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A Multi-County Campaign Aimed to Reduce the Incidence of Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer by Increasing Awareness, Screening, and Access to Care 101 GROVE STREET, #406 (415) 554-2638 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 WWW.SFHEPBFREE- BAYAREA.ORG History


  1. A Multi-County Campaign Aimed to Reduce the Incidence of Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer by Increasing Awareness, Screening, and Access to Care 101 GROVE STREET, #406 (415) 554-2638 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 WWW.SFHEPBFREE- BAYAREA.ORG

  2. History u SF Hep B Free was founded in 2007 as a private public partnership between 3 co-founding organizations u San Francisco Department of Public Health u Stanford Asian Liver Center u AsianWeek Foundation u In October 2017 we expanded into San Mateo County (1 county south of San Francisco), under the new name, San Francisco Hep B Free – Bay Area u San Francisco – Over 1/3 of the population (300,000+ people) are Asian or Pacific Islander u San Mateo County – Approximately ¼ of the population (200,000+ people) are Asian or Pacific Islander

  3. Mission u San Francisco Hep B Free - Bay Area is a multi- county campaign to turn the San Francisco – Bay Area into the first hepatitis B free region in the nation. This unprecedented campaign will provide free and low-cost hepatitis B testing and vaccinations to Asian and Pacific Islander (API) adults at locations throughout the San Francisco – Bay Area. u The three objectives of the SF Hep B Free – Bay Area campaign are: To create public and healthcare provider 1. awareness about the importance of testing & vaccinating APIs for hepatitis B. To promote routine hepatitis B testing and 2. vaccination within the primary care medical community. To ensure access to treatment for chronically 3. infected individuals.

  4. World Hepatitis Day – Working With Partners

  5. World Hepatitis Day – Partners u Partner Organizations: u Prevent Cancer Foundation u End Hep C SF u Hepatitis C Task Force u Elected Official Partners: u Supervisor, Scott Weiner (now State Senator) u Supervisor, Katy Tang u Assemblyman, David Chiu u State Board of Equalization Member, Fiona Ma

  6. Hepatitis Testing Day Rally/Event May 18 th , 2018 Partners: Layout: San Francisco Rally & speeches on the u u Department of Public steps of San Francisco Health City Hall Hepatitis C Task Force Award presentation for, u u Community Advocate End Hep C SF u Awards (hepatitis B and Supervisor Katy Tang hepatitis C) u State Board of Free hepatitis B and u u Equalization Member, hepatitis C screening Fiona Ma after the event

  7. Integrating Into Existing Events May 2016/17

  8. Creating Events Hepatitis B education u Be About It, Documentary u screening As your doctor/an expert panel u Free hepatitis B testing u

  9. Hepatitis Awareness Month Events May 4 th – Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, Health and u Resource Fair u Screening and education May 5 th – Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, Health and u Resource Fair u Education May 12 th – Senior Center, stand alone event in partnership u with Daly City Mayor u Documentary screening, Be About It, general education, and screening May 18 th – National Hepatitis Testing Day Rally, steps of San u Francisco City Hall u Speeches, award presentations, media promotion, and screening TBD May XX – Stand alone event in partnership with South u San Francisco Mayor u Documentary screening, Be About It, general education, and screening

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