San Francisco Hep B Free: A Grassroots Community Coalition to Prevent Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer

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• Alternative Title:
  J Community Health
• Personal Author:
  Bailey, Meredith B. ; Shiau, Rita ; Zola, Janet ; Fernyak, Susan E. ; Fang, Ted ; So, Samuel K. S. ; Chang, Ellen T.
• Description:
  Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer and the largest health disparity between Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) and the general US population. The Hep B Free model was launched to eliminate hepatitis B infection by increasing hepatitis B awareness, testing, vaccination, and treatment among APIs by building a broad, community-wide coalition. The San Francisco Hep B Free campaign is a diverse public/private collaboration unifying the API community, health care system, policy makers, businesses, and the general public in San Francisco, California. Mass-media and grassroots messaging raised citywide awareness of hepatitis B and promoted use of the existing health care system for hepatitis B screening and follow-up. Coalition partners reported semi-annually on activities, resources utilized, and system changes instituted. From 2007 to 2009, over 150 organizations contributed approximately $1,000,000 in resources to the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign. 40 educational events reached 1,100 healthcare providers, and 50% of primary care physicians pledged to screen APIs routinely for hepatitis B. Community events and fairs reached over 200,000 members of the general public. Of 3,315 API clients tested at stand-alone screening sites created by the campaign, 6.5% were found to be chronically infected and referred to follow-up care. A grassroots coalition that develops strong partnerships with diverse organizations can use existing resources to successfully increase public and healthcare provider awareness about hepatitis B among APIs, promote routine hepatitis B testing and vaccination as part of standard primary care, and ensure access to treatment for chronically infected individuals.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Asian People Community Health Services Community Networks Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Behavior Health Promotion Hepatitis B, Chronic Humans Liver Neoplasms Male Middle Aged Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Community Health. 36(4):538-551.
• Pubmed ID:
  21125320
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3130910
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CP1MP071051/CP/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R18PS000830/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  San Francisco, CA
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:afd38e1bb215152a039b569444b3c47ff7310c4b66b411eea70c551f081a1da2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/22799/cdc_22799_DS1.pdf
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