Community Resource
Webinar: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium – Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month Webinar Series, Part 2 May 15, 2018 12:00 PM EST Hear from national, state-level, and local experts about the key role health centers play in testing and treating HCV. Discussion will include an analysis of policy changes to HCV treatment standards in Pennsylvania as a response to the opioid Read more
Community Resource
Webinar: The Community Health Training Alliance – Hep C 101
The Community Health Training Alliance (CHTA) is excited and proud to present our next upcoming webinar: Hepatitis C 101: What everyone should know Hepatitis C is the most common blood borne viral infection in the US. Many people who are living with hepatitis C are unaware they are infected, which is Read more
Job Posting
Job Posting: Program Coordinator, Hep B Foundation
The Hepatitis B Foundation is looking for a new program coordinator! Check out the job posting HERE
Community Resource
Resource: Hepatitis C Consultation Warmline
The Hepatitis C Warmline! Call for a Phone Consultation (844) HEP‐INFO or (844) 437-4636 Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET ” We consult on HCV management topics, including: HCV staging & monitoring Regimen selection & dosing Drug interactions HIV/HCV management strategies Prior HCV treatment failure, including Read more
Events
Event: Public Health Grand Rounds – Working Together to Eliminate the Threat of Hepatitis B and C
https://www.cdc.gov/grand-rounds/index.html “We are pleased to announce the next session of Public Health Grand Rounds, “Working Together to Eliminate the Threat of Hepatitis B and C,” which will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. (ET). Join us in person or watch via live webcast from CDC headquarters Read more
News
News: New York State Governor Announces Nation’s First State-Level Hepatitis C Elimination Strategy
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he is advancing a statewide expansion of the HIV/AIDS Services Administration rental assistance program for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Additionally, the Governor announced the nation’s first state-level Hepatitis C comprehensive elimination strategy to end the Hepatitis C and HIV epidemics in New York Read more
Coalition Activity
Event: Citywide Community Meetings on Opioid Crisis
PHILADELPHIA – The Mayor’s Task Force to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Philadelphia will hold a series of community meetings for residents to learn more about its work, how the city is implementing is recommendations, as well as how the City will work to decrease overdose deaths through its support of Comprehensive Read more
Coalition Activity
Event: Beyond the Opioid Epidemic– From a State of Crisis to a State of Hope
Please join the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition and its partners on April 23, 2018 in Harrisburg to meet with state legislators and advocate for the use of harm reduction strategies in our fight against the opioid crisis. Following a series of speakers who have been tirelessly promoting harm reduction, you will have Read more
Community Resource
Event: Free HCV Support Group Training
Opportunity to attend a free support group training being sponsored by C Change, our city wide HCV elimination program. Tuesday, February 13th: 1-5PM at Health Federation of Philadelphia, 1211 Chestnut St, 8th floor We are looking for people with lived experience, who are passionate about helping others and who demonstrate Read more