Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force Meeting

Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force Meeting

Wednesday July 28th (3-5 PM)

North General Hospital - 1879 Madison Avenue , New York , NY 10035 – 5th Floor Conference Rooms 2 & 3

* RSVP would be appreciated. Refreshments will be provided.



Agenda

* “A Comparison of HIV and HCV Health Beliefs in an Inner-City Community” Presentation - Katie Krauskopf, MD, Mount Sinai
* HCV Treatment Readiness Tool (HCV–PRT) Project Update – Caroline Licht, PhD , Harlem Hospital
* NYC HCV Advocacy Committee Update

o Advocacy Training

o Adopt a Representative Initiative

o Open advocacy issues & How to get involved

* HCV Services Referral Pathway Map – Update
o Getting patients from testing into medical care: Overcoming insurance obstacles & HCV Coaching Program Project
* NYC Hepatitis C Task Force Website Update
o Job, Volunteer & Clinical Trial boards
* Community Announcements
o If you would like to add an announcement to the agenda, reply to this email.





Immediate Action Alert!

* Call Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (518-455-3791) and ask him to take leadership in order to pass Gottfried’s Syringe Bill, 8396, through the Assembly. Greater access to new syringes and less re-use of syringes = less hepatitis c transmission. See HCV Task Force website for More info & Call Script.
* Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009 (HR 3974). Contact your U.S. House Representative’s office in Washington , DC and ask for support. See www.nvhr.org and or the HCV Task Force website for More info & Call Script.



Upcoming Events

* Heroin Stamp Project, an exhibition. Opening: Wednesday June 23rd from 7-10 PM. Viewing Hours: June 23rd – June 39th Weekdays: 11am - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday: 12 - 6pm. Location: White Box 329 Broome Street (@ Bowery) New York , NY 10002 . Free and open to the public. The Social Art Collective is proud to present Heroin Stamp Project, an exhibition focusing on the branding of heroin in New York City . At once beautiful and unsettling, the images in the exhibit illustrate a complex narrative around public health and preventable consequences of injection drug use. For more info see http://nycstamps.tumblr.com and on FaceBook





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 Website



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Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force Meeting
Wednesday July 28th (3-5 PM)
North General Hospital - 1879 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10035 – 5th Floor Conference Rooms 2 & 3
* RSVP would be appreciated. Refreshments will be provided.

Agenda
· “A Comparison of HIV and HCV Health Beliefs in an Inner-city Community” Presentation - Katie Krauskopf, MD, Mount Sinai

1 HCV Treatment Readiness Tool (HCV–PRT) Project Update – Caroline Licht, PhD, Harlem Hospital
2 NYC Hepatitis C Task Force Website Update
· Job, Volunteer & Clinical Trial boards
· NYC HCV Advocacy Committee Update
· Advocacy Training
1 Adopt a Representative Initiative – Regional team leaders
2 Open advocacy issues
3 How to get involved
· Community Announcements

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 Website