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• Started in October 2015, Non-profit that

provides FREE hepatitis B and C education, testing and linkage to care

› Referrals for free hepatitis B vaccines

• Work with community leaders to ensure

resources are linguistically and culturally appropriate

• Provide direct services in easily accessible

areas such as offices, markets, festivals

• Minnesota chapter of HBI-DC

• HBI-DC Project Coordinator~2 years

§ Laotian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean,

Cambodian, Thai, Burmese, Ethiopian, Nigerian, Cameroonian and many others

• Minnesota (home state)

§ No one else is addressing the disparities § Passion+Experience=new non-profit § Outreach: community leaders, government

agencies and healthcare providers

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The Set-Up: Signage, Registration, Phlebotomy and Education

• 2/20: HBI-Minnesota Kick-Off
• 3/19: Hmong American Mutual Assistance

Association

• 4/23: HmongTown Marketplace
• 5/16-5/20: Neighborhood House
• 5/21: Hmong Village
• 6/11: World Refugee Day
• 6/25-6/26: HmongTown Festival
• 7/2-7/3: Annual Freedom Tournament (J4)
• 7/23-7/24: Little Mekong Night Market

HBI-MN Program Manager Dan-Tam Phan-Hoang dantamhoang@hbi-dc.org 612-443-8578

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