas to create content, email news@hepfree.nyc
- Upcoming meeting: October 24, 2024 (1 – 2 PM). RSVP
Attendance:
- Adeyanju Royer, Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Coney Island Hospital, royera@nychhc.org
- Alex Ortiz, HCV Case Manager, Sun River Health, alortiz@sunriver.org
- Alexis Brenes, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, abrenes@health.nyc.gov
- Alma Chaves, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, achaves@health.nyc.gov
- Ana Ventuneac, VP Research and Evaluation, START Treatment and Recovery Centers, aventuneac@startny.org
- Andrea De Jesus, Community Outreach Associate, God’s Love We Deliver, adjesus@glwd.org
- Andreas Lazaris, Janian Medical Care, andreas.lazaris@janianmed.org
- Anthony McLeod, Research Associate, START Treatment and Recovery Centers, amcleod@startny.org
- Anthony Feliciano, Vice President Advocacy and Community Mobilization, Housing Works, a.feliciano@housingworks.org
- Brian Hennessey, Managing Director for Biomedical Prevention and Navigation Services, Housing Works, b.hennessey@housingworks.org
- Charlotte Miller, Mount Sinai Health System, charlotte.miller@mountsinai.org
- Christina Hwang, Project Director, Data Management, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, chwang@health.nyc.gov
- Corrin Scull, Case Worker, NYU Langone Health System, corrin.scull@nyulangone.org
- Corrinne Green, Hepatitis Data and Evaluation Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, cgreen8@health.nyc.gov
- Curry Ji Millsap, RN, St. Louis County Department of Health, cmillsap@stlouiscountymo.gov
- Daemena Leocadio, Patient Navigator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, daemena.leocadio@mssm.edu
- Dan Knitzer, Assistant Director of Communications, The Alliance for Positive Change, dan@alliance.nyc
- Daryin Hummel, LEAP Care Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, daryin.hummel@mssm.edu
- David Cushman, Gilead Science, david.cushman@gilead.com
- Derett Jepson, District Sales Manager, AbbVie, derett.jepson@abbvie.com
- Destini McMillan-Foster, Program Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, dmcmillanfoster@health.nyc.gov
- Diana Diaz Munoz, Capacity Building Director – Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
- Elizabeth (Betty) Kolod, Assistant Professor/Prevention Medicine Associate Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, betty.kolod@mssm.edu
- Ellie Goldfarb, Project Coordinator, Housing Works, e.goldfarb@housingworks.org
- Emeka Iloeghu, Consultant Trainer, The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc., arinze777@gmail.com
- Erica Finfer, Project Manager – Perinatal HCV, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, efinfer@health.nyc.gov
- Erin Swepston, Clinical Advisor/VHP Program Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, eswepston@health.nyc.gov
- Farma Pene, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, fpene@health.nyc.gov
- Fernando Valerio, Patient Navigator, Community Healthcare Network, fvalerio@chnnyc.org
- Francina Collado, Hep C Care Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, francina.collado@mssm.edu
- George Cannon, Sales Representative/HVC Specialist, AbbVie, george.cannon@abbvie.com
- Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hanger@health.nyc.gov
- Jackilyn Rivera, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, jrivera20@health.nyc.gov
- Jacob Herrera, HCV Program Coordinator, Mount Sinai Health System, jacob.herrera@mountsinai.org
- James Learned, The Family Center, jlearned@thefamilycenter.org
- Jeannine Garriga, Patient Navigator, BOOM!Health, jgarriga@boomhealth.org
- Jeffrey Weiss, Program Director, Mount Sinai – Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program, reach@mountsinai.org
- Jennifer Arellano Vega, Patient Navigator, NYU Langone – Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, jennifer.arellanovega@nyulangone.org
- Jennifer Slepin, RN, MSN, Greenwich House, jslepin@greenwichhouse.org
- Joelle Bodeta, Hepatitis Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst Hospital Center, bodetaj@nychhc.org
- Jonathan Hang, Research Assistant, START Treatment and Recovery Centers, jhang@startny.org
