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Dear friends and colleagues: From the 2011 Institute of Medicine report on Hep B: "Up to 5.3 million people—2 percent of the U.S. population—are living with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C. These diseases are more common than HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Yet, because hepatitis B and hepatitis C often present no symptoms, most people who have them are unaware until they develop liver cancer or liver

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This year's Tet Festival, a celebration of the Vietnamese New Year, will be held in the Little Saigon District on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Celebrate with the community as we welcome in the New Year!Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center will also be providing free Hep B screenings at the event from 11 am to 3 pm. For more information about the event, please visit: www.vietccsf.orgFor more

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Thanks to our 4th Annual Ending All Hepatitis Gala emcees, ABC7 news reporter and anchor Alan Wang, and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma for being vocal advocates and huge supporters of the SF Hep B Free Campaign from the beginning. Here is a YouTube video link from 2008, one of many that Fiona Ma and Alan Wang have made to raise awareness of this greatest health disparity between Asian Americans with the

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The press conference on Nov. 4 was covered by several news media outlets. See the list below for an updated index of all media coverage:Media Coverage Index 1. SF Officials Take On Hepatitis BBy Patricia Decker – Bay City News, November 4, 2011 2. SF Mayor Ed Lee Joins U.S. Assistant Secretary For Health TodayBy Zennie Abraham – SFGate.com, November 4, 2011 3. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Joins US

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Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Encourages Testing, Education When: 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4 Where: San Francisco Department of Public HealthHearing Commission Room, Room 300101 Grove St., (corner of Polk Street) San Francisco What: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, will discuss a comprehensive national

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The press event calling on mayoral candidates to submit their plans on eradicating viral hepatitis if elected has been successful in drawing the candidates' attention to this important citywide health issue. Below are the statements from several major mayoral candidates on how he or she would combat viral hepatitis as mayor.Jeff AdachiAs Mayor of San Francisco, I will commit to ending hepatitis

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Angela Pang, apang@asianweek.com, (415) 373-4002 Mayoral Candidates Called on to Issue Plans for Ending Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in San Francisco -Asian and LGBT Leaders Join Hep B and Hep C Advocates- WHAT:San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the country and liver cancer is the deadliest cancer in America. The main cause of liver cancer is

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Rita Shiau of the San Francisco Department of Public Health is the lead author in a new article just published in the Journal of Community Health, entitled "Using Survey Results Regarding Hepatitis B Knowledge, Community Awareness and Testing Behavior Among Asians to Improve the San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign." The article is available online now at this link and will be published in the

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You are invited to join us for the 4th Annual San Francisco Hep B Free, B A Hero gala fundraiser and silent auction. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever! With your help, our Silent Auction has become one of the highlighted features of the evening with a wonderful and entertaining selection of items, as well as providing a great way to raise needed funds. The event takes

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September is full of community events, and we are excited to tell you about the Sunset Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 24 and the Leland Avenue Street Fair on Sunday, Sept. 25! Please see the flyers for event details.We are also looking for volunteers to come help us raise public awareness of Hepatitis B screenings and education. To volunteer on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Sunset Block Party

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Students enrolled in Professor Grace Yoo's Asian American studies course at San Francisco State University, AAS 680 Community Changes and Development, were involved in raising awareness through the use of social media on several community issues. Students created blogs and YouTube videos to raise awareness on several different community issues. Several students chose to focus their efforts on the

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Portions from Asian Heritage Night show on Friday, Sept. 9 to go towards ending liver cancer. SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 2011 - The AsianWeek Foundation is proud to be hosting Asian Heritage Night at Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8 p.m. A portion of each ticket sold will benefit San Francisco Hep B Free - a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all Asians

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World Hepatitis AllianceA provocative advertising campaign promoting Hep B testing was launched in May 2010 in San Francisco where one in 10 Asian Americans are infected. Hep B attacks the liver and can lead to liver cancer and death. The disease shows no symptoms, so a Hep B test is the only way to know. About 25% of patients will develop liver cancer if untreated. But treatments are available

