Don’t Let Fear Prevent You From living. Paul’s Hep C Story When Paul Bolter was in his early 30s, he often found himself feeling fatigued. Hep C, a virus not well known back in 2001, was silently attacking his body. Paul is currently the leader of the Hep Free NYC Hep B &am...

Becoming an Advocate for Health in the Russian Community: Gregori’s Story Hep C Story Dennis Rivera is a peer navigator at AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) and is a peer in the IDUHA Hep C Peer Navigation Program. For Dennis, peer navigation is about sharing hope and ed...

I’m Not Just My Voice, I’m My Brother and Father’s Voice | Hep C Peer Navigator Story of Asia Betancourt Asia’s story is about family, advocacy and prevention. Her experience with Hep C began when her twin brother and father were diagnosed with Hep C and died due to compl...

Fear and Stigma, No More! Hep C Peer Navigator Story of Ana Faro Ana Faro worked as a peer navigator for the AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) involved in the IDUHA Hep C Peer Navigation Program. She is passionate about making Hep C a priority and ensuring quality services...

Becoming an Advocate for Health in the Russian Community: Gregori’s Story Hep C Story Try to teach somebody:  they will resist. Give to somebody advice: usually they will do the opposite. Tell them your real life story: they might pay attention. Here is my story. Most of the ...

Nothing compares to the feeling of helping others | Hep C Story of Ed Manchess The energy at BOOM! Health, a non-profit organization that provides citywide HIV/AIDS and harm reduction services, was both calming and electrifying, as Ed Manchess, the Director of Harm Reduction Serv...