CDC’s Know More Hepatitis campaign was officially announced on World Hepatitis Day, July 28th, 2011 at a special White House event to release the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. The plan calls for a national education campaign to educate people about viral hepatitis and encourage people to get tested. As part of this educational initiative, May 19th has been designated as a national “Hepatitis Testing Day” in the United States.
The CDC will use the first ever Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, 2012 as an opportunity to remind health care providers and the public who should be tested for chronic viral hepatitis. Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis; most of them do not know they are infected.
Resources
HHS Plan
Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hepatitis/actionplan_viralhepatitis2011.pdf [PDF - 84 pages]
Chronic Hepatitis B
Resources for Health Professionals
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/TestingChronic.htm
Patient information about testing
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/PDFs/HepBAtRisk.pdf [PDF - 2 pages]
Chronic Hepatitis C
Resources for Health Professionals
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/Management.htm
Patient information about testing
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCTesting-Diagnosis.pdf [PDF - 2 pages]
Twitter: Follow CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis @cdchep.
Share information on Twitter about how you’re taking action for Hepatitis Testing Day, use the hashtag #HTD.
Theme Contest
Theme – submit your ideas for this year’s theme to hepatitis@cdc.gov.
Know More Hepatitis Campaign
Learn more about CDC’s upcoming campaign at
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/KnowMoreHepatitis.htm
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