HEPATITISAWARENESSMONTHACTIVITIES

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HEPATITIS AWARENESSMONTH-THE MONTH OF MAY IS DESIGNATED

AS HEPATITIS AWARENESS MONTH IN

THE UNITED STATES, AND MAY 19TH

IS HEPATITIS TESTING DAY. DURING

MAY, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE

CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND ITS

PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS WORK TO

SHED LIGHT ON THIS HIDDEN EPIDEMIC

BY RAISING AWARENESS OF

VIRAL HEPATITIS AND ENCOURAGING

PRIORITY POPULATIONS TO GET

TESTED.

THIS DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTS

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AROUND THE

COUNTRY TO PROMOTE TESTING AND

PREVENTION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRYTHIS MAY?

Education, Outreach,

Screening and Prevention of

hepatitis B.

#HepAware19

Date: May 19,2019, 9AM-1PM - Hepatitis Testing Day

Event Type: Collaboration with Pacific Islander groups

Location: Mira Mesa Senior Center, 8460 Mira Mesa Blvd,

San Diego, CA 92126

Host Organization: Hep B Free LA (Screening Day)

Date:  May 11, 2019, 9AM-1PM

Location: Herald Christian Health Center, 8841 Garvey Ave,

Rosemead, CA 91770; Additional Information: Vietnamese

Pharmacists Association in the USA will participate with

diabetes education, medication “Brown Bag” counseling,

bone densitometry

Host Organization - SF Hep B Free - Bay Area

Date: May 18, 2019 - Shine Family Day for education and

networking

Event Type: Event at a church in South Francisco that is

having local Filipino politicians presenting

Event Date & Type: April 27, 2019 – Millbrae Walkathon;

will have a booth

Date: April 8, 2019 – SF Giants game is celebrating Asian

Heritage Month; SF Hep B Free - Bay Area has a table and

will tap into social media use to get young people

involved

Date and Event Type:  May 4, 2019 – Richmond Health Fair

to educate the public and work with other community

health providers

Host Organization: Asian Pacific Health Foundation

Event Type: Free Community Health Screening and

Education (Viral Hepatitis B and C, Hypertension, Diabetes,

NASH and Cholesterol disorders)

Event Location: 3394 Linda Vista Dr, San Marcos, CA 92078

Date and Time:  May 26, 2019, 9AM to 2PM

Website: https://aphfsd.org

Host Organization: Asian Pacific Health Foundation

Event Type: Free Community Health Screening and

Education (Viral Hepatitis B and C, Hypertension, Diabetes,

NASH and Cholesterol disorders)

Location:  2612 Daniel Ave, San Diego, CA 92111

Date and Time:  June 2, 2019, 9AM to 2PM

Website: aphfsd.org

Organization: Asian Pacific Health Foundation

Date and Time:  5/11/19, 10 AM – 12 PM.

Event Type: Clinical Professional Student Workshop on

Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Date:  May 11, 2019: Liver Life Walk sponsored by American

Liver Foundation at Liberty Station,

Location: Point Loma, 2455 Cushing Rd, San Diego, CA 92016

 

California

MORE MAY ACTIVITIES

Host Organization: Liver Health Connection

Date & Time: May 17, 2019 8AM - 4PM

Location: Denver, CO

Name of Event: National Hepatitis Testing Day

Type of Activity (e.g. information booth, education,

screening, etc.): education and screening

Any additional information: (i.e. Is there a screening cap for

the event?): resources and free HCV screening, no cap

Host Organization: Hep Free Hawaii & Hawaii Health and

Harm Reduction Center

Date & Time: May 19, 2019

Location: John A Burns School of Medicine (Medical

Education Building, Room 315, 651 Ilalo St, Honolulu, HI

96813)

Type of Activity: In honor of National Hepatitis Testing Day

and National Asian Pacific Islander HIV Awareness Day, we

will host a movie night of short films featuring local people

living with hepatitis B, C, or HIV.  The movie screening will

be preceded by free refreshments and followed by a panel

of the storytellers and filmmaker.

