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The Champion is our monthly hep e-newsletter focusing on hep C updates, hep B updates, treatment news, social media campaigns, information on living well with hep B or C, events and general hep B news and hep C news.
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Past editions
| 2020 | ||
| June 2020 – #85 Unexpected bright spot: Clearing the Path campaign returns | Have you heard it on The Hep Vine? Check out our new blog | New CEO appointed to Hepatitis Australia | Using technology to continue community engagement and education |
Read edition #85 | |
| May 2020 – #84 Kirby Institute releases report on progress of hep C elimination in NSW | COVID-19 and viral hepatitis FAQs are go! | Hepatitis NSW: A snapshot of state-wide DBS collaborations | Test Cure Live campaign winner |
Read edition #84 | |
| April 2020 – #83 Changes to PBS for hepatitis treatment mean better and easier access to cure | COVID-19 delays Hep C Campaign 2020 | Hepatitis NSW’s services and programs during COVID-19 measures |
Read edition #83 | |
| March 2020 – #82 Clearing the Path leads to Campaign2020 | MHAHS launches new multi-channel hep B campaign | Vale, Steve Gribbin | Blacktown gets hep B educated! | Training peers & building bridges in Northern NSW |
Read edition #82 | |
| February 2020 – #81 Clearing the Path campaign rolls out | Closing the Gap at Yabun Festival 2020 | Connecting hep C clients to care and cure | Test, Cure, Live campaign in Northern Rivers | It’s time for a C Change… print resource released as a video! |
Read edition #81 | |
| January 2020 – #80 Clearing The Path from this January | Audrey Lamb Community Forum 2019 | Hepatitis NSW’s commitment to environmental responsibility |
Read edition #80 | |
| 2019 | ||
| December 2019 – #79 Bev Tyson wins 2019 Hepatitis NSW Cheryl Burman Award | Vale Anne Lawrance | Albury Hep C Elimination Forum | Honorary Life memberships awarded at 2019 AGM | Clinical support offered through new look Hep Connect Program | Hello Doctor helps highlight hepatitis B | Mary Wade Correctional Centre Hepatitis C Project |
Read edition #79 | |
| November 2019 – #78 Welcome from Steven Drew, Hepatitis NSW CEO | Koori Knockout & 414 Closing The Gap! | Albury Hep C Elimination campaign | HARP Forum 2019 Let’s Stick Together Poster award | Hep C campaign collaboration = success! |
Read edition #78 | |
| October 2019 – #77 Hepatitis B health promotion and testing for Chinese communities in Hurstville | “Thank you and farewell” …. Stuart Loveday retires from Hepatitis NSW | Archiving historical documents of Hepatitis NSW | Hep C campaign collaboration = success! | Annie Madden awarded an Order of Australia |
Read edition #77 | |
| September 2019 – #76 Release of the first national report on progress towards eliminating hepatitis C | New Hepatitis NSW CEO Announced – Stuart Loveday retiring | Community mobilisation – Engaging people in hep B testing and care | Posters at AVHEC highlight Hepatitis NSW’s community and peer work | Changes to health screening requirements for visa applicants |
Read edition #76 | |
| August 2019 – #75 Launching 2019 NSW Hepatitis Awareness Week and World Hepatitis Day | Our first Reconciliation Action Plan now available | Positions available at Hepatitis NSW | National Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project goes online | Website news, views, and a whole new liver section! | Hepatitis NSW video, radio, media and conference news | Steep declines in hep C among people who inject drugs |
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| July 2019 – #74 New hepatitis C treatment data confirms time for action is now | Live Hep C Free program update | Peer Projects Training | Hep B Community Education Days | Pet Pics promote health messages | Dave’s work placement at Hepatitis NSW | NSW Hepatitis Awareness Week & World Hepatitis Day 2019 |
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| June 2019 – #73 Kooloora Family Fun Day for Aboriginal communities around Malabar | Volunteer appreciation at Hepatitis NSW | Major milestone for Tx! MAG | Hep B health education event at Ashfield Town Hall | Student placement at Hepatitis NSW helps with hep B education |
Professional | Community |
| April/May 2019 – #72 Australian Federal Election 2019: Leading the National Response to Viral Hepatitis | Hep C is a Rock ‘n’ Roll Brand: DBS Testing at Bluesfest | Vosevi listed on PBS | Liver Wellness Outreach Van launched | Volunteering to make a world of difference | Vale, Elizabeth O’Neil | Get Bloody Serious in the Riverina | Sydney Korean Festival at Darling Harbour |
Professional | Community |
| March 2019 – #71 Overview of the Fifth National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander BBV and STI Strategy 2018-2022 | Closing the Gap at 414 Elizabeth Street | How do we Close The Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health? | Hep C tests at Bluesfest! | Live Hep C Free in Orange and Bathurst |
Professional | Community |
| February 2019 – #70 9 out of 10 Australians to have a My Health Record | Hep B Community Sessions for Lunar New Year |
Professional | Community |
| January 2019 – #69 Overview: Third National Hepatitis B Strategy 2018–2022 | Closing the Gap at Yabun Festival 2019 |Pet Pics reach homeless people with hep C messages | Feasibility of eliminating hep C as a public health threat | New FINCOL poster on cleaning fits in prisons | Men’s Sheds targeted for viral hep info |
Professional | Community |
| 2018 | ||
| December 2018 – #68 National Hepatitis Strategies released | Get Bloody Serious goes north! | Cycle to End the Cycle in Maroubra | Hepatