Hepatitis B Foundation

Hep B United: a National Coalition to Improve Hepatitis B Education, Awareness, Testing and Linkage to Care Among Highly Impacted Communities - the Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) in Collaboration With the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) Will Lead, Maintain, and Grow Hep B United (hbu), a National Coalition to Improve Viral Hepatitis Awareness, Testing and Linkage to Care, and Address the Health Disparities Associated With Hepatitis B Among Priority Communities. HBF Will Build the Capacity of Community Coalitions, Community-based Health Centers and Public Health Departments to Increase Viral Hepatitis Education and Testing and Improve Linkage to Care in a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Manner for Communities Disparately Impacted, Including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (aanhpis), African Immigrants, and Persons Who Inject Drugs (pwids). We Will Also Improve Awareness, Dissemination of Usage of the CDC Know Hepatitis B Campaign, as a Strategy to Improve Hepatitis B Awareness and Testing. Hbu Is Comprised of Local Community Coalitions in 22 States, 30 Cities and Washington, D.C. Since 2012, Hbu Has Promoted Cross-sector Partnerships Between Community Organizations, Health Departments, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (fqhcs), and Has Been Building the Capacity of Multisectoral Community Coalitions to Address Hepatitis B in a Nationally Coordinated Manner. Through a Health Equity Lens, HBF Will Build and Strengthen the Hbu Network and Offer Capacity Building, Training, Technical Assistance, and Networking. HBF?S Program Strategies Will Include: 1) Mini-grants to Support Best Practices in Hepatitis Awareness, Education, Testing, and Linkage to Care; 2) Peer Mentoring to Foster the Development of Local And/or State Hepatitis Community Coalitions and Address Specific Capacity Building Needs; 3) Hepatitis B Community Health Education Program Using an Interactive Case-studies Approach to Promote Hepatitis Prevention and Control Strategies; 4) Hepatitis B Community Health Center Learning Collaborative to Foster a Cohort of New Fqhcs Serving Aanhpis, African Immigrants, and Pwids to Partner With Community Coalitions and Integrate and Improve Their Capacity to Implement Hepatitis B Education, Testing, and Linkage to Care Programs; 5) Hep B United Community Coalition Leadership Development Program to Improve the Capacity of Individual Local Community Leaders to Lead and Grow Community-based Hepatitis Coalitions; 6) Monthly Webinars; 7) Annual Hep B United Summit; 8) Monthly Coalition Calls; and 9) Hep B United Pacific Islander Community and Harm Reduction Strategy Workgroups to Address the High Rates of Chronic Hepatitis B Among Pacific Islander Communities and Pwids, Respectively.