September 14-16, 2006
The health summit, hosted 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, the recent CDC initiatives, the scientific basis for HBV treatment, and to identify and prioritize the goals and strategies for a national chronic HBV and liver cancer control plan. The theme was "Unite Against HBV."
Program
Download the Agenda [0.24 MB] for the hepatitis B track
Plenary Presentations
"Impact and scope of HBV and HBV-induced liver cancer in the API community" [10.1 MB]
by Dr. Sam So - Director, Asian Liver Center
"Evidence behind HBV treatment and screening for liver cancer from an API perspective" [0.3 MB]
by Dr. Mindie Nguyen - Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine
"Update on new CDC guidelines and initiatives" [0.96 MB]
by Dr. John W. Ward - Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Workshop #1: Sharing Experiences in Community Outreach
Groups from coast to coast described their outreach models, outcomes and challenges in order to learn and grow from each other.
Boston [8.08 MB] by Eva Lilly and Christie Hershey, Hepatitis B Initiative - Boston
Chicago [5.69 MB] by Hong Liu, Asian Health Coalition of Illinois
D.C. Area [0.31 MB] by Theresa Castillo, Hepatitis B Initiative - D.C.
Houston [0.43 MB] by Jessica Hwang, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Los Angeles [17.0 MB] by Lucy Young, Herald Cancer Association
Maryland [0.30 MB] by Mark Li, Asian American Physicians Alliance for Hepatitis B of Maryland
New York [0.33 MB] by Thomas Tsang, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
San Francisco [1.30 MB] by Janet Zola, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Seattle [2.45 MB] by Kim Nguyen, Washington State API Hepatitis B Task Force
Stanford [0.81 MB] by Ellen Chang, Asian Liver Center
Workshop #2: Sharing HBV Resources
The following sites have a wide array of information regarding hepatitis B (including brochures, videos, and flyers)--all at no charge!
American Liver Foundation
Asian Liver Center
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
GlaxoSmithKline
Hepatitis B Foundation
HepB.tv
National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health
www.hepprograms.org
www.immunize.org
www.izcoalitions.org
www.vaccineinformation.org
Workshop #3: Identifying Aims, Goals, Gaps, and Priorities for a National Strategy
In this interactive session participants brainstormed and voted for their top 3 in each category. The PowerPoint [0.08 MB] summarizes the discussion and reveals what the participants deemed to be the top issues.
Workshop #4: Building Support and Legislation at City, State, and National Levels
Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15) and San Francisco City Supervisor Fiona Ma spoke about their work to fight hepatitis B and fielded questions from the audience about how the API community can motivate their legislators to support hepatitis B initiatives. Go to the Advocacy page for more info on the Hepatitis B Bill: "The National Hepatitis B Act."
Photographs from the National AAPI Health Summit
Go to the photo gallery to see pictures.
Last Updated: February 5, 2008