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A Look at the 2011 Asian Heritage Street Celebrationby Megan Kung and Angela PangMay 27, 2011The SF Hep B Free team walked around the fair to raise awareness for hepatitis B. One in 10 Asian Americans is chronically infected with HBV versus one in 1,000 of the general population. For more information about the Asian Heritage Street Celebration, and to read entire article, click here

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100 SF Hep B Heroes gather for a freeze mob at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration in San Francisco, on May 21, 2011. The mission of their freeze mob was to raise awareness of Hepatitis B, spreading the word of screening and prevention. For more information about the Asian Heritage Street Celebration, click here

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West Hollywood, CA--May 19, 2011- The Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF) announced today the winners of its annual creative excellence awards honoring the "best and brightest" in the Asian American advertising and marketing industries. The honorees were recognized at the 3AF's national conference entitled "Asian Marketing Summit 2011: A Deep Dive Into the Emerging Priority Segment" held

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Company helps raise awareness and funds for hepatitis B testing and prevention SEATTLE, May 2, 2011 PRNewswireNordstrom, Inc. announced today that it is recognizing Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in 2011 by teaming up with Hep B Free and OCA to help raise awareness of the importance of getting tested for hepatitis B—the leading cause of liver cancer and one of the greatest health

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-Money will be donated to ending Hepatitis B and liver cancer-SAN FRANCISCO, AsianWeek, April 6, 2011 - In a new collaboration bringing together art, technology and community, San Francisco Hep B Free is partnering with The Jubilee Project to end hepatitis B disease and liver cancer by encouraging the public to simply view a music video. For every view that the indie rock band Rooftop

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KTSF--Portola district offers free Hepatitis B screening serviceThursday, April 14, 2011 (KTSF by Pei Liao) Free Hepatitis B screening service is being offered in the Portola district of San Francisco. Starting today (April, 14th), residents of San Francisco can walk in to North East Medical Services(NEMS) San Bruno Clinic every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm, and get tested for free. Patients will be

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2011 - Grand Opening of free public Hepatitis B screenings at North East Medical Services (NEMS) San Bruno Clinic every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Light food and drinks will be provided. On April 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its National HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities. Eliminating Hep B infection for Asians was listed as

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March 23, 2011Balita.comLAS VEGAS – With all the cost-cutting and spend-trimming in healthcare agencies affecting federal, state, and local levels, some cities are blessed with private individuals and community organizations taking grassroots initiative to assist the government in disseminating medical information and conducting preemptive action to prevent the occurrence to communities at-risks

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CPIC integral to evaluation of campaign's effectiveness; other areas to replicate approachFREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 PR Newswire Press ReleaseThe Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) and three other institutions have released new research findings to demonstrate that the massive collaborative effort known as the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign has increased awareness, testing

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Featured in Vietnam Talking PointsPosted January 7, 2011By Jennie LeWhen I was a child, I lost someone close due to the compromising effects of the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). As a result of HBV, liver cancer crept up on him so much sooner and faster than it should have. He died when he was only 42.Now, I’m not a crusader for HBV awareness, prevention, and screening. In fact, I don’t think I paid

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Published in hbvadvocate.orgDecember 30, 2010By Christine M. KukkaA potential new, powerful treatment for hepatitis B, treating pregnant women to prevent infection of newborns, increased political and medical awareness of hepatitis B, and health care reform provisions have all had an impact on the hepatitis B community during 2010.Three years ago, there were far fewer articles, studies and

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Published in AsianWeek, December 13, 2010By Linda OngThe first ever calendar, dedicated to raising hepatitis B awareness is launching in time for the holidays on Wednesday, December 15 at The Artists Alley in San Francisco.The 2011 Hep B Free calendar titled “Hep B can affect any one of us…” features 13 striking Asian Americans from the Bay Area, each of whom are carriers, survivors, people with

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J Community Health. 2010 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]Bailey MB, Shiau R, Zola J, Fernyak SE, Fang T, So SK, Chang ET.Asian Liver Center at Stanford University, 490 S. California Ave, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA, merb00@stanford.edu.AbstractChronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer and the largest health disparity between Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) and the general US