Additional Information: Visit www.hepfreehawaii.org, or

follow @hepfreehawaii on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,

and Youtube.

Host Organization: Midwest Asian Health Association

(MAHA)

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 10AM – 2PM

Location: Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl., Chicago)

Additional Information: Free Health Services, including

Hepatitis B Education and cultural performances

http://maha-us.org/annual-asian-heritage-month-festival-

2019

 

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Colorado

Hawaii

Host Organization: Midwest Asian Health Association

(MAHA)

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 8AM-11:30AM

Event Type: Hepatitis B Screening

Location: 230 W. Cermak Rd, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60616

Additional Information: Hepatitis B Education and

Screening

Host Organization:APAMSA & Asian Health Coalition

Date & Time: May 5, 2019, 9AM-1PM

Location: Chicago, IL

Name of Event: Spring Health Fair

Type of Activity: education and screening

Any additional information: resources and free HBV

screening

Host Organization:  HBI-Minnesota

Date & Time: April 13th, 2019, 11AM-3PM

Location: Midtown Global Market (920 E Lake St,

Minneapolis, MN, 55407) Name: Student National Type of

Activity: Medical Association Health Fair, Information

booth and education

Additional Information: Demographics are professional

students and Minneapolis residents

Host Organization: Minnesota Department of Health

Date & Time: April 26th, 2019, 4PM-8PM

Location: Brooklyn Park Activity Center (5600 85th Ave N,

Brooklyn Park, MN 55443)

Type of Event: Information booth and education, CDC

Hep B info sheets (French, Amharic, Somali and English)

Event Type: White Earth Harm Reduction Summit,

Attendee and possible booth

Location: Shooting Star Casino (777 SE Casino Rd,

Mahnomen, MN 56557)

Population: American Indians: White Earth and other

tribes

Illinois

Minnesota

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Host Organization: Program for Multicultural Health

Asian Center - Southeast Michigan

University of Michigan Health System

Event Type: HBV Training

Date: May 25,2019, 10AM-12PM

Location: Asian Center - SE MI, 24666 Northwestern Hwy,

Southfield 48075

Host Organization: Hep B United New Jersey

Date & Time: May 15, 2019, 9AM-12PM

Location: DeCorso Community Center, 15 East. 4th Street,

New Providence, NJ 07974

Name of Event: National Hepatitis Testing Day

Type of Activity (e.g. information booth, education,

screening, etc.): education and screening

Any additional information (i.e. Is there a screening cap

for the event?): resources and free HBV screening, no cap

Host Organization: Hep B United New Jersey and

Date & Time: May 23, 2019, 11AM-2PM

Location: Ambulatory Care Center, 200 South Orange

Ave. Livingston, NJ 07039

Name of Event: National Hepatitis Testing Day

Type of Activity (e.g. information booth, education,

screening, etc.): education and screening

Any additional information (i.e. Is there a screening cap

for the event?): resources and free HBV screening, no cap

New Jersey

Host Organization: Hep B United New Jersey and Hepatitis

B Foundation

Event: Chinese Wellness Day Fair and Regional Patient

Conference

Date & Time:  June 8, 2019, 12PM-4PM

Location: Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center, 200

South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ

Host Organization: Charles B Wang Community Health

Center

Date and Time: May 16, 2019 (6-8 PM)

Location: Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)- 215

Centre St, New York, NY 10013

Name of Event: Be About It - Hepatitis B Documentary Free

Screening

Type of Activity: Film Screening and a short discussion

about HBV. Free snack and drinks

Additional information: Limited seating. RSVP

recommended at https://bit.ly/2UIFqZx

Walk-in welcome. First come, first serve

Host Organization: Asian Festival/OHAAHC Hep B Free

Screening Days

Date: May 11, 2019, 10AM – 2PM

Event Type: Asian Heritage Month Celebration & Chinatown

Health Fair

Location: Franklin Park Adventure Center, 1735 E Broad

Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205; 10AM-6PM

Additional Information: This program is a comprehensive

screening event. Asian American participants are pre-

registered. Other screenings include diabetes w/ focus on

“Screen at 23” (BMI), cholesterol, mental health, dental,

Mammogram, Dental and more.

