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Curbing the Hepatitis B Epidemic in Asian American Communities: Engaging Local Hospitals
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Background. In the United States, more than 50% of the 1.2 million living with hepatitis B infection are Asian Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013). In the city of San Francisco, Asian Americans make up 33% of the population and the city itself has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation (United States Census Bureau, 2010, California Cancer Registry, 2011). In 2007, to address the risk of hepatitis B and liver cancer, the San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign (SFHBF) drew together a comprehensive coalition of key leaders and organizations from media, health care, government, community and business sectors within and beyond the Asian American community.
Methods. Based on 13 key informant interviews with stakeholders, this paper explores how SFHBF incorporated local city hospitals as coalition partners to increase knowledge and screening of hepatitis B among Asian Americans throughout San Francisco.
Results. Key findings include the various steps needed to involve hospitals including 1) Identify mission and key stakeholders, 2) Create collaborations among hospitals; 3) Identify benefits to hospitals.
Implications. This research makes a unique contribution to the literature on engaging hospitals in community health partnerships. The findings have implications for other public health initiatives that are seeking to engage and involve hospitals as partners and collaborators.
Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Learning Objectives:
Discuss community partnerships with local hospitals in a hepatitis B campaign.
Discuss steps needed to involve hospitals in addressing hepatitis B infection in Asian Americans.
Describe collaborations among hospitals.
Explain benefits of collaboration.
Keyword(s): Asian and Pacific Islanders, Hepatitis B
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was involved in the SFHepBFree awareness campaign addressing hepatitis B in Asian and Pacific Islanders. I conducted in-depth interviews with 13 key stakeholders from major organizations involved in the campaign that included directors from health department, outpatient clinics, hospitals in the SF Bay Area and the mayor’s office. The purpose of the interviews was to determine how organizations initially became involved in the campaign and how involvement was sustained.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
