Congratulations to Hep B Free Philly – Drexel Chapter and the lead producer Josh Prasad for making an awesome PSA video that is now the first ever Finalist for the “B A Hero” PSA Video Contest! Check out their video here and be inspired!     5 Easy Steps to enter the contest: 1. Make [...]

  Hep B Free Philadelphia “B A Hero” PSA Video Contest 2012   Hep B Free Philadelphia, along with the Hepatitis B Foundation (“HBF”), is launching its “B A Hero” Hepatitis B Public Service Announcement Video Contest (“Hep B PSA Contest”).  The Hep B PSA Contest is aimed to raise hepatitis B awareness in the [...]

Hep B Free Philadelphia “Where is the Hep B Hero?” Contest and Sweepstake Official Guidelines 1. Hep B Free Philadelphia, along with the Hepatitis B Foundation (“HBF”), is launching its “Where is the Hep B Hero?” Promotion Contest (“Contest”) and Sweepstake (“Sweepstake”).  The Contest and Sweepstake are aimed to raise hepatitis B awareness in the Philadelphia [...]

Hepatitis B Fast Facts Everything you need to know in 2 minutes or less! Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world.  It is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that attacks liver cells and can lead to liver failure, cirrhosis (scarring) or cancer of the liver.  The virus is [...]

Hep B Free Philadelphia “B A Hero” Photo Scavenger Hunt Contest 2012   Hep B Free Philadelphia, along with the Hepatitis B Foundation (“HBF”), is launching its “B A Hero” Photo Scavenger Hunt Contest (“Hep B Scavenger Hunt”).  The Hep B Scavenger Hunt is aimed to raise hepatitis B awareness in the Philadelphia community. The [...]

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!    

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 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, [...]

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 [...]