The TB project had a great start in 2021. Thanks to Andre Hirakawa and Alan Doan, the project is progressing to its 3rd year - with partnering with Champions for Health and SD County of Health Services.
Overview of 2021 Hep B United – TB Elimination Alliance Summit
This was the first Joint Summit of Hep B United and TB Elimination Alliance realized via Run The World hello@runtheworld.today platform on November 2-3, 2021.
The Opening Session was hosted by: - Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Senior Vice President of the Hepatitis B Foundation and Co-Chair of Hep B United,
- Jeffery Caballero, MPH, Executive Director of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, and
- Juliet Choi, JD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
sharing welcoming remarks on behalf of Hep B United and TB Elimination Alliance. Visit www.hepbunited.org and www.tbeliminationalliance.org
for more information about Hep B United and the TB Elimination Alliance.
Topics discussed were: - Local Innovations and Hep B and TB Prevention Efforts, - Leveraging Data to Strengthen Hepatitis B and TB Elimination Strategies,
- Barriers to Screening and Testing in the Pacific Islander Community, and
- Parallel Strategies for Screening, Testing, Treatment and Maintenance
Open the attachment below to view the itinerary of the 2nd day: Centering Community to Advance Health Equity! and see APHF's scheduled presentation listing (page 6)
Asian Pacific Health Foundation is the mini-grant recipient of both Hep B and TBE, so contributed two posters:
1. Implementation of a Train-the-Trainer Pilot Program: Increasing Hepatitis B Awareness in San Diego during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
by Kayla Giang, PharmD; Binh Tran, PharmD; France Nguyen, PhD; David Lam; Winnie Gong; Diana Le; Rolando Arreola; Robert Gish, MD and Palmer Taylor, PhD.
2. Implementing D.O.T.S. to Raise Awareness of LTBI and TB in the Vietnamese Community in San Diego.
By Kayla Giang, PharmD; Binh Tran, PharmD; France Nguyen, PhD; Andre Hirakawa; Nhi Lang; Isabelle Yu; Tevykah Pouv; Jean Yung; Michelle Fang, PharmD; Helen Nguyen; Haley Tran, and Zaid Dibis.
Here is APHF's poster presentation:
Below is APHF's slide deck for the presentation of research: