CDC Faces of Hepatitis | Jules Levin’s Story
A network building capacity to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis B and C in NYC
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I’m Not Just My Voice, I’m My Brother and Father’s Voice | Hep C Peer Navigator Story of Asia Betancourt
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...
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HIV Undetectable, Hep C Cured! Hep C Peer Navigator Story of Louie Jones
HIV Undetectable, Hep C Cured! Hep C Peer Navigator Story of Louie Jones Louie Jones is a peer navigator at Harlem United He participated in the IDUHA Hep C Peer Navigation Program. His story is one of resilience, advocacy and attaining a goal he never imagined possible: being c...
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Adversity Brings Strength | Hep B Story of Jan Carl Park
Adversity Brings Strength | Hep B Story of Jan Carl Park On a Thursday afternoon, the sun set as a man with a firm handshake and bright eyes that bounce from blue to green walked in. Jan Carl Park, New York City Health Department Director for the HIV Planning Council, and a forme...
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An Organ Transplant Saved My Life. Tony’s Hep C Story
An Organ Transplant Saved My Life. Tony’s Hep C Story Tony is an advocate for the NY Organ Donor Network. Tony had many operations for bleeding ulcers as a young man and received many blood transfusions. Later in life, he went on to work in a dialysis center. Ironically, he ?...
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Nothing compares to the feeling of helping others | Hep C Story of Ed Manchess
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...
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CDC Faces of Hepatitis | Arline Loh’s Hep B Story
CDC Faces of Hepatitis | Arline Loh’s Hep B Story Arline Loh was diagnosed with Hepatitis B at age 39 after feelings of fatigue prompted her to talk to her doctor. View video on Viral Hepatitis Action.
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CDC Faces of Hepatitis | Dr. Su Wang’s Hep B Story
CDC Faces of Hepatitis | Dr. Su Wang’s Hep B Story Dr. Su Wang is the assistant director of medical affairs at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York. She learned of her Hepatitis B infection after giving blood as a college student and later learned that her m...
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Don’t Let Fear Prevent You From living. Paul’s Hep C Story
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...
