HEPATITIS - Viral Hepatitis Updates from CDC

Viral Hepatitis Updates from CDC

CDC Expert Commentary: Screening Asian Patients for Chronic Hepatitis B
Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, is featured in the Medscape CDC Expert Commentary Series. The series is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape and features CDC experts who offer video commentaries on the current topics important to practicing clinicians. Dr. Ward’s commentary focuses on the importance of screening Asian patients for hepatitis B since most people of Asian heritage came to the United States from endemic countries or were born to parents from these countries. It is estimated that 1 in every 12 Asian Americans is living with chronic hepatitis B. If you do not already have a Medscape login, you will need to sign up by providing your name, email address and profession.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729610



Updated Patient Education Resources

CDC has new and updated two page downloadable factsheets on viral hepatitis. They are available in color or black and white.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Resources/PatientEdResources.htm

Hepatitis A - General Fact Sheet
HepAGeneralFactSheet.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

Hepatitis B - General Fact Sheet
HepBGeneralFactSheet.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

Hepatitis B - Are You at Risk?
HepBAtRisk.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

When Someone Close to You has Hepatitis B
HepBWhenSomeoneClose.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

Hepatitis B and Sexual Health
HepBSexualHealth.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

Hepatitis C - General Fact Sheet
HepCGeneralFactSheet.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)

Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men
HepGay-FactSheet.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)



Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention – New Educational Resources
CDC has two new educational tools for perinatal hepatitis B prevention.

Hepatitis B and a Healthy Baby is an audio-visual educational tool that describes the importance of getting babies vaccinated against hepatitis B if their mother has hepatitis B. The 13 page slide presentation uses very simple language and assumes low health literacy. The slide set has accompanying audio in English, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Hmong. Taglish is available in a written format only.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Partners/Perinatal/PeriHepB-Education.htm




Hepatitis B and Your Healthy Baby is a 24 page visual-only educational slide set for pregnant women who have Hepatitis B. The slide set explains the importance of getting babies vaccinated against Hepatitis B to prevent transmission of the disease. The slide set is written in easy to understand English, and is geared towards someone with moderate health literacy.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Partners/Perinatal/Presentations/HealthyBaby/SlideGenHB.htm?slide=01