

SF Hep B Free Partnered with the Giants and their Chinese Heritage Night for Hepatitis B Awareness
SF Hep B Free educated more than 26,000 giants fans with a fantastic 30 second video played on the Giants scoreboard at Oracle field. They also honored our SF State Nursing student volunteers as San Francisco community champions. Check out the photos and video here! Go Giants! Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with everything we are doing. Visit SF Hep B Free on Facebook


SF City Hall Lit Up to Honor the Fight Against Viral Hepatitis
July 28th was World Hepatitis Day and SF Hep B Free teamed up with End Hep C SF to honor the fight with a fun photo op in front of city hall. Each color represents a type of hepatitis: yellow for hepatitis A, jade green for hepatitis B and red for hepatitis C. We look forward to more collaboration! Check out the photos on our facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sfhepbfree


Title AB789 Passes California Senate Appropriations Committee!
We are happy to inform you that the Hepatitis Screening and Linkage to Care bill, AB 789 was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 15, 2021. After the summer recess, the bill will then be presented to the full Senate in August for a vote. Once the bill passes the Senate Floor, it will go back to the Assembly for a final vote and then to the Governor by September/October to sign into law. To date the bill has successfully passed the following: California Asse


Hepatitis Can't Wait
July 28th is World Hepatitis Day and this year's theme is Hepatitis Can't Wait. Approximately 325 million people globally live with a hepatitis infection and every 30 seconds someone dies from a hepatitis related illness, but this doesn't have to happen. Hepatitis A and B have an effective and safe vaccine that can protect you for life and hepatitis C now has a safe and effective cure. With knowledge, screening, vaccinations, and treatment, we can beat viral hepatitis. Read m


California Governor Gavin Newsom's World Hepatitis Day Proclamation
Governor Newsom gives his support in the fight against viral hepatitis. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
July 28, 2021 World Hepatitis Day Viral hepatitis related illness takes the lives of 1.1 million people worldwide each year. More people die in California from hepatitis B and C related liver disease than in any state, and over a third of the liver transplants each year are performed for liver disease or cancer caused by viral hepatitis. Californians can protect themselves and their