FREE Hepatitis B screening for ALL SF State Students from March 3 - March 7, 2008.
HELP YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY & YOUR COMMUNITY
B INFORMED
B SURE, B TESTED, B FREE
B INFORMED Why should you get screened?
* Hepatitis B is more common than HIV and 50100 times more infectious than HIV.
* Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in all communities.
* 1 in 10 Asian and Pacific Islanders have chronic (lifelong) hepatitis B.
* Most do not even know they are infected
* 1 in 4 people with chronic hepatitis B will die from liver cancer or liver failure.
* If you were infected at birth you will carry the virus for life, even if you were vaccinated
* Vaccinations do NOT help individuals infected with Hepatitis B, but treatment does
B TESTED, B FREE What you should do!
* Get Tested
o If non immune Get Vaccinated
o If infected get appropriate medical monitoring, and effective treatment.
Why is it important to promote Hepatitis B awareness and testing?
* Educate Yourself, Your Family & Friends.
* Help indentify the 1 in 10 API Americans who are infected.
* Help identify and vaccinate those who are unprotected.
* Help those with Chronic Hepatitis B get appropriate medical monitoring and effective treatment.
Please CLICK HERE for more information, including the screening dates and information on how to receive 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine FOR FREE! - SAVE $170.
Please forward this information on Hepatitis B to all your family, & friends!
If they are not SFSU students, they can get screened, vaccinated, and treated by their own doctor or by the San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign at [
link to www.sfhepbfree.org]
Ingrid Ochoa, MPH, CHES
Health Educator
San Francisco State University
Student Health Services
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link to www.sfsu.edu]
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link to www.sfhepbfree.org]
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