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#KnowHepB Twitter Chat – Nov.19th at 3 pm EST
Join @CDChep for a Twitter Chat Tuesday, November 19th at 3 pm EST to discuss the Know Hepatitis B campaign and how to increase hepatitis B testing among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). The chat is bringing together CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, Hep B United, Hepatitis B Foundation, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), and CDC NPIN. Use #KnowHepB to join the conversation, ask questions, and highlight what you are doing to decrease the burden of hepatitis B in the AAPI community.
http://www.cdc.gov/knowhepatitisb/StayConnected.htm
Know Hepatitis B Campaign Materials
Know Hepatitis B a national communications campaign promoting Hepatitis B testing among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). In addition to materials in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, fact sheets are now available in Burmese, Hmong, Khmer, and Lao.
http://www.cdc.gov/knowhepatitisb/Materials.htm
National Medical Association: Hepatitis C - A Crisis in the African American Community
The consensus paper is the result of discussion and dialogue by the nation’s leading experts on African Americans and hepatitis C. The paper endorses CDC’s testing recommendations for baby boomers and expresses the need for accessible screening for African Americans and other persons born between 1945 and 1965.
http://www.nmanet.org/images/stories/nma_hepc_report3.pdf
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