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SF Hep B FreePutting the Social in TheoryWednesday, December 1, 2010SF Hep B Free is currently going through a war of position. In this war of movement, SF Hep B Free also needs to “take the offensive more openly against the oppositionists and organise permanently the ‘impossibility’ of internal disintegration – with controls of every kind, political, administrative, etc., reinforcement of the

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This article appeared as a two-page spread in HealthLink Magazine (Fall 2010 issue, pgs. 6-7), published by Brown & Toland Physicians.Download PDFHepatitis B is linked to an increased risk of liver cancer among Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. Learn more about this disease and the campaign to fight it.If San Francisco becomes the first city to stamp out hepatitis B — the contagious liver

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Advertisers Honored in Eight Categories, Including New Print CategoryNew York, NY - The Association of National Advertisers today announced the finalists for the 2010 Multicultural Excellence Awards. Currently in its 10th year, the awards recognize ANA member companies and other marketers for their outstanding work in producing multicultural advertising campaigns that ran between June 2009 and

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By Grace Niwa - AsianWeek.comLeft to right:Meredith Bergin Bailey, Asian Liver Center, Dr. Stuart Fong, Chinese Hospital, Dr. Baruch Blumberg, Dr. Joseph Woo, Chinese Hospital, Ted Fang, AsianWeek Foundation & SF Hep B Free, Janet Zola, SF Department of Public Health & SF Hep B Free, John Fisher, Brown and Toland Physicians Group.San Francisco – Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg, discoverer of

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9-15-10 Hep B Panel Discussion with Asia SocietyClick here to see photos9-16-10 CME Luncheon & news conference @ Chinese Hospital Honors Dr Baruch BlumbergClick here to see photos9-16-10 Hep B Free Coast to Coast Gala Honoring Dr Baruch BlumbergClick here to see photos

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By: Brent Begin | Examiner Staff WriterJanet Zola, the health promotion specialist at the Department of Public Health and co-creator of "SF Hep B Free," was part of a week of events to raise awareness about hepatitis B in the Asian and Pacific Islander population (API).What is Hep B Free? It’s a broad spectrum coalition of people in health care, the Asian-American community, businesses and

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By Ron Leuty, Reporter | Read full articleSan Francisco's Hep B Free campaign, aimed at eradicating one of the Asian-American community’s biggest killers, is being copied nationwide.A Hep B Free campaign ad in a San Francisco bus.Ted Fang, director of the AsianWeek Foundation and a driver behind San Francisco's campaign, said as many as a dozen communities, including Philadelphia, "are trying

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Author: Steven Fox | Download PDF | See online version September 17, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — A unique community-based program aimed at preventing hepatitis B in the high-risk Asian population is effectively combining provocative advertising with electronic medical records (EMRs) to maximize its success.The program, known as San Francisco Hep B Free, is a collaborative effort of more

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Reappropriate.com articleI’ve heard a lot lately about San Francisco’s Hep B Free campaign, a public campaign to increase hepatitis B awareness and vaccination in the Bay Area. According to Hep B Free’s website, Hepatitis B — which results from infection by the HBV virus – causes liver cancer in 80% of diagnosed patients. Further, the bloodborne HBV virus can survive for more than 7 days outside

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By Angela Pang | Read full articleSAN FRANCISCO – “Which one deserves to die?” – the controversial message featuring ten smiling Asian American physicians, beauty queens, basketball players, family members, and office workers has generated coast-to-coast buzz and headlines for the Hep B free movement.Ten Bay Area physicians.Prominent nationwide print, television, and radio news organizations have

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By Angela Pang – September 7, 2010 (AsianWeek.com)Ten percent of Asian & Pacific Islanders in the United States have chronic hepatitis B. With its sizable API population, nowhere is the HBV epidemic more pronounced and visible than in the Bay Area, which has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation.Why are Asian-Pacific Islanders more prone to getting it than non-Asians? What social,

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Discoverer of Hepatitis B Virus & Developer of Hepatitis B Vaccine SAN FRANCISCO (August 30, 2010) –Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg who discovered the Hepatitis B Virus and developed the Hepatitis Vaccine will be honored by the Chinese Hospital and San Francisco’s Hepatitis B community. The honor will take place at the Hep B Free Coast to Coast dinner on September 16 at the Regency Grand

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Article on U.S. ASIAN WIREDiscoverer of Hepatitis B Virus & Developer of Hepatitis B VaccineAugust 27, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) -- Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg who discovered the Hepatitis B Virus and developed the Hepatitis Vaccine will be honored by the Chinese Hospital and San Francisco's hepatitis B community. The honor will take place at the Hep B Free Coast to Coast

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Rachel Silverman | San Francisco, VOANews.comPublic health officials in San Francisco, and leaders from its large Asian community, are mounting an aggressive campaign to eradicate hepatitis B from the city. They say demographics are largely responsible for San Francisco having the highest concentration of hepatitis B in the U.S, as well as the highest rates of liver cancer, which is usually

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by Chris Santiago | Change.org"In the Asian-American family, usually parents don't want to discuss if they have diseases," Albert Ng recently told NPR while attending San Francisco's Asian Heritage Street Fair. "They just want to discuss the good stuff, but never discuss the weaknesses."Ng was at a booth getting tested for hepatitis B for the first time in his life. One in 10 Asian-Americans is

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ABC7's Emmy award-winning public affairs show, "Beyond the Headlines," provides in-depth coverage of the topics and issues facing the people of the Bay Area. Throughout the year, "Beyond the Headlines" airs half-hour specials on issues, ranging from Bay Area housing to same-sex marriage. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=7526520BEYOND THE HEADLINESJune 27, 2010Hosted by ABC7's Kristen Sze This

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San Francisco HepBfree Campaign serves as model for Philadelphia HepBfree:

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View full article on HHS.gov websiteStatement by Howard K Koh, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Secretary for HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)onViral Hepatitis: The Secret EpidemicbeforeCommittee on Oversight and Governmental ReformUnited States House of RepresentativesThursday, June 17, 2010Good morning, Chairman Towns, Ranking Member Issa, and other distinguished Members of the

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See full article at TheBody.comPublic health officials and Asian community leaders are working together to eradicate hepatitis B virus from San Francisco, the city with the highest concentration of HBV in the country, as well as the highest rates of liver cancer. A campaign has been launched to make screening a standard part of health care, especially among Asians.HBV is widespread in many Asian

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This article appeared on page A - 1 of the San Francisco ChronicleDownload PDFDownload Front Page ClippingErin Allday, Chronicle Staff WriterMonday, June 7, 2010San Francisco public health officials and Asian community leaders are trying to eradicate hepatitis B from the city - a tall order, considering the city has the highest concentration of hepatitis B in the country, as well as the highest

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KCBS' Holly Quan reports one in ten Asian Americans is infected with the Hep B virus which is widespread in many Asian countries especially China. (6/7; :53)KCBS websiteClick on the image for audio:

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Listen to the Story on NPRSan Francisco officials recently unveiled this ad to bring public awareness to the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection among the city's large Asian immigrant population.San Francisco is home to the highest liver cancer rate in the country. The main cause is the high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection among the city's large Asian population, despite the

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Visit the PBS Hour website"NewsHour" correspondent Spencer Michels looks at the disease called hepatitis B.TranscriptJUDY WOODRUFF: And to another story affecting millions of Chinese, as well as one in 10 Asian Americans.DR. SAMUEL SO, Stanford University: Good morning, Mr. Zhang. How are you?GREG ZHANG, patient: Good morning, Dr. So.DR. SAMUEL SO: How's your appetite?GREG ZHANG: Very good. Very

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The link to the show archive will be posted soon!

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Download PDFThe recent launch of San Francisco Hep B Free’s new ad campaign has created quite a stir, not just for its provocative "Which One Deserves to Die" message that highlights the shocking statistic that one in ten Asians is chronically infected with hepatitis B, but also for the cost to produce such a complex and broad-scale citywide campaign.How did a small, non-profit organization with

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Click here for audio interview"Which One Deserves to Die?"Editor's Note: You might have seen this provocative ad campaign already: ten asian beauty queens with the bold statement, "which one deserves to die?" It's about raising awareness of the fact that one in ten Asian Americans are infected with Hepatitis B. San Francisco is a gateway city for Asian immigrants from countries with a high

