WELCOME TO THE HEPATITIS AWARENESS MONTH WEBINAR Monday, April 16 th , 2018
Hep B United Coalition Partners Hep B United is a national coalition that was established by the Hepatitis B Foundation and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations to address the public health challenge of hepatitis B. HBU is dedicated to reducing the health disparities associated with hepatitis B by increasing awareness, screening, vaccination, and linkage to care for high-risk communities across the United States.
Hepatitis B Resources and Initiatives Find free hepatitis B testing, vaccination, health fairs, community forums, and awareness & advocacy events in your state. Visit www.hepbunited.org for full listing. Join the Hepatitis B Foundation and Hep B United for a hepatitis awareness campaign to commemorate Hepatitis Awareness Month! Starting April 23 through May 16 th anyone can participate in the contest by posting on social media. Rules and prize information can be found at this website:
Table Header Hepatitis Awareness Month and Testing Day Webinar Alyssa Kitlas, Manager, Hepatitis April 16, 2018
About NASTAD NASTAD is a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. and around the world. We strengthen domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice. 5
Our Mission and Vision NASTAD’s mission is to end the intersecting epidemics of HIV, viral hepatitis, and related conditions by strengthening domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice. NASTAD’s vision is a world free of HIV and viral hepatitis . 6
Hepatitis Appropriations Partnership The Hepatitis Appropriations Partnership (HAP) is a national coalition that works with federal policy makers in Congress and the Executive branch and with public health officials to increase federal support and funding for hepatitis prevention, testing, education, research, surveillance, and treatment. 7
Hepatitis Testing Partnership The Hepatitis Testing Partnership is a coalition of public health, providers, community based organizations, and academic partners working together to increase testing and linkage to care for hepatitis C. Some partners also support hepatitis B testing. Convenes through a listserv and quarterly calls to share ideas, lessons learned, resources, and best practices. You can learn more here: http://bit.ly/hepatitistestingpartnership 8
Highlighting Success Stories Setting a Path Toward Elimination of Disease and Disparity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Using a Collective Impact Framework to Eliminate Hepatitis C in San Francisco The Philadelphia Perinatal Hepatitis C Program: Using Data to Drive Innovation New Mexico’s U-30 Enhanced Hepatitis C (HCV) Surveillance Project Tennessee’s Statewide HIV/HCV Vulnerability Assessment 9
Contact Us Alyssa Kitlas Manager, Hepatitis akitlas@NASTAD.org NASTAD 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 339 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 434.8011 10
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