Hepatitis B Health 101 with the Immigrant & Refugee Group
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Hepatitis B Foundation, along with multiple Hep B United Philadelphia partners will conduct a free viral hepatitis education session on March 7th. Please share with your groups, all are welcome!
Register for the event
here
. For more information, contact Chad Thomas via
email
or phone at (215) 685-6459.
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Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health Career Fair
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The Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health is hosting their 4th annual Philadelphia Regional Public Health Career Fair. The event is open to public health students from the tri-state area. This is a great opportunity for post-graduation employment, summer internships, master’s project placements, and undergraduate co-ops. We will also be tabling there!
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Hepatitis B Continuing Education May 19th
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Partner Highlight: African Family Health Organization
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The
African Family Health Organization
is a 501(c)(3) community-based non profit organization that provides culturally and linguistically sensitive health, human, and educational support services to African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees in the greater Philadelphia area.
Through our programs and services we are able to: provide our clients with ESL classes, intensive case management, workshops and health fairs that focus on community needs, in addition to providing education and facilitating access to health care for Maternal and Child Health, Family Planning, Female Genital Cutting, and other special health care needs. We also provide after school programming with math and English language support through our African Youth Empowerment Program (AYEP), help promote healthy nutrition through out
Eat Right, Live Bright
program for youth ages 5-7, work on increasing community health literacy and language access, and more!
In the coming days and months, AFAHO looks forward to holding workshops and testing events in West African and East African communities of Philadelphia that increase knowledge of and screening for Hepatitis B and other health care needs as community members seek out information about issues they encounter in their communities.
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If you have any events and pictures you would like to share, please send them to Kristine Alarcon at
Kristine.Alarcon@hepb.org
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#justB Postcards are Available
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#justB postcards are now available! There are postcards for all the storytellers. For a list of all the storytellers and their experiences, please visit
this website
and you can find them on the left of the website. If you are interested in ordering any postcards, please contact Kristine Alarcon at
kristine.alarcon@hepb.org
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February's
featured video
shares Jin's story.
When she was very young, Jinqiu’s mother told her she has a germ and that she shouldn’t touch anyone if she was bleeding. Later, Jinqiu disclosed to her entire class that she has hepatitis B. Her mother visited Jinqiu’s school to make sure everyone was aware of what it meant, for a student to live with the virus. Today, Jinqiu feels that it’s her responsibility to disclose to new potential romantic partners that she is hepatitis B positive, and each time she does this, she gains new confidence and strength.
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During 2018, we are highlighting a unique patient story each month. Our
#justB
Storytelling Campaign is a national effort to bring individuals affected by hepatitis B to share their stories to shed light on this serious disease, decrease stigma, discrimination, and promote the importance of testing and treatment for hepatitis B. If you want to host a screening of the videos, we can help! It is a great way to spread the word and engage your local communities! Email
Catherine.Freeland@hepb.org
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Join the Hep B United Action Center
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Become a Hep B Advocate!
Join the Hep B United Action Center to get the latest updates and news about hep B policy issues, learn about upcoming advocacy events, and be notified of opportunities to take action and show your support for our
policy initiatives
. You will also be provided with information, resources, and tools to help you communicate, educate, and engage your community.
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