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San Francisco CitizenMay 26, 2010Hepatitis B Awareness: “Which One Deserves to Die?” (It’s Always the Third From the Left)MUNI has this Hepatitis B ad campaign all over the place these days. It’s a little edgy, they’re saying. So much so, some people refused to participate in the group shots of health professionals and athletes and whatnot.But DYN that the answer always turns out to be The Third

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Online Videos Educate Asian Americans About Hepatitis BDownload PDFSAN FRANCISCO (May 24, 2010) – The San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign is proud to announce a new partnership with SavantMD.com, a health and wellness website that features a multicultural team of local medical professionals offering timely health and wellness advice through videos, podcasts, and blogs.In conjunction with May being

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May 19, 2010 | Features, Happenings, Lifestyle, Mind & BodyWe told you about the need to get screened for Hepatitis B in our post about San Francisco Hep B Free’s newest ad campaign, "Which One Deserves to Die?".SF Hep B Free's newest campaign against hepatitis B.Well, today is World Hepatitis Day. So get yourself and your loved ones screened today. It’s such a preventable death. Do it now.Go to

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Download PDFBy: Mike Aldax | May 13, 2010Face of the fight: It took nearly 20 years after Assemblywoman Fiona Ma discovered she had hepatitis B before she took action. (Examiner file photo)Fiona Ma doesn’t mind being the poster child for a campaign against an infectious disease — if it means saving lives, and even if it means making Asian communities in The City slightly uncomfortable.Ma, a San

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Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | House Speaker websiteDownload PDFWashington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the 2010 annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Summit hosted by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the Congressional Democratic Leadership this morning in the Capitol Visitor

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By John Lin | 8Asians.com | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Recently, the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Campaign launched a new controversial and in-your-face print, billboard and television advertising campaign in the Bay Area called "Which One Deserves to Die." San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the United States due to the fact that 1 in 10 Asian Americans, most unbeknown to them,

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May 11, 2:02 | " target="_">SF Sexual Health Examiner | Jennifer GunterMay is hepatitis B awareness month - more than 400 million people worldwide are infected with this virus. Hepatitis B can be acquired by sexual contact (hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV), by sharing needles, and at birth from a mother to her baby. Infections with hepatitis B may cause a flu-like illness and

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Assemblywoman Fiona Ma was interviewed on Sirius Satellite Radio. The program, "Doctor Radio" featured Ma and and Dr. John Ward, Director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The program aired from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. PDT on SIRIUS channel 114 and XM Radio 119.

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Published by Philippine News - May 8, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- For the 15th anniversary of National Hepatitis Awareness Month in May, San Francisco Hep B Free organization launched the "Which One Deserves To Die?" ad campaign to remind the public about the dangers of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its link to liver cancer. The provocative ad campaign features more than 60 people from the Bay Area’s

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Published by Origins of American Culture - May 8, 2010A provocative advertising campaign stirred up talk amongst the city of San Francisco. The image was of 10 beautiful Asian girls dressed in prom dresses with the bold statement “Which one deserves to die?” This advertisement put on by San Francisco Hep B Free states that 1 in 10 Asian Americans are infected with hepatitis B, the leading cause

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Published by Asian American Press - May 6, 2010From left to right: Larry Kitagawa, Actor & Community Ambassador, San Francisco Hep B Free, Dr. Edward Chow, Executive Director, Chinese Community Health Care Association & Vice President, San Francisco Health Commission, Fiona Ma, California State Assemblywoman, 12th District, Sunny Teo, Executive Creative Director, DAE Advertising, Ted Fang,

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Published by Medical News Today - May 5, 2010A "provocative" print and television advertising campaign promoting hepatitis B vaccinations was launched this week in San Francisco, where as many as one in 10 members of the city's Asian communities are infected with the virus, the New York Times reports. In the general population, about one in 1,000 people are infected with hepatitis B, which

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Published by 101Suite.comMay 4, 2010 | Miki Garcia Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the U.S. as Asian Americans make up more than 30 percent of the local population. Hepatitis B is easily preventable through a hepatitis B blood test and vaccine.What is Hepatitis B?According to San Francisco Hep B Free,

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESF Hep B Free Ad Campaign Asks "Which One Deserves To Die"San Francisco, CA (May 4, 2010) – DAE, an award-winning Asian American advertising agency based in San Francisco provided pro bono services for San Francisco Hep B Free, a model collaboration of over 50 private and public organizations whose goal is to turn San Francisco into the first hepatitis B free city nationwide.

