Hepatitis B Foundation Raises Alarm About Findings From New Federal Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report

September Newsletter II - Hepatitis B Foundation Raises Alarm About Findings From New Federal Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report

The 2020 CDC surveillance report shows an estimated 14,000 new acute hepatitis B cases in 2020, a dramatic 32 percent decrease from 2019. The report points to COVID-related disruptions as a driver for such a significant decrease after a decade of stable rates. This is alarming because it highlights a sharp decline in hepatitis B testing due to COVID-19. Pandemic-related disruptions during 2020 resulted in fewer individuals seeking routine healthcare, fewer opportunities for community organizations to engage in testing programs and health department staff being shifted from hepatitis reporting duties to COVID-19 response. The Hepatitis B Foundation is alarmed by the findings in the newly released viral hepatitis surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Find the Foundation's response here.

CDC Surveillance Report 2020

Liver Cancer Awareness Month Webinar: Taking Care Of Your Liver After A Hepatitis B Diagnosis

October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month! Nearly 300 million people around the world, including up to 2.4 million in the United States, are living with chronic hepatitis B infection. Untreated chronic hepatitis B can cause liver failure, liver cirrhosis, and even liver cancer. Please join Hep B United for an important presentation on “Taking Care of Your Liver After A Hepatitis B Diagnosis.”

Date: October 20, 2022

Time: 1-2 PM ET /10-11 AM PT

Request for Applications: Health Equity, Anti-Racism Subject Matter Experts

NASTAD will be accepting applications for individuals with an expertise in the application of health equity and anti-racist principles. These individuals will support NASTAD’s seven programmatic teams – Health Care Access, Health Systems Integration, Policy & Legislative Affairs, Hepatitis, Prevention, Health Equity, and Drug User Health. The preferred vendors will work with NASTAD staff to provide technical assistance and expertise, develop resources in alignment with our activities and deliverables, outlined in our cooperative agreements (both federally funded and not) and assist staff with applying a lens that is (a) trauma-informed (b) anti-racist (c) structurally competent (d) anti-colonial and (e) abolitionist across all programmatic activities.

RFP Issue Date: September 19, 2022

RFP Closing Date: October 17, 2022, at 11:59 PM Eastern

Anticipated Contract Start Date: December 1, 2022-TBD

Request For Proposal here

Demystifying Drug Development: From Molecule to Medicine

Webinar alert! Hep B Foundation and National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable are partnering to host a two-part webinar, ahead of the annual AASLD meeting, on access and equity in hep B and hep delta clinical trials. Part 1 will focus on research, innovations, and collaborations in clinical trial equity, an overview of the current drug landscape for hep B and delta, and strategies for interpreting data and getting the most out of scientific news. We hope you can join us!

Listen to B Heppy!

The Hepatitis B Foundation announced the launch of their podcast: B Heppy! This podcast is part of our 300 Million Reasons campaign, a movement to improve awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer worldwide, to promote engagement of key stakeholders, and to empower people impacted by hepatitis B to become vocal advocates. There are almost 300 million people around the world living with chronic hepatitis B infection, and we want to make sure each and every voice is heard!

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Policy Corner

Reps. Johnson, Meng & Lee Push to Recognize Sept. 9 as National African Immigrant & Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day

The co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06), along with the chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), sent a letter with 11 House colleagues to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting support for the designation of September 9th as “National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day.” Additionally, over 100 individuals and organizations have voiced their support by signing the NAIRHHA Day petition and/or organizational support letter. If you haven’t already, you can still add your name or organization! Get involved and learn more at https://nairhhaday.org/.

Read the full letter here

Mission Statement

Hep B United is a national coalition 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.

Hep B United was co-founded and is co-chaired by the Hepatitis B Foundation and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO). The coalition works to reduce the impact of hepatitis B through prevention and education efforts, addressing perinatal transmission, improving screening and linkage to care, contributing to national surveillance data, and advocating on a national level.

Hep B United Partners

Community Partners: Asian American Health Coalition (HOPE Clinic). Asian American Health Initiative. Asian Center - Southeast Michigan. Asian Health Coalition. Asian Pacific Health Foundation. Asian Pacific Community in Action. Asian Services in Action Inc. Asian Women for Health. 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. Colorado Viral Hepatitis Task Force. Dallas Fort Worth Hepatitis B Free Project. HepAware Delaware. 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 Initiative of Washington, DC. Hepatitis Education Project. Mercy Housing and Human Development. Midwest Asian Health Association. Mongolian Community Health Network. 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. San Francisco Hep B Free - Bay Area. Utah Hepatitis Coalition. Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation.Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine APAMSA

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). Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA). Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL). National Task Force on Hepatitis B. National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Immunization Action Coalition. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Team HBV.

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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