National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

New strategies to address chronic hepatitis B were published by National Task

Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by HHS Office of Minority Health and

supported by the Hepatitis B Foundation.

The National Task Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by the HHS Office

of Minority Health (OMH) released the “Goals and Strategies to Address Chronic

Hepatitis B in Asian American Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Populations,” now available on its website at

www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=7245 & lvl=2 & lvlid=190.

Hepatitis B is the world's most common serious viral infection of the liver and

can cause premature death from liver disease or liver cancer. Chronic hepatitis

B and liver cancer in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific

Islanders comprise one of the most serious but frequently neglected racial and

ethnic health disparities in the United States.

“With nearly 1 out of 10 Asian Americans chronically infected with hepatitis B,

we need to sound the alarm and let public policy makers know that chronic

hepatitis B and liver cancer are urgent health priorities that must be

addressed,” said Joan Block, Executive Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation

and a member of the OMH Expert Panel. “The Hepatitis B Foundation is proud to

partner with the Office of Minority Health and greatly appreciates that chronic

hepatitis B has been added to their list of priority diseases.”

The published Goals and Strategies document lays out a national action agenda to

eliminate hepatitis B in Asian American communities. Key elements include

increasing national awareness of the disproportionate impact, engaging

stakeholders, and expanding the infrastructure needed to reduce the risk of

chronic hepatitis B infection and its long-term complications, such as liver

failure and liver cancer.

About the Office of Minority Health

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the

health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of

health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. It advises

on public health program activities affecting American Indians and Alaska

Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native

Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

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National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

New strategies to address chronic hepatitis B were published by National Task

Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by HHS Office of Minority Health and

supported by the Hepatitis B Foundation.

The National Task Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by the HHS Office

of Minority Health (OMH) released the “Goals and Strategies to Address Chronic

Hepatitis B in Asian American Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Populations,” now available on its website at

www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=7245 & lvl=2 & lvlid=190.

Hepatitis B is the world's most common serious viral infection of the liver and

can cause premature death from liver disease or liver cancer. Chronic hepatitis

B and liver cancer in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific

Islanders comprise one of the most serious but frequently neglected racial and

ethnic health disparities in the United States.

“With nearly 1 out of 10 Asian Americans chronically infected with hepatitis B,

we need to sound the alarm and let public policy makers know that chronic

hepatitis B and liver cancer are urgent health priorities that must be

addressed,” said Joan Block, Executive Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation

and a member of the OMH Expert Panel. “The Hepatitis B Foundation is proud to

partner with the Office of Minority Health and greatly appreciates that chronic

hepatitis B has been added to their list of priority diseases.”

The published Goals and Strategies document lays out a national action agenda to

eliminate hepatitis B in Asian American communities. Key elements include

increasing national awareness of the disproportionate impact, engaging

stakeholders, and expanding the infrastructure needed to reduce the risk of

chronic hepatitis B infection and its long-term complications, such as liver

failure and liver cancer.

About the Office of Minority Health

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the

health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of

health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. It advises

on public health program activities affecting American Indians and Alaska

Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native

Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

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National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

New strategies to address chronic hepatitis B were published by National Task

Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by HHS Office of Minority Health and

supported by the Hepatitis B Foundation.

The National Task Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by the HHS Office

of Minority Health (OMH) released the “Goals and Strategies to Address Chronic

Hepatitis B in Asian American Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Populations,” now available on its website at

www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=7245 & lvl=2 & lvlid=190.

Hepatitis B is the world's most common serious viral infection of the liver and

can cause premature death from liver disease or liver cancer. Chronic hepatitis

B and liver cancer in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific

Islanders comprise one of the most serious but frequently neglected racial and

ethnic health disparities in the United States.

“With nearly 1 out of 10 Asian Americans chronically infected with hepatitis B,

we need to sound the alarm and let public policy makers know that chronic

hepatitis B and liver cancer are urgent health priorities that must be

addressed,” said Joan Block, Executive Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation

and a member of the OMH Expert Panel. “The Hepatitis B Foundation is proud to

partner with the Office of Minority Health and greatly appreciates that chronic

hepatitis B has been added to their list of priority diseases.”

The published Goals and Strategies document lays out a national action agenda to

eliminate hepatitis B in Asian American communities. Key elements include

increasing national awareness of the disproportionate impact, engaging

stakeholders, and expanding the infrastructure needed to reduce the risk of

chronic hepatitis B infection and its long-term complications, such as liver

failure and liver cancer.

About the Office of Minority Health

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the

health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of

health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. It advises

on public health program activities affecting American Indians and Alaska

Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native

Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

[Guest guest]

http://www.bignews.biz/?id=791289 & keys=hepatitis-Asians-minority-health

National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

New strategies to address chronic hepatitis B were published by National Task

Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by HHS Office of Minority Health and

supported by the Hepatitis B Foundation.

The National Task Force on Hepatitis B Expert Panel convened by the HHS Office

of Minority Health (OMH) released the “Goals and Strategies to Address Chronic

Hepatitis B in Asian American Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Populations,” now available on its website at

www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=7245 & lvl=2 & lvlid=190.

Hepatitis B is the world's most common serious viral infection of the liver and

can cause premature death from liver disease or liver cancer. Chronic hepatitis

B and liver cancer in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific

Islanders comprise one of the most serious but frequently neglected racial and

ethnic health disparities in the United States.

“With nearly 1 out of 10 Asian Americans chronically infected with hepatitis B,

we need to sound the alarm and let public policy makers know that chronic

hepatitis B and liver cancer are urgent health priorities that must be

addressed,” said Joan Block, Executive Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation

and a member of the OMH Expert Panel. “The Hepatitis B Foundation is proud to

partner with the Office of Minority Health and greatly appreciates that chronic

hepatitis B has been added to their list of priority diseases.”

The published Goals and Strategies document lays out a national action agenda to

eliminate hepatitis B in Asian American communities. Key elements include

increasing national awareness of the disproportionate impact, engaging

stakeholders, and expanding the infrastructure needed to reduce the risk of

chronic hepatitis B infection and its long-term complications, such as liver

failure and liver cancer.

About the Office of Minority Health

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the

health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of

health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. It advises

on public health program activities affecting American Indians and Alaska

Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native

Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.