World Hepatitis Day 2011 – Whitehouse commemorates first Official Day!
Celebrating the FIRST INTERNATIONAL ‘World Hepatitis Day’ , this 2011, July 28th. Today, I was honored to participate in a special White House event to commemorate the first official World Hepatitis...
View ArticleFebruary’s observance of African American History Month
Making History: Eliminating Viral Hepatitis Disparities in the African American Community February 10, 2012 By J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Acting Director, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department...
View ArticleViral Hepatitis Disparities Among African Americans
Reducing Viral Hepatitis Disparities Among African Americans As we observe African American History Month, we are also working to raise awareness of the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis in the...
View ArticleMay Is Hepatitis Awareness Month
Every May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and our public health partners across the nation observe Hepatitis Awareness Month....
View ArticleSECRETS Keep YOU Sick – Alcoholism, a tool of Spiritual Dis-ease
Secrets Keep YOU Sick! Alcoholism, a tool of Spiritual Dis-ease… Addiction-a-Spiritual-Disease begins as a disease of the spirit and usually ends up as a disease of the body, mind, and...
View ArticleHepatitis Awareness Month, Mothers Can Make a Difference
As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday and then observe Women’s Health Week (May 13-19), it is an excellent opportunity to focus on actions that can be taken to improve the health and well-being of...
View ArticleFDA means Feet Divided Apart, Lynette Louise MS, BCN-T, CBS and self...
I often feel as if I am standing with one foot in each camp: mainstream or alternative! I believe in checks and balances and I am delighted that we have government bodies whose job it is to keep us...
View ArticleCelebrating National Recovery Month – September 2012
September marks the 23rd annual observance of National Recovery Month (Recovery Month). Our colleagues at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) organize Recovery Month...
View ArticleLiver Meeting™ Highlights, Corinna Dan
Every fall, hepatitis and liver disease experts gather to share the latest viral hepatitis research and treatment updates at the Liver Meeting™ . I had the opportunity to attend this year’s meeting,...
View ArticleNEW NIH AWARD AIMS TO REDUCE ASIAN AMERICAN HEPATITIS B
NEW NIH AWARD AIMS TO REDUCE ASIAN AMERICAN HEPATITIS B DISPARITIES THROUGH HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY A new grant award by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)...
View ArticleEliminating Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: More Than Just a Test
This Sunday we will observe Mother’s Day and celebrate mothers across the nation. May is also Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and to highlight...
View ArticleWorld Hepatitis Day on July 28 – RSS feed now available
As we prepare to observe World Hepatitis Day on July 28, we we’d like to announce a new resource here on the blog: we’ve made available an RSS feed of all the posts about viral hepatitis. You can find...
View ArticleViral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinators Convene in DC
Drs. Ron Valdiserri, Ellie McCance-Katz, and John Ward dicussing federal viral hepatitis initiatives with Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinators from across the country. Last week I had the...
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