Our Partners
The Hepatitis B Foundation has been very successful in establishing effective partnerships to accomplish our goals. We recognize the value of partnering with other organizations to maximize our resources and extend our reach. Together we can work to help improve the quality of life for all those affected by hepatitis B and other liver diseases.
American
Liver Foundation (ALF)
We share board members with the ALF and work
together on community awareness events, national
education initiatives, and legislative advocacy
issues.
Answer
To Cancer
This annual race was founded by
Adrian J. Elkins, a collegiate cross-country
runner infected with the Hepatitis B virus that
progressed to fatal liver cancer at the age 19.
During his illness Adrian adopted the personal
motto that “There is no finish line – ever.” His
family continues Adrian’s goal to educate
people about liver cancer and hepatitis B. The
Hepatitis B Foundation is proud to be a beneficiary
of these efforts.
Asian
Liver Center (ALC) at Stanford University
We are a charter member of the ALC's national
Jade Ribbon Campaign to raise awareness about
hepatitis B and liver cancer in the Asian-American
community.
Asian Pacific Liver Center (APLC) at St. Vincent Medical Center
We are partnering with the APLC to host the 2008 patient conference in Los Angeles, California.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis
The Division of Viral Hepatitis is the Public Health Service component that provides the scientific and programmatic foundation for the prevention, control, and elimination of hepatitis virus infections in the United States, and assists the international public health community in these activities. The Hepatitis B Foundation is a recognized CDC partner.
Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia - Vaccine Education
Center
We participate in the Center's annual workshop
and help promote their website and book "Vaccines:
What Every Parent Should Know", written
by Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Center.
Chinese
Health Information Center (CHIC) at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital
We provide literature about hepatitis B in both
English and Chinese, and will assist with research
and data analysis for CHIC's hepatitis B screening
of Asians in the Philadelphia area.
Delaware
Valley Hepatitis Treatment, Research and
Education Center (HepTrec)
We are a charter member of HepTrec
(established in 2002), and sit on their Board.
We will help keep hepatitis B in focus as they
provide hepatitis-related services in the greater
Philadelphia area.
Drexel
Institute for Biotechnology and Virology
Research of Drexel University College of
Medicine
We developed an innovative academic partnership
with Drexel University to share resources to
further our mutual research goals. The Drexel
Institute is dedicated to virology in general,
and viral hepatitis research in particular. It
specializes in molecular virology, proteomics,
glycobiology, antiviral and vaccine research.
Hepatitis
B Adoption ListServ
We partner with this online
hepatitis B support group which serves as a source of information and support for parents of children with the hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis
B Information and Support ListServ (HB-L)
We have a strong partnership with this online
hepatitis B support group, which collaborates
with us to help sponsor the only national patient
conference for those affected by hepatitis B.
Hepatitis
B Initiative
We partner with this non profit organization to
provide education and help identify culturally
appropriate, easy to access hepatitis B screening,
vaccination, and treatment services.
Immunization
Action Coalition (IAC)
We have a long, collaborative history with IAC,
formerly known as the Hepatitis B Coalition,
since we both started in 1991. We share information,
promote each other's materials, and participate
in common legislative advocacy activities.
Institute
for Hepatitis and Virus Research
We established this nonprofit research organization
in 2004 to serve our research needs and to house
the foundation labs. Its mission is to use discovery
science to find new therapies for viral hepatitis
and liver cancer; to advance its research discoveries
through traditional scholarship and educational
opportunities; to nurture biotechnology; and
to promote public health outreach programs to
improve the quality of life for those affected
by viral hepatitis.
National Task Force on Hepatitis
B - Focus on Asian-Pacific Islanders (API)
We are a member of this CDC-sponsored
national task force to address the problem of
low hepatitis B vaccination among API children
across the U.S. The 30 member task force is
drawn from the public, private and academic sectors.
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
We are a charter member of this 120 member coalition that is dedicated to developing, implementing and maintaining a national strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States.
Parents
of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs)
We share information and referrals, have been
invited by PKIDs to participate in a call for
a Presidential Advisory Council for Viral Hepatitis,
and support PKIDs Summer Camp program to send
children with viral hepatitis and HIV to camp
for free.
Pennsylvania
Department of Health
We receive major grant funding from the PA Dept.
of Health. We also help them coordinate and lead
statewide trainings about viral hepatitis for
health care professionals and first responders.
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