Michigan

New York

Ohio

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Host Organization: Jefferson APAMSA

Date: April 30, 2019, 12PM-1PM

Location: Thomas Jefferson University Hepatitis B Panel

Event Organizers: Hep B United Philadelphia and Jefferson

APAMSA

Date: May 16, 2019, 12PM-1:30PM

Event Type: Hep B United Philadelphia Luncheon

Location: Sang Kee Duck House, Chinatown Philadelphia

RSVP: https://forms.gle/7wwvafHXyCx4xqYT8

Event: Health Fair, PCDC’s 11th Annual Health Expo

Date & Time: June 1, 2019, 12:30PM – 4:30PM

Location: 1101 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA.,

Host Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health

Event Type: PA Viral Hepatitis Elimination Summit

Event Date: May 1, 2019

Additional Information:

https://www.communityliveralliance.org/viral-hepatitis-

elimination

Host Organization: Houston Viral Hepatitis Task Force

Date & time: May 16, 2019 – Annual workshop

Event Type: Harm Reduction and Prevention of Hepatitis

training, 9AM – 1PM

Location: United Way of Greater Houston (Community

Resource Center), 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 7707

Additional Information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/united-way-of-greater-

houston/annual-workshop-harm-reduction-and-prevention-

of-hepatitis/1897740323682068/

Host Organization: Hepatitis Education Project & MAPS

Date & Time: May 4, 2019, 10AM-3PM

Locations: MAPS Redmond, WA

Type of Activity: Free Health Education and HCV & HBV

screening

Host Organization: DOH WA, Hepatitis Education Project

Date & Time: May 15, 2019, 10AM-3PM

Locations: HCV screening event at DOH - Shoreline campus

Type of Activity: Free Health Education Viral Hepatitis

Screening

Host Organization: HBI-DC

Date & Time: May 4, 2019

Location: Health & Wellness Expo @ Faith United Church of

Christ (4909 10th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017)

Type of Activity: free education, hepatitis B and C screenings

Additional Information: visit www.hbi-dc.org for more

information and additional events

Host Organization: HBI-DC

Date & Time: May 4, 2019, 10AM – 5PM

Location: Church of the Living God (1417 Chillum Rd.,

Hyattsville, MD 20782)

Type of Activity: free education, hepatitis B and C screenings

Additional Information: visit www.hbi-dc.org for more

information and additional events

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Pennsylvania

Washington

Texas

Washington D.C./Virginia/Maryland

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Host Organization: HBI-DC

Date & Time: May 5, 2019

Location: Mongolian Biannual Event @ Arlington Free Clinic

(2921 11th St S, Arlington, VA 22204)

Type of Activity: free education, hepatitis B and C

screenings

Additional Information: visit www.hbi-dc.org for more

information and additional events

 

Host Organization: HBI-DC

Date & Time: May 5, 2019, 10AM – 2PM

Location: Washington Buddhist Vihara Temple (5017 16th St

NW., Washington, DC 20011)

Type of Activity: free education, hepatitis B and C

screenings

Additional Information: visit www.hbi-dc.org for more

information and additional events

Host Organization: HBI-DC

Date & Time: May 11, 2019, 11AM – 2PM

Location: Germantown Elementary School (19110 Liberty Mill

Rd., Germantown, MD 20874)

Type of Activity: free education, hepatitis B and C

screenings

Additional Information: visit www.hbi-dc.org for more

information and additional events

Date & Time: Wednesday May 22, 2019, 7PM-9PM

Type of Activity: Screening of Hilleman Film

Additional Information: The film tells the inspiring story of

Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman who came to prevent pandemic flu,

develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and

invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer, the

hepatitis B vaccine. The trailer can be accessed here.

Team HBV