- Jose Ortega, Supervisor, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, jose.ortega@maryland.gov
- Jose Martinez, Hepatitis C and Harm Reduction Associate, New York Harm Reduction Coalition, martinez@harmreduction.org
- Joy Cambe, Program Coordinator, Empire Liver Foundation, joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
- Jules Levin, Executive Director, National Association on Drug Abuse Problems (New York State), Inc., jules@natap.org
- Julia Cohen, Viral Hepatitis Informatics Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, jcohen8@health.nyc.gov
- Julie Yoshimachi, Hep B Medical Director, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, jyoshimachi@cbwchc.org
- Kevin Madera, Public Health Adviser II, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, kmadera@health.nyc.gov
- Kimbirly Mack, Prevention Liaison, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, kmack@health.nyc.gov
- Kurtis Mohr, Public Health Medical Officer, California Department of Public Health, kurtis.mohr@cdph.ca.gov
- Lauren Estby, Vice President Prevention Services, Housing Works, lestby@housingworks.org
- Lawrence Norman, Outreach Health Educator, Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center, lnorman@bsfhc.org
- Lidia Funes, Mount Sinai Health System, lidia.funes@mssm.edu
- Lismeiry Paulino, Patient Navigator, Mount Sinai Health System, lismeiry.paulino@mountsinai.org
- Liz Tang, Project Director – Telenavigation, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ltang@health.nyc.gov
- Luis Worrell, Advocacy Project Manager, The Alliance for Positive Change, luis@alliance.nyc
- Makenna Koger, Health Educator, God’s Love We Deliver, mkoger@glwd.org
- Marguerite LeLaurin, HIV PrEP Program Manager, New York City Health & Hospitals Corp, lelaurim@nychhc.org
- Mari Silva, Hep C Patient Navigator, Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center, msilva@bsfhc.org
- Marie Bresnahan, Director Training, Policy and Administration, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
- Matthew Boyer, New York State Health Department, matthew.boyer@health.ny.gov
- Medesa Garrett, HCV Program Coordinator, Sun River Health, mgarrett@sunriver.org
- Meg Chappell, Program Manager, Empire Liver Foundation, megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
- Mira Batra, NYU Langone – Family Health Centers – Community Medicine Program, mirabai.batra@nyulangone.org
- Miraf Kassew, Hep C Program Manager, Housing Works, m.kassew@housingworks.org
- Naomi Gaspard, Policy Manager, NYS Department of Health – The AIDS Institute, naomi.gaspard@gmail.com
- Naomi Porter, Program Assistant, NYC Health Department, nporter@health.nyc.gov
- Natalia Gonzalez-Varela, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, gonzalen27@nychhc.org
- Paul Santos, Senior Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) Specialist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, psantos@health.nyc.gov
- Perla Romero, Assistant Director of Outreach, Education, & Linkage to Care, The Alliance for Positive Change, perla@alliance.nyc
- Reed Vreeland, Viral Hepatitis Research Analyst, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, rvreeland@health.nyc.gov
- Renee Frink-Boyd, Hepatitis C Outreach Specialist, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, renee.boyd@phila.gov
- Roxann Stubbs, NP, AbbVie, roxann.stubbs@abbvie.com
- Samantha Carpen, Enhanced Surveillance Investigator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, scarpen1@health.nyc.gov
- Sarah Ahmed, Project Director, Social Marketing, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
- Sarah Weihl, Health Care Access Specialist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sweihl@health.nyc.gov
- Sarah Usher, HCV Coordinator, Sun River Health, susher@sunriver.org
- Shamar Smalls, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ssmalls1@health.nyc.gov
- Sharon Pitter, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, sharonp@africanservices.org
- Umaima Khatun, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
- Vanessa Fowler, HCV Outreach Specialist, Public Health Management Corporation, vfowler@phmc.org
Last Updated on November 19, 2024 by HepFree NYC
