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Jade Ribbon Reusable Bag Campaign

 Jade Ribbon Youth Council 2009-2010 Applications for the Jade Ribbon Youth Council 2009-2010 are now available HERE. Join this high school youth council to effect change in the local Bay Area Community. Applications are due by Friday, September 4, 2009.  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new hepatitis B guidelines in the MMWR on September 18, 2008 that recommend testing all people in the United States who were born in Asia and Africa. View CDC Press Release. View SF Chronicle article. View ALC Cancer Center Guidelines.

At the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in Hong Kong on December 2, 2008, the ZeShan Foundation announced its generous commitment to APAVH. View Clinton Foundation Press Release. View Commitment to Action. APAVH, an unprecedented alliance to eradicate hepatitis B, was officially launched on November 2, 2008 in San Francisco.

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Hepatitis B Screenings and Vaccinations every first and third Saturday of the month at Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), 10 AM-1PM, 2400 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose. $30 for Screening and Vaccination. Next Screening on July 18, 2009! More information here.


The 7th Annual Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) on Asian and Pacific Islander Health (Aug. 2009) was a great success. Pictures, students videos are now available on the YLC portion of the website.

Highlight: A student video clip about HBV and youth action:

Exciting news from The Jade Ribbon Youth Council! May 19th was World Hepatitis Day and to promote awareness of hepatitis B, the 15 highly motivated members of the JRYC convinced 22 Bay Area cities to declare the 3rd week of May as "Hepatitis B Awareness Week." The JRYC was recognized on May 19th for their efforts by the City of San Jose and Mayor Chuck Reed to coincide with World Hepatitis Day. Click here for a map and full list of the cities participated.

JADE RIBBON CAMPAIGN

The greatest health disparity between Asian Americans and white Americans is the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection and the high incidence of liver cancer, 80% of which is caused by chronic hepatitis B infection. Approximately 1 in 10 Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans have chronic hepatitis B infection compared with 1 in 1,000 of white Americans. Liver cancer rates are 9 times higher in Vietnamese Americans, 4 times higher in Korean Americans, and 4 times higher in Chinese Americans than white Americans.

In May 2001, the Asian Liver Center launched the Jade Ribbon Campaign in the San Francisco Bay Area to spread awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer in the Asian community.

The objective of the campaign is to increase awareness and provide ethnic-sensitive health information to the API community and health professionals in an effort to reduce this major health disparity and improve API health. This multimedia campaign includes television public service announcements, radio shows, bus ads, lectures in the community, and more.

Considered to be the essence of heaven and earth, Jade is believed in many Asian cultures to bring good luck and longevity while deflecting negativity. Folded like the Chinese character meaning "person" or "people," the Jade Ribbon symbolizes the united voices of those fighting hepatitis B and liver cancer worldwide. Learn more about the Jade Ribbon Campaign.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2009   

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