National AAPI Health Summit
The health summit, hosted from September 14-16, 2006 by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, brought together health consumers and researchers, public health and healthcare professionals, and policy makers to contribute to the national agenda for Asian American and Pacific Islander health for the next 20 years.
The Asian Liver Center helped to organize the hepatitis B track which, for the first time, was included as one of the major health issues facing Asian and Pacific Islanders today. The intent of the track was to increase awareness about the threat of chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer in the rapidly growing AAPI community, recent CDC initiatives, and the scientific basis for HBV treatment. It also identified and prioritized the goals and strategies for a national chronic HBV and liver cancer control plan. The theme: "Unite Against HBV."