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Published by Angry Asian Man - May 4, 2010For the 15th Anniversary of National Hepatitis Awareness Month in May, San Francisco Hep B Free has launched "Which One Deserves To Die?" a provocative ad campaign alerting the public that 1 in 10 Asian Americans is chronically infected with hepatitis B, compared to 1 in 1,000 in the general population. Hepatitis B infection causes up to 80 percent of

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Published by the SF Examiner - May 4, 2010SF Ethnic Communities | Miki GarciaThe San Francisco Hep B Free initiative is launching "Which One Deserves To Die?" an ad campaign alerting the Asian American community as May 2010 marks the 15th Anniversary of National Hepatitis B Awareness Month.One in ten Asian Americans is chronically infected with hepatitis B – the leading cause of liver cancer --

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Published by Upsteam - May 3, 2010The NY Times ran an article Sunday profiling a provocative new campaign to try to persuade the Asian population in San Francisco to get tested for Hepatitis B, a major cause of the high liver cancer rates in the targeted group.The “Which One Deserves to Die?” tag line is a strong fear appeal. Is it enough to overcome the stigma attached to the disease in the

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http://cbs5.com/health/hepatitis.B.Asians.2.1672313.htmlSAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― An edgy new public health campaign, launched this week in the San Francisco Bay Area, aims to raise awareness about Hepatitis B.Chronic Hepatitis B infections are widespread in Asia, and in Bay Area Asian communities. In a new ad, 10 young Asian beauty queens are asked, "Which one deserves to die?"The new campaign

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grace NiwaNiwa Public Relations617-299-9848 | grace@niwapr.com1 in 10 Asian Americans Is Infected by Hepatitis B, the Leading Cause of Liver CancerCalifornia Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Takes Personal Fight Against Hepatitis B NationalSan Francisco, Calif. (May 3, 2010) – Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San Francisco has the highest

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/us/03hepatitis.htmlDownload PDF Front page clipping | Full articleBy JESSE McKINLEY | Published: May 2, 2010SAN FRANCISCO — It is an image both shocking and strangely serene: 10 beauty queens, each with a broad smile, sparkling earrings and a beautiful gown. And written across the bottom of the photograph is a simple, stark question. "Which one," it reads, "

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Published on Channel APAHepatitis B isn't often discussed by Asian Americans, but this ad will get you talking. San Francisco Hep B Free launched "Which One Deserves To Die?," a provocative ad campaign alerting the Asian American community that 1 in 10 Asian Americans is chronically infected with hepatitis B compared to 1 in 1,000 in the general population. This in your face ad shows why we as

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Published by Audrey Magazine - May 2, 2010Scary, isn't it?It's a part of San Francisco Hep B Free's latest ad campaign. It's meant to be provocative, and it's launching this month, the 15th anniversary of National Hepatitis Awareness Month.We don't hear much about hepatitis B, do we? It's not like breast cancer or obesity, with all the hype in the media. Sure, one in 10 Asian Americans are

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Article published in the China Press, p. E06 - May 1, 2010为了推广乙型肝炎的防治，州众议员马世云、“旧金山乙肝防治运动”的倡导人方以代、旧金山卫生委员周兆年等4月28日晚间举行了教育推展活动，期待亚太裔民众增加乙肝的防治意识。　　统计显示，旧金山亚太裔市民，每十个人中就有一个人患有乙型肝炎，到场宣导者们都希望民众能够通过检测、疫苗注射和治疗等步骤来预防和治疗乙肝。作为乙肝携带者，马世云鼓励民众接受乙肝的检测。　　方以代指出，亚太裔人士容易患上乙肝的风险最大，旧金山有不少免费乙肝检测活动，民众可以浏览网站www.sfhepbfree.org查询。　　图中左起为旧金山乙肝防治运动成员Larry Kitagawa、周兆金、马世云、 Sunny Teo、方以代、Elaine Fong。（侨报记者刘海平文，Frank Jang图片提供）

