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October 2016 Newsletter II: Know Hepatitis, Reduce Liver Cancer Risk Twitter Chat
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| Know Hepatitis, Reduce Liver Cancer Risk Twitter Chat |
Hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer, which is the second-leading cause of all cancer deaths worldwide. In the U.S., liver cancer is the second deadliest cancer with a five-year survival rate less than 15%. It is also one of the only cancers increasing in incidence while the rates of most other types of cancer are declining or stabilizing.
Join a Twitter chat, Know Hepatitis, Reduce Liver Cancer Risk,
at
2 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 25. Join the conversation with #LiverChat.
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Join this engaging 2-part webinar series to learn from leading experts about drugs in development and strategies to motivate individuals with HBV and their providers to participate in clinical trials.
Current and Future HBV Treatment and research Towards Finding a Cure
Date: Wednesday October 26, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm EDT (12:00 pm PDT)
Why Clinical Trials for Hepatitis B Therapies Are So Important
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm EST (12:00 pm PST)
Register here
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Hep B United Partner Updates
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Hepatitis B and C in NYC
Viral hepatitis B and C are blood-borne pathogens that are prevalent in New York City (NYC). Both can lead to severe liver disease, cancer and premature death. An estimated 1.2 percent of all New York City residents (about 100,000 people) have hepatitis B, and 2.4 percent of New York City residents aged 20 and older (about 146,500 people) have hepatitis C.
The report covers 2015 NYC hepatitis B and C surveillance data, including prevention, screening, care and treatment programs
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HBU New Jersey
Hep B United New Jersey launched its website!
The New Jersey Hep B Coalition is a statewide public health awareness and education campaign that addresses the growing severity of hepatitis B and liver cancer in New Jersey.
Visit the website
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HBI-DC
Our partner, Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington DC (HBI-DC) celebrated their 10th Anniversary and unveiled their new logo. The anniversary celebration was held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. They have strong support from community leaders, pro bono physicians, government agencies, other nonprofit organizations, and private businesses.
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| Hepatitis Job Opportunities |
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Hepatitis B Care Management Specialist
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) is a leader in providing quality, culturally relevant, and affordable health care and
education, and advocate on behalf of the health and social needs of
underserved Asian Americans. CBWCHC's Hepatitis B programs provide
low and no-cost screening, monitoring, and care. Additionally, CBWCHC
provides linkage to care, referral pathways and participates in hepatitis B
advocacy efforts in the New York metropolitan area.
Interested applicants can email/fax resumes to the HR Department:
Fax: (212) 379-6936
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Viral Hepatitis Program Advisor
provides technical assistance to local health jurisdictions, community-based organizations, and other community partners to support their implementation three-year, state-funded, hepatitis C linkage to care demonstration projects. Also supports non-funded sites, including syringe exchange programs. See posting attached. This position is located in
Richmond, CA
, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and involves a moderate amount of travel.
To apply at the UCSF website
. Click on '
Search openings
' and enter in
45427
under '
Req number
' to view the posting. Please submit your resume
and
cover letter electronically to the UCSF Careers website.
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Viral Hepatitis Assessment Coordinator
Assesses patient demographics, clinical infrastructure, hepatitis C screening policies and practices, and other key variables for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), jails, drug treatment programs, and other settings in California. Produces summaries of state and local hepatitis C surveillance data and epidemiologic trends to produce comprehensive assessments of the hepatitis C landscape in California. This position involves gathering, analyzing, and interpreting a wide variety of research data, which may include selecting data samples, preparing questionnaires, and analyzing collected information according to established statistical methods.
To apply at the UCSF website. Click on '
Search openings
' and enter in
45772
under '
Req number
' to view the posting. Please submit your resume
and
cover letter electronically to the UCSF Careers website.
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Manager, Health Care Access and Hepatitis
The Manager
is a member of NASTAD's
Health Care Access team coordinating technical assistance (TA) activities and serving as a site liaison with two state health departments to implement the required elements of the
Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HRSA 16
-195
Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C Among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color
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State Health Departments Coordinating Center
cooperative agreement. The Manager will be responsible for working with state programs to develop and strengthen hepatitis screening, care and treatment programmatic activities, maintain listserv and online resource center, and track and respond to TA issues that emerge.
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Manager, Hepatitis
The Manager is a member of NASTAD's Hepatitis team, assisting in the development of readiness assessments, the provision of capacity building assistance (CBA) and training products to health department hepatitis programs, and program evaluation. The position works within NASTAD's Hepatitis Testing Partnership and Learning Collaborative (HTPLC) Team to implement the required elements of
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) PS16
-1608 Viral Hepatitis Networking, Capacity Building, and Training cooperative agreement.
The position will be responsible for coordinating CBA requests and tracking CBA topic trends, working with partner organizations to develop and strengthen HCV programmatic activities, maintaining a listserv and an online resource center, and planning for network meetings.
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Anyone born in Asia or the Pacific Islands (except New Zealand and Australia) and anyone born in the United States, who was not vaccinated at birth, and has at least one parent born in East or Southeast Asia (except Japan) or the Pacific Islands (except New Zealand and Australia). Hepatitis B testing identifies people living with Hepatitis B so that they can get medical care to help prevent serious liver damage. Talk to a doctor about getting tested for Hepatitis B.
For the full infographic, click here or here for more Know Hepatitis B. |
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Hep B United Coalition Partners Across the Country
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| Hep B United Partners
Community Partners: Asian American Health Coalition (HOPE Clinic). Asian American Health Initiative. Asian Health Coalition. Asian Pacific Health Foundation. Asian Pacific Community in Action. Asian Services in Action Inc. Center for Pan Asian Community Services(CPACS). Charles B Wang Community Health Center. Chinese American Medical Society - Greater Boston Chapter. CCACC Pan Asian Volunteer Health Clinic. Dallas Fort Worth Hepatitis B Free Project. Hep B Free Las Vegas. Hep B Free Los Angeles. Hep B Project. Hep B United Philadelphia. Hep B United Twin Cities. Hep Free Hawaii. Hepatitis B Coalition of WA. Hepatitis B Initiatives of Washington, DC. Hepatitis Education Project. Midwest Asian Health Association. New Jersey Hepatitis B Coalition. North East Medical Services. NYC Hepatitis B Coalition. NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH).
Ohio Asian American Health Coalition. Project Prevention. SF Hep B Free.
National Non-Profit Partners: Hepatitis B Foundation. Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO). Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness. Research and Training (AANCART). National Task Force on Hepatitis B. National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable.
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Immunization Action Coalition.
Federal Partners: US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, HHS. HHS Office of Minority Health. White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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