San Francisco Hep B Free on Asian Pacific America

Founded in 2007, San Francisco (SF) Hep B Free is a citywide campaign aimed to turn San Francisco into the first hepatitis B free city in the nation. This unprecedented campaign will provide free and low-cost hepatitis B testing and vaccinations to Asian and Pacific Islander (API) adults at locations throughout San Francisco. The three objectives of the SF Hep B Fre Campaign are; 1) Create public and healthcare provider awareness about the importance of testing & vaccinating APIs for hepatitis B, 2) Promote routine hepatitis B testing and vaccination within the primary care medical community, 3) Ensure access to treatment for chronically infected individuals. 1 in 12 Asian and Pacific Islanders are chronically infected with hepatitis B, of these, 2 out of 3 do not know they have it, and 1 in 4 will develop liver cancer or liver disease from it. Nearly 80% of all liver cancer cases around the world are directly associated with hepatitis B, and an estimated 2 million people in the U.S. alone are chronically infected with it.