July 28th Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force (3-5 PM)- Harlem Public Library - Community Room - 9 West 124th Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:21 PM

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July 28th Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force (3-5 PM)- Harlem Public Library - Community Room - 9 West 124th
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:21 PM
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Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force Meeting

Wednesday July 28th (3-5 PM)

Location Change! Harlem Public Library - Community Room - 9 West 124th Street , Harlem, 10027 (north side of Marcus Garvey Park )

* 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) - HCV Task Force Project Update – Caroline Licht, PhD , Harlem Hospital
* Hepatitis B & C Advocacy Committee Update – Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from 10 -12. Please join!
o NYC Hepatitis B & C Advocacy Web Page: http://sites.google.com/site/nychepadvo/home
o Advocacy Alert Planning
+ Engaging the community to take action through disseminating newsletters, email alerts, or subscription to advocacy alert posts to the webpage
o “Adopt-A-Representative” Initiative
+ Making contact and developing a relationship with legislators
+ Tracking contact & progress with shared database
+ Developing “HCV Advocacy Team Leaders” for each legislative district
+ Developing “HCV Advocacy Teams” in key districts who will act upon action alerts
+ Providing advocacy training to the Teams
o Open legislation Update
+ Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control & Prevention Act (H.R. 3974) - Update

· Sign the Online Petition: Tell Congress: Support the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control & Prevention Act (H.R. 3974). When you sign up an email is automatically sent to your U.S. Representative asking him/her to join as a co-sponsor of the bill. You can sign the petition in less than 30 seconds.

* 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.





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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