End Hep C SFWe had a wonderful group of 24 peers at our first ever training session, the launch of our peer navigation pilot programs with GLIDE, the…
End Hep C SF have drafted a form letter that agencies can personalize and use to relay HCV antibody and/or viral load results to their clients.…
Thanks to all the SF service providers who participated in our organizational capacity survey last fall. We were excited about how many folks from such…
Here is a downloadable version of our Sex-C (Sexual transmission of Hepatitis C) brochure, which aims to give folks harm reduction tips to prevent the…
End Hep C SF hosted a community meeting at our partner agency San Francisco AIDS Foundation on Thursday, March 8th and over 120 people were…
https://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2017/11/30/theres-a-cure-for-hepatitis-c-why-are-so-many-people-still-dying-from-it/
Click below to read the full article on statnews.com With cures in hand, a major city tries to eliminate hepatitis C — and build a model…
How many people have hepatitis C in San Francisco? End Hep C SF estimates that approximately 22,000 residents of San Francisco have antibodies to HCV…
Katie Burk, MPH, is the viral hepatitis coordinator at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and is on the coordinating committee of End Hep C…
Eliminating Hepatitis C in San Francisco: Why Now? San Francisco is profoundly impacted by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a chronic liver disease easily transmitted…
An article was published in The Economist examining our multi-stakeholder / multi-sector strategy for HCV elimination in San Francisco. Read the full article here. View…
An article was just published in The Bay Area Reporter, “13,000 San Franciscans have hep C, report says” “New estimates suggest that nearly 13,000 people…
NASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair’s Challenge
One autumn day I brought my children to work with me in the Tenderloin. We took the 38R down O’Farrell and jumped off between Jones…
EndHepC SF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle! Date: February 20, 2017 Read the article here.
In 2007, when I joined the staff at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to coordinate HIV testing and prevention services in drug…
On July 28th, 2016, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Director Barbara Garcia stood at a podium on the steps of San Francisco City…
World Hepatitis Day News Segment on KTVU
This week my patient died from a curable, preventable disease. I met John, a 61-year-old man when came to me for hepatitis C treatment. John…
What a great #WorldHepatitisDay with committed advocates working to create a San Francisco with #NOhep. Thank you to our partners Prevent Cancer Foundation and San…