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Online news article published by AsianConnections.com on April 30, 2010Photo Caption: (L-R) Larry Kitagawa, Actor & Community Ambassador, San Francisco Hep B Free, Dr. Edward Chow, Executive Director, Chinese Community Health Care Association & Vice President, San Francisco Health Commission, Fiona Ma, California State Assemblywoman, 12th District, Sunny Teo, Executive Creative Director, DAE

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Print Article in World Journal, April 29,2010 - Page B4 灣區綜合

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California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Takes Personal Fight Against Hepatitis B NationalSF Hep B Free Ad Campaign Asks Which One Deserves to Die?April 29, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) -- Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation. It is the gateway for immigrants from Asian countries where there is a

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Online article published by Hokubei.com on April 29, 2010Come root for the San Francisco Giants and support SF Hep B Free, a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all Asian and Pacific Islanders for hepatitis B.A portion of ticket sales from three of the Giants’ Asian Heritage Night games in May at AT&T Park will benefit SF Hep B Free. To order online, go to http://purchasetickets.com.• Korean

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Click here to see more photos from Frank Jang!Videographer: Huy NgaouSpeech by Larry Kitagawa, MC and Community Ambassador:Speech by Ted Fang, Director of Asian Week Foundation and Steering Committee Member of SF Hep B Free:Speech by Fiona Ma, California State Assemblywoman, 12th District:Speech by Dr. Edward Chow, Executive Director of the Chinese Community Health Care Association and San

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California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Takes Personal Fight Against Hepatitis B NationalSF Hep B Free Ad Campaign Asks "Which One Deserves To Die?"San Francisco - April 28, 2010 – Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation. It is the gateway for immigrants from Asian countries where there is a high prevalence

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Article published on Asiance Magazine, April 28, 2010Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation. It is the gateway for immigrants from Asian countries where there is a high prevalence of hepatitis B. San Francisco Hep B Free is a unique collaboration of over 50 private and public organizations whose goal

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Published in AsianWeek e-newsletter, April 22, 2010Come root for the San Francisco Giants and support SF Hep B Free - a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all Asian and Pacific Islanders for hepatitis B. A portion of ticket sales from three of the Giants May Asian heritage night games will benefit SF Hep B Free!SF Giants Korean Heritage NightWednesday, 5/12 vs. SD at 7:15pmFans will be

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MEDIA ADVISORYContact: Bonnie Kwong (415) 321-5893bonniekwong_niwapr@yahoo.comNew Federal Data Confirms San Francisco Has Highest Rate of Liver Cancer in the Country1 in 10 Asian Americans Is Infected By Hepatitis B, The Leading Cause of Liver CancerSan Francisco Hep B Free Launches New Provocative Ad Campaign WHAT:Recent data released from the National Cancer Institute confirms that San

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Published in the International Examiner, April 7 - Volume 37 No. 07APIs are diagnosed with Hepatitis B at alarming rates, showing it’s never too early to prevent disease.For some Asian Pacific Islanders, it might be surprising to find out the prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus among the API population in the United States. With approximately five to fifteen percent of Asian immigrants diagnosed with

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Subaru Drive Magazine: Spring 2010

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Click here for full articleDear Friends,Let me start off by wishing everybody in District 13 Gung Hay Fat Choy! I wish all of my constituents in our wonderful Asian communities much prosperity during this Lunar New Year's celebration.Some of that prosperity has recently rubbed off on me! I want to thank the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal for honoring me as a "2010 Women of Influence in

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Contact: Angela Pang, apang@asianweek.com, (415) 321-5894SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Hep B Free will be honoring 9 Chinatown community organizations for their efforts in helping make San Francisco free of Hepatitis B. The organizations include: Lim Family Association, Hop Wo Benevolent Association, Hoy Sun Ning Yung Benevolent Association, Sam Yup Association, Chinese Hospital, Soo Yuen

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | PDF-Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to accept check during January 22 game- WHAT: The Golden State Warriors will donate a portion of the proceeds from their Annual Asian Heritage Night on Friday January 22 to San Francisco Hep B Free - a citywide campaign to raise awareness of the importance of testing and vaccinating all Asian and Pacific Islanders for Hepatitis B. Assemblywoman

