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End Hep C SF Year 2 Evaluation

Check out the summary of our End Hep C SF Year 2 evaluation! We are so excited to share our successes and forge ahead with our priorities for year …

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HCV Care Navigation at Shanti

After conducting a needs assessment in 2015, the Shanti Project moved to expand its care navigation services to include individuals mono-infected …

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Peer Navigator Training Series

We had a wonderful group of 24 peers at our first ever training session, the launch of our peer navigation pilot programs with GLIDE, the San …

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HCV Results letter

HCV Testing

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. This…

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HCV Services in San Francisco, 2017

Thanks to all the SF service providers who participated in our organizational capacity survey last fall. We were excited about how many folks from …

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Sex-C Brochure

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 …

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Get Cured, Stay Cured Community meeting 3/8/18

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 in …

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There’s a Cure for Hepatitis C. Why Are So Many People Still Dying from It?

https://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2017/11/30/theres-a-cure-for-hepatitis-c-why-are-so-many-people-still-dying-from-it/

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A major city tries to eliminate hepatitis C — and build a model for others

Click below to read the full article on statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2017/11/14/san-francisco-hepatitis-c/

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San Francisco HCV Prevalence estimate

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 …

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Hep Stories

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…

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Strategic Plan- EndHepCSF

Eliminating Hepatitis C in San Francisco: Why Now? San Francisco is profoundly impacted by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a chronic liver disease …

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“End Hep C SF features in The Economist Intelligence Unit”

An article was published in The Economist examining our multi-stakeholder / multi-sector strategy for HCV elimination in San Francisco. Read the …

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Bay Area Reporter: “13,000 San Franciscans have Hep C”

An article was just published in The Bay Area Reporter, "13,000 San Franciscans have hep C, report says" "New estimates suggest that nearly …

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NASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair’s Challenge

NASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair's Challenge

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End Hep C SF Member Dr. Andrew Desruisseau on KQED’s “Perspectives”

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 and …

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EndHepCSF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle!

EndHepC SF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle! Date:  February 20, 2017 Read the article here.

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The evolution of hepatitis C policy advocacy (and my professional evolution) in the last decade

In 2007, when I joined the staff at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to coordinate HIV testing and prevention services in …

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Thinking Big: Personal Reflections on Adopting the Goal of Hepatitis C Elimination*

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 …

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World Hepatitis Day News Segment on KTVU

World Hepatitis Day News Segment on KTVU

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