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WELCOME TO THE HEPATITIS AWARENESS MONTH WEBINARMonday, April 16th, 2018

HBU is 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 Coalition PartnersHep B United is a national coalition that was established by the Hepatitis B Foundation and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations to address the public health challenge of hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B Resources and Initiatives

Find free hepatitis B testing, vaccination, health fairs, community forums, and awareness & advocacy events in your state. Visit www.hepbunited.org for full listing.

Join the Hepatitis B Foundation and Hep B United for a hepatitis awareness campaign to commemorate Hepatitis Awareness Month! Starting April 23 through May 16th anyone can participate in the contest by posting on social media. Rules and prize information can be found at this website:

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Hepatitis Awareness Month and Testing Day Webinar

Alyssa Kitlas, Manager, HepatitisApril 16, 2018

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About NASTADNASTAD is a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. and around the world.

We strengthen domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice.

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Our Mission and VisionNASTAD’s mission is to end the intersecting epidemics of HIV, viral hepatitis, and related conditions by strengthening domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice.

NASTAD’s vision is a world free of HIV and viral hepatitis.

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Hepatitis Appropriations PartnershipThe Hepatitis Appropriations Partnership (HAP) is a national coalition that works with federal policy makers in Congress and the Executive branch and with public health officials to increase federal support and funding for hepatitis prevention, testing, education, research, surveillance, and treatment.

Hepatitis Testing PartnershipThe Hepatitis Testing Partnership is a coalition of public health, providers, community based organizations, and academic partners working together to increase testing and linkage to care for hepatitis C. Some partners also support hepatitis B testing. Convenes through a listserv and quarterly calls to share ideas, lessons learned, resources, and best practices.You can learn more here: http://bit.ly/hepatitistestingpartnership

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Highlighting Success Stories

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Setting a Path Toward Elimination of Disease and Disparity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Using a Collective Impact Framework to Eliminate Hepatitis C in San Francisco

The Philadelphia Perinatal Hepatitis C Program: Using Data to Drive Innovation

New Mexico’s U-30 Enhanced Hepatitis C (HCV) Surveillance Project

Tennessee’s Statewide HIV/HCV Vulnerability Assessment

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Contact UsAlyssa Kitlas

Manager, Hepatitisakitlas@NASTAD.org

NASTAD444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 339

Washington, DC 20001Phone: (202) 434.8011

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