Hello Student Leaders, Thank you for visiting the Hepatitis B Free Philadelphia Campaign website. Below, you will find links of interest for students: Student Forum Student Calendar
Archive for 2011
Posted in 
10/22 City-Wide Hepatitis B Screening Video
November 21st, 2011 
mchan The 10/22 city-wide Hepatitis B screening event brought over 100 volunteers and 200 participants. To remember this special moment, we have created a video that summarizes Saturday, October 22, 2011. Enjoy!
Hep B Free Philadelphia and Drexel Chapter host education session
November 15th, 2011 dchen On November 10, 2011 the Hep B Free Philadelphia campaign and Hep B Free Philadelphia – Drexel Chapter put on an education for Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania students. The education presentation focused on the basic information about hepatitis B — its biology, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention– as well as opportunities for students to [...]
Hep B Free Philly at APHA
November 15th, 2011 dchen Hep B Free Philadelphia’s Chari Cohen and Daniel Chen attended American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2011 annual conference between October 30 and November 2. Ms. Cohen presented “Is chronic hepatitis B being undertreated in the U.S.?” in the Hepatitis B: A Community Health Problem and A Community Solution section on the morning of Monday, [...]
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!
November 4th, 2011 dchen Hep B Free Philadelphia is a proud Prime Sponsor for the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival! Last night at the Opening Night Film & Reception event, Hep B Free Philly’s Daniel Chen, Ray Lum (Associate Professor at Drexel University School of Public Health), Cynthia Chen (Hep B Free Philadelphia-Drexel Chapter president), Zena Yusuf, and John [...]
Thank You! to Our Partners and Volunteers
November 3rd, 2011 dchen Thank you for all the community partners and volunteers! We had a great time providing free hepatitis B tests on Saturday, October 22. With help from 20 partner organizations and close to 100 volunteers, we were able to make a difference and provided tests for over 200 community members. We just want to say a [...]
Reflections #2 from Hep B Free Philadelphia’s HBV 10/22 Screening Event – CHOP site
November 1st, 2011 mchan Written by: Chari Cohen, Associate Director for Public Health, Hepatitis B Foundation I admit that I was nervous as I walked into CHOP on 10/22 carrying a load of bright blue B A Hero t-shirts. This was the first time we were screening at this site, and the first time we were going to [...]
Reflections from Hep B Free Philadelphia’s HBV 10/22 Screening Event – CHOP site
October 31st, 2011 mchan Last week ended with an exciting city-wide hepatitis B screening event in downtown Philadelphia. This event was sponsored by the Hepatitis B Foundation and Hep B Free Philly as part of the Hep B Free Philadelphia campaign. Hospitals included Hahnemann University Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Albert Einstein Medical Center. Naturally each [...]
Reflections from the 10/22 Screening Event at Thomas Jefferson University
October 25th, 2011 mchan – by Melvin Chan, Public Health Intern, Hepatitis B Foundation On the morning of Saturday, October 22nd, staff from the Hepatitis B Foundation unloaded the equipment at Thomas Jefferson University Alumni Hall. Within twenty minutes and an hour before the screening event, participants started lining up. The craziness was beginning, but the staff was [...]
B A Hero! Get tested at the city-wide free screening event!
October 14th, 2011 dchen Great news! Hep B Free Philadelphia is putting on a city-wide free hepatitis B screening event on October 22, 2011! Here is the info you need: Date & Time: Saturday October 22, 2011 @ 10am-2pm Locations: You, your friends, and your family can receive free screening tests at any of the following four hospitals – [...]
