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May 2019 Newsletter

A Network Building Capacity to Prevent, Manage and Treat Hepatitis in NYC
Events | Alerts & Advocacy |
Publications & Resources | Job Opportunities

Join Us! Screen, Prevent, Treat.

7th annual Hep Free NYC Awareness Event on the Steps of City Hall
Commemorating May as Hepatitis Awareness Month, National Hepatitis Testing Day and Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day.
More information here and register here.

Wednesday, May 15 (11 AM - Noon)
Steps of City Hall, NYC

Upcoming Events

Training

Hep C Clinical Provider Training – 9 CME weekly webinar series starting May 9th (4:30 - 5:30 PM).

Training | Hep C Prevention with Young People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) @ Harm Reduction Coalition. May 23 (9 - 5 PM)

Training | Intro to Viral Hep @ NYC Health Dept. May 29 (9 - 1 PM)

See more upcoming events including the "Be About It" Hepatitis Awareness Movie Screening, CHIPO-NYC Committee Meeting, and Harm Reduction Approach to Meth Use & Gay Men Training on our Community Calendar

Twitter Chat #HepChat19

Join HepFreeNYC, NASTAD, the Hepatitis B Foundation, and CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis for a Twitter Chat on Thursday, June 13 at 2 PM ET.

Highlight Hepatitis Awareness Month events and provide partner organizations a way to share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned from their efforts during May. Visit this blog for more information.

Alerts and Advocacy

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY) will be introducing the Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research (LIVER) Act of 2019, which includes provisions to fund liver cancer and liver disease research and prevention programs.

Hep B United is requesting sign-on in support of the LIVER Act of 2019, and to be included in a Dear Colleague letter to Members of Congress for co-sponsorship. Deadline is May 10th at 5 PM ET. Questions? Contact Kate Moraras, kate.moraras@hepb.org.

New York State Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force Update

Since last Fall, Hep C Elimination Task Force members have been participating in workgroups to develop recommendations on: Prevention, Testing and Linkage to Care, Care and Treatment Access, Social Determinants of Health, and Surveillance and Data Metrics. The Task Force will meet in Albany to finalize their recommendations on June 4, 2019.

Resources and Publications

Resources

Hepatitis B The Facts booklet is now available in Uzbek, Bengali, and Albanian.

Click here for NYC Health Department materials. To order materials, email hep@health.nyc.gov.

Know Hepatitis B Vaccine Cards

In the US, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B. The Know Hepatitis B Campaign provides free, culturally sensitive materials in over 10 languages

Articles

Hepatitis C treatment outcomes among homeless-experienced individuals at a community health centre in Boston. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2019

A System-Level Approach to Addressing Health-Harming Legal and Social Needs. A Case Study of the NYC Health + Hospitals and Legal Health Medical-Legal Partnership. National Center for Medical Legal Partnership at the George Washington University, 2019.

See more Articles

Opportunities

Jobs

Licensed Clinical Social Worker @ Mount Sinai REACH Program
Hep C Project Associate @ Montefiore Medical Center
CASAC Assessment Specialist @ The Child Center of NY
Hepatitis B Program Medical Director @ Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

See more Job Opportunities

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Since 2007, this newsletter has been developed through information, resources and opportunities shared by our Hep B Coalition and Hep C Task Force partners. Thank you! To send your ideas, click here.