Hepatitis Testing Day – May 19
CDC’s Know More Hepatitis campaign was officially announced on World Hepatitis Day, July 28th, 2011 at a special White House event to release the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. The plan calls for a national education campaign to educate people about viral hepatitis and encourage people to get tested. As part of this educational initiative, May 19th has been designated as a national “Hepatitis Testing Day” in the United States.
The CDC will use the first ever Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, 2012 as an opportunity to remind health care providers and the public who should be tested for chronic viral hepatitis. Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis; most of them do not know they are infected.
Featured Poster
Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh
is featured on our new poster [PDF - 1 page].
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Hepatitis Risk Assessment: The online assessment is designed to determine an individual’s risk for viral hepatitis and asks questions based upon CDC’s guidelines for testing and vaccination. The Hepatitis Risk Assessment allows individuals to answer questions privately and print their recommendations to discuss with their doctor.
Know More Hepatitis Campaign. Learn more about CDC’s upcoming campaign at http://www.cdc.gov/KnowMoreHepatitis/
Twitter. Follow CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis @CDChep.
Share information on Twitter about how you’re taking action for Hepatitis Testing Day, use the hashtag #HTD.
Please join @CDChep on Thursday, May 17th at 12:00 PM EST for a live Twitterview with @CDCNPIN and @CDC_DrFenton. Dr. Fenton, the Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, will be discussing the first ever Hepatitis Testing Day, available resources, and the new Hepatitis Risk Assessment.
Resources
Buttons, Radio PSA scripts and other resources for Hepatitis Testing Day and Awareness Month
AIDS.gov blog post - May 19 Is Hepatitis Testing Day
Chronic Hepatitis B
Resources for Health Professionals
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/TestingChronic.htm
Patient information about testing
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/PDFs/HepBAtRisk.pdf [PDF - 2 pages]
Chronic Hepatitis C
Resources for Health Professionals
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/Management.htm
Patient information about testing
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCTesting-Diagnosis.pdf [PDF - 2 pages]
HHS Plan
Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hepatitis/actionplan_viralhepatitis2011.pdf [PDF - 84 pages]