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Author: Julie HaPosted: December 10th, 2010http://iamkoream.com/author/julie/What if you were told there was a silent epidemic infecting one in 10 Asian Pacific Americans? That this disease is considered one of the top five leading causes of death for Asian Pacific Islander men living in California? That half of the 20,000 women in the United States who give birth each year and have this chronic

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Christine Hsu, media@sfhepbfree.org or Angela Pang, apang@asianweek.com, (415) 321-5894SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 16, 2009 – Celebrate Asian Heritage with the Golden State Warriors as they take on Yi Jianlian and the New Jersey Nets on Friday January 22, 2010. A portion of each ticket purchase will be donated to San Francisco Hep B Free – a citywide

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By Fia CurleyArticle on U.S. HHS Office of Minority Health websiteDownload PDF | OMH Homepage screenshot | OMH Article screenshotNational recognition, high-profile partnerships, in-kind donations and non-stop media buzz have the grassroots Hep B Free San Francisco Campaign looking attractive.But if the campaign somehow lost momentum and funding dried up, organizers on the volunteer task force say

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-100,000 informational fliers to be distributed in pharmacies-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDownload PDFContact: Christine Hsu, media@sfhepbfree.org or Angela Pang, apang@asianweek.com, (415) 321-5894SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 7, 2009 – San Francisco Hep B Free is partnering with Walgreens to encourage all clinicians citywide to routinely screen their patients for hepatitis B. Beginning Dec. 7,

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Published by the SF Examiner - November 6, 2009SF Ethnic Communities | Miki GarciaSubaru of America has donated a 2010 Subaru Legacy Sedan to the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free campaign in the fight against hepatitis B disease among the Asian American community. The first partnership of its kind, the "Hep B Hero Mobile" Legacy Sedan promotes the campaign theme which calls on everyone to "B a Hero

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November 4, 2009Connie Zheng | AsianWeek.comSAN FRANCISCO - In her first public appearance since the health care reform bill rollout last Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the need for community-based health care reform in a press conference at the Chinese Hospital on Oct. 31, highlighting the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign as a model for the nation.With one in ten Asian American

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To view all SF Hep B Free videos, please visit us on YouTube at http://sfhepbfree.org/YouTube.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Julie Sellew, Niwa Public Relations(508) 238-6547julie@niwapr.com "Hep B Hero Mobile" Hits the Road to Promote Hep B AwarenessSan Mateo Hep B Free To Launch November 4, 2009November 2, 2009 - Subaru of America, Inc. is taking an innovative approach in the fight against hepatitis B disease among the Asian American community with its donation of

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透露医保改革新版本议案大有改善佩洛西到中国城推广防乙肝Download PDF | View article online国会众议院议长佩洛西（前）在中国城东华医院参与乙肝防治的推广宣传。（侨报记者刘海平摄）【侨报记者刘海平10月31日旧金山报道】国会众议院议长佩洛西周六上午出现在旧金山中国城的东华医院中，参与乙肝防治的推广宣传。她表示，即将于本周在众议院表决的健保改革新版本议案能够有效解决乙肝病患投保无门的状况。　　国会众议员斯佩尔、州参议员兰诺、州众议员马世云、旧金山市议会主席邱信福、议员朱嘉文、“旧金山乙肝防治运动”倡导人方以代、东华医院院长何国杰、中华总会馆主席团成员、旧金山卫生部门代表云集在当日的推广会中。　　全美的亚太裔民众，平均每十个人中有一人感染乙肝病毒或者患有乙肝。乙肝导致的肝癌已经成为美国亚太裔的第二号杀手。佩洛西说，毫无疑问，美国疾病与预防控制中心（CDC）

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ABC 7 News story on Speaker of the House Pelosi’s address, along with Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, on the need for community based healthcare reform highlighting the example of San Francisco Hep B Free (sfhepbfree.org), a comprehensive campaign to prevent liver cancer resulting from hepatitis B. Approximately 1 in 10 Asian American Pacific Islanders (APIs) in San Francisco has an undiagnosed case of

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