Hep Team Chicago: Citywide Program to Knock out Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B among Men Who Have Sex with Men.CHICAGO -- Tuesday, June 7th, marks the official launch of Hep Team Chicago, a citywide summer program targeting men at risk for hepatitis A and hepatitis B through sex with other men, with a kick-off event at Roscoe's Tavern and Cafe, 3356 North Halsted Street. Also referred to as Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis, or VPH VPH Virus del Papiloma Humano VPH Veterinary Public Health VPH Volume Phase Holographic VPH Vehicles Per Hour (traffic engineering) VPH Victoria Park Harriers (London, UK athletics club) , hepatitis A and hepatitis B are serious liver diseases more prevalent among men who have sex with men Men who have sex with men (MSM) is a term used mostly in the United States to classify men who engage in sex with other men, regardless of whether they self-identify as gay, bisexual, or heterosexual. (MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS ) than among the general population. Fortunately there are vaccinations available for hepatitis A and hepatitis B and both the CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Hep Team Chicago, in partnership with agencies throughout Chicago including the Chicago Department of Public Health, Howard Brown Health Center The Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) is the Midwest’s premier lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health care organization, leading the region in addressing the comprehensive health care needs of people in the LGBT community. and the Center on Halsted Center on Halsted is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community center in Chicago, Illinois. The Center on Halsted was designed as a space which through its programming would attend to the cultural, emotional, social, educational and recreational needs of the will be promoting hepatitis vaccination throughout the summer. The campaign aims to raise awareness that MSM are at increased risk for contracting hepatitis A and hepatitis B; that hepatitis A and hepatitis B are serious (and potentially fatal) infections; and that hepatitis A and hepatitis B are preventable through vaccination. The Hep Team Chicago outreach program is supported with a website - http://www.hepteamchicago.com - transit and community-wide print and online media ads; citywide distribution of posters, brochures, and palmcards and, the Hep Team will be at major community events this summer, Gay Pride, Windy City Pride and Northhalsted Market Days. Additionally, the Hep Team will be in the Gay Pride Parade A gay pride parade or LGBT pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the LGBT community of a city to commemorate the struggle for LGBT rights and pride. wearing distinctive Hep Team Chicago apparel and you will also see then at bars, clubs, beaches and other community venues during the course of the campaign. According to an online survey conducted in the Chicago area on Gay.com in May among MSM, fewer than half of the survey respondents (48.3%) had received any doses of a vaccine against hepatitis A and hepatitis B and only 47% have discussed vaccination with their healthcare provider. The survey results also show that the 49.1% of the respondents have no plans to be vaccinated in the future. Also troubling is that close to 80% of the respondents received no information about hepatitis or hepatitis vaccinations over the past six months. These preliminary results underscore the need for this information outreach campaign. Hep Team Chicago recommends that men who have health insurance go to a private provider for vaccination, as vaccination is covered by many insurance plans. For men who do not have health insurance or a regular provider, the Hep Team website - http://www.hepteamchicago.com - lists clinics and providers around the city who stock the hepatitis vaccines. Clinic and provider information is also available at 800-243-2437. The Chicago Department of Health will be offering free vaccinations on-site at Montrose Beach following the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26th, during Windy City Pride at the Southside YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. on Sunday, July 3rd, and at Northhalsted Market Days on Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th. "For those who don't have insurance coverage or a regular provider, we're offering on-site vaccination at the biggest community events this summer which underscores CDPH's commitment that all MSM should be vaccinated", said Dr. Will Wong, Medical Director, STD/HIV Program, CDPH CDPH California Department of Public Health CDPH Chicago Department of Public Health CDPH Collection Due Process Hearing (IRS) . There are multiple options for vaccination against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. There is an individual vaccine against hepatitis A (two shots over a six to twelve month period), an individual vaccine against hepatitis B (three shots over a six month period) and a combination vaccine against both hepatitis A and hepatitis B (three shots over a six month period). A complete series is necessary for long-term protection. Hep Team Chicago is the largest hepatitis A and hepatitis B public information campaign in the nation aimed at men who have sex with men. Support for this program is provided by the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. |
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