HepTREC - Hepatitis Treatment, Education and Research Center.

HepTREC participates in the Hep B United Philadelphia campaign to increase hepatitis B testing and vaccination.

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HepTREC is a member of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. Click the icon above to learn more. ...........................

HepTREC is a founding member of the Philadelphia Viral Hepatitis Alliance. To learn more click the icon above.

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HepTREC is working with CDC's Viral Hepatitis Division to develop materials for Chinese-speaking communities. Visit the CDC website by clicking the icon above. ..........................

HepTREC is a member of the Philadelphia Immunization Coalition (PIC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting immunizations for the residents of Philadelphia. Click the logo above for more information. .........................

HepTREC serves on the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services's Viral Hepatitis Advisry board. The board provides advice and recommendations to the Health Commissioner. Click the icon above for the NJDHSS website.

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Our education kit includes a guide and handouts (in English and Spanish). The Education Kit is now available for download in the Resources section.

To learn more about the kits, contact HepTREC at info@heptrec.org.

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Alejandro Escovedo:

Succeeding with Hepatitis C

Alejandro Escovedo

Click here to learn about Alejandro, his music, and his life (and success) with hep C.

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HepTREC is now
at USciences!

HepTREC is a center for hepatitis-related programs in the Department of Health Policy and Public Health at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

We design and implement education, training, support and immunizations programs and conduct research to support our mission: to reduce the impact of viral hepatitis.

University of the Sciences

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National Call for Action

Viral hepatitis received national attention with the publication of two reports. Click on the icons below to see the reports.

Institute of Medicine (IOM) Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C.

Sparked by the IOM report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis

Hepatitis in the News

NEW HEPATITIS C SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS!

The CDC now recommend all Baby Boomers be tested once for hepatitis C. Read more by clicking here.

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Two new medications are available for the treatment of hepatitis C. See our hepatitis C section for more information.

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Hepatitis C surpassed HIV as cause of death in the United States. Read more by clicking here.

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Current Activities

Care Coordination

Our program helps underserved hepatitis C patients navigate the healthcare system to obtain the appropriate care.

Vaccinations

We administer hepatitis A, B and influenza vaccinations to adults at high-risk in Philadelphia. We've administered more than 1000 doses of vaccine!

Research Presentations

HepTREC presents research projects at national meetings including AASLD's Liver Meeting and the American Public health association's annual meeting.

Immunization Laws Project

Drs. Erika Hedden, Amy Jessop and Robert Field examined laws regarding immunization registries (IIS). A manuscript from the study will be published soon. Click here for a list of the 984 laws examined for the project.