1. To create public and healthcare provider awareness about the importance of testing & vaccinating APIs for hepatitis B.2. To promote routine hepatitis B testing and vaccination within the primary care medical community.3. To ensure access to treatment for chronically infected individuals.
Launched in October 2017, from its parent organization, San Francisco Hep B Free, San Francisco Hep B Free - Bay Area, aims to unite the San Francisco Bay Area in the fight against hepatitis B and liver cancer, by raising awareness of the single largest health disparity within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. SF Hep B Free - Bay Area uses a proven model of community partnership pulling from government, healthcare systems, businesses, advocacy groups and community-based organizations to achieve goals effectively and efficiently. Together, we will create a unified voice to encourage screening, vaccination, and treatment to improve health outcomes throughout the Bay Area. Together we will make the San Francisco Bay Area free of hepatitis B!