We provide education and supportive services for anyone affected by Hepatitis C, living with both HIV/ HCV, Liver health and related health conditions.
New York, NY
Joined March 2011
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A5 @HepatitisCmsg provides a safe, open, nonjudgmental space for those with Hepatitis. #HepMentalHealth #HepFreeNYC
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#HepFreeNYC @Lynn4NYC @NYCSpeakerAdams @MarkLevineNYC @ebottcher @tiffany_caban @KeithPowersNYC @voteshekar Thank you for your support of the #NYC #ViralHepatitisInitiative. We welcome you to check out our #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Twitter Chat at 2pm!!
Happening TODAY: Join the 2024 Hepatitis Awareness Month X/Twitter Chat at 2PM!
Let elected officials, national partners, and New Yorkers know the importance of supporting NYC Hep B & C elimination! #HepElimination #HepFreeNYC #LiverHealth #HepatitisAwarenessMonth
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Join the 2024 Hepatitis Awareness Month X/Twitter Chat May 8th at 2PM!
Let elected officials, national partners, and New Yorkers know the importance of supporting NYC Hep B & C elimination! #HepElimination #HepFreeNYC #LiverHealth #HepatitisAwarenessMonth @hepfreenyc
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Being trans is a part of nature 🍃🏳️⚧️
Having the space to explore who you are is a basic human right that is denied to so many. Sending Big Love to all my trans and non-binary siblings.
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#Clinicians: With increasing rates of hepatitis C during #Pregnancy, @CDCgov recommends that you test all perinatally exposed infants for #HepatitisC infection as early as age 2-6 months. Learn more about the updated #HepC recommendations: bit.ly/2XAWOP3
ALT Woman holds and kisses baby on the cheek. Text reads: "Perinatal Hepatitis C: SCREEN patients for hepatitis C during each pregnancy; TEST all perinatally exposed infants for hepatitis C infection at age 2 - 6 months; MANAGE infants with an HCV RNA+ test alongside a provider with pediatric hepatitis C expertise."
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Overdose crisis reaches historic levels in New York City
"Provisional data shows there were 3,026 overdose deaths in New York City in 2022, the highest total since the department began recording such incidents in 2000."
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August is #NationalImmunizationAwarenessMonth. There is currently no vaccine for #hepatitisC, but it can easily be cured with oral medications in just 8-12 weeks! Ask your medical provider for a #hepC test today (and be sure and get vaccinated against #hepB and #hepA!)
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#HepAsk What are the health consequences of overweight and obesity? hepmag.com/article/health-co…
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In the past 90 minutes, a NYer died from a preventable overdose. With the path NY is headed in, we will continue to lose thousands more.
@AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie with only 4 session days left, thousands of NYers lives are on the line -- pass #SCSA and be the leaders NY need.
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Q10: What is one lesson learned or piece of advice for others who want to expand their work on raising awareness about viral hepatitis? #HepFreeNYC
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Q9: Who are your key partners in addressing #HepB & #HepC? Who would you like to engage more in your work? (Tag them here!) #HEPFreeNYC
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Q7: What can we do to increase access to #HepB treatment for New Yorkers? What can we do to increase access to a #HepC cure ? #HepFreeNYC
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Q6: Why are some populations more vulnerable to Hep B and/or Hep C. How can we we address the disparities? #HepFreeNYC
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Q5: Viral hepatitis is severely underfunded, which in turn minimizes efforts to prevent and treat #HepatitisB and C. How can we ensure that there is funding to end the #HepatitisC and B epidemics? #hepfreenyc
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Q4: What are the barriers that keep people from getting screened for #hepatitisB and #hepatitisC. How can we address them? #hepfreenyc
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Q3: How do you promote #HepB and #HepC education, outreach, and testing in #NYC especially now? What are your best practices? #HEPFreeNYC
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Q2: What can people do to prevent #HepB and #HepC? For those living with Hep B or C , what can they do to protect their health, their community and to prevent liver cancer? #HEPFreeNYC