You are invited to attend ~1st Meeting of the Hepatitis C Task Force Advocacy Subcommittee

You are invited to attend ~1st Meeting of the Hepatitis C Task Force Advocacy Subcommittee



NYC Hepatitis C Advocacy Strategy Meeting & Hepatitis C Advocacy 101 Training

Subcommittee Leaders:

Daniel Raymond, Policy Director, Harm Reduction Coalition ~ raymond@harmreduction.org

Michael Carden, SUNY Downstate, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C ~ National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council ~ mic2011@med.cornell.edu



Wednesday January 13th (2:30 - 5 PM)

NYC DOHMH, 125 Worth Street, NY 10013 – 3rd Floor Conference Room (right outside of 3rd floor elevators)

* Please allow an extra 15 minutes to go through security. Bring a photo ID.

Registration is required. If you would like to attend contact: njohnso2@health.nyc.gov or (212) 341-0432



Discussion topics may include:

* Coordinating a diverse cooperative NYC wide viral hepatitis advocacy strategy
* Identifying your elected officials and their current position on viral hepatitis
* Planning an awareness campaign for May Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month
* Current viral hepatitis related legislation and how to support it, such as Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009
* Your new ideas about how to improve the condition of viral hepatitis prevention, management, and treatment in NYC



HCV Advocacy 101 Training Webinar will be provided by Lorren Sandt, co-founder and Executive Director of the Caring Ambassadors Program. She has managed the Hepatitis C Program of the Caring Ambassadors Program since its inception in 1999. Lorren is a co-editor and a contributing author to Hepatitis C Choices, 4th Edition, a one-of-a-kind, patient-centered book authored by a team of more than 25 multi-disciplined experts in hepatitis C. She has worked on policy changes at both the state and federal level since 2001. Lorren is the founder and past President of the National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council, Chair of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, co-moderator of Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED, and a member of the Hepatitis C Appropriations Partnership. * For those who can not attend in person, there is an option to view Webinar online.





Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Nirah Johnson, LMSW ~ Community Projects Specialist

Office of Viral Hepatitis Coordination ~ NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

125 Worth Street, Room 326. New York , NY 10013 ~ (212) 341-0432 ~ njohnso2@health.nyc.gov

Office of Viral Hepatitis Coordination Website

NYC Hepatitis B Coalition Website

NYC Hepatitis C Task Force Group