In recognition of Liver Cancer Awareness Month, Gilead Sciences is excited to share that you can now watch BE ABOUT IT – the documentary highlighting the impact of chronic hep B on the Asian American community – on the Gilead YouTube channel!
Tag Archive for: Hepatitis B
A network building capacity to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis B and C in NYC
Team HBV NYC – Student Leadership Development Initiative
Past Committees, Hep B Coalition, Hepatitis B, Past CommitteesTeam HBV NYC is a cross-institutional student initiative supported by the NYC Hep B Coalition, which seeks to involve students in outreach and awareness projects in NYC.
City Council demonstrated its commitment to hepatitis elimination by continuing support for the Viral Hepatitis Initiative, which has improved health care access for over 8,000 New Yorkers at risk for or living with hepatitis B or C, and trained over 800 clinical providers.
The Hepatitis B Foundation is offering mini-grants for one (1) year to Hep B United coalition partners working on hepatitis B education, screening and linkage to care activities.
The Action Plan’s goals guide individuals and organizations to strengthen the response to Hep B and C.
The goal of the Check Hep B Patient Navigation Program (Check Hep B) is to link New York City residents living with Hep B to medical care.
HIV/Hep C in Rural Communities Affected by Opioid Injection Epidemics (Due 1/10/17)
Funding, Grant, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C & HIV, Opioids, Substance AbuseThis grant supports research projects that inform community response and promote comprehensive, integrated approaches to prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, along with associated comorbidities such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and sexually transmitted disea...
Medicare to Cover Hep B Screening for High-risk Individuals
Advocacy, News, Hepatitis B, HepCX News, Medicare, ScreeningThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made the final decision to cover screening for hepatitis B infection at no cost to individuals entitled to benefits under Medicare Part A or enrolled in Medicare Part B.
The following organizations provide Hepatitis B or C Testing in NYC in the community or ‘in the field.’ Please contact these organizations to refer for testing or to collaborate on special events.
Video | Hepatitis C 101 in 60 seconds (CDC)
Patient Education Materials, Hepatitis B, Project Succeed, Screening, VideoThis video PSA presents important facts about why people born from 1945-1965 should get tested for Hepatitis C. The video reinforces messages with visual depictions of the facts drawn by artists on a chalkboard, and ends with the call for people born from 1945-1965 to talk to the...










