What We Do
The Hepatitis B Community Education Project was funded by the Depart of Health (DoH) and administered by Hepatitis Australia. The grant project commenced July 2015 and concluded June 2018, with the final evaluation report published by Hepatitis Australia in 2019. This grant project was the first systematic community-based education response to hepatitis B in Australia. A great deal was achieved nationally over this time. This funding enabled Hepatitis NSW for the first time to offer hepatitis B community education programs to Sydney’s Chinese and Korean communities. During that grant period our bilingual educators worked with multicultural community organisations and LHDs HARP unit and clinical staff to deliver in-language workshops covering hep B transmission, prevention, vaccination, management and treatment. Where possible we teamed with clinical staff to offer screening opportunities.
When the grant project ended 30th June 2018, Hepatitis NSW continued to fund these positions to enable continuation of this work. HNSW are deeply committed to supporting local health districts (LHDs) and Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to achieve 2022 hep B targets. We have been able maintain project work through small grants provided by WentWest PHN, South Eastern Sydney LHD, Central and Eastern Sydney PHN.
We believe significantly more community education work will be required to realise the goals of the Third National Hepatitis B Strategy 2018-2022.
Who We Serve
Our hepatitis B education and health promotion activities serve the Chinese and Korean population throughout Sydney, NSW. This includes international student cohorts at TAFE and Sydney universities, new immigrants, young couples, 30 to 60 year olds and seniors within these respective communities.
How We Impact
Our hepatitis B education and health promotion activies raise awareness and increase hepatitis B knowledge within these priority populations. The programs aim to dispel transmission myths, encourage screening and vaccination, and breakdown stigma and discrimination associated with hepatitis B. Where possible we team with clinical staff to offer blood screening and FibroScans.
What We Do
Who We Serve
How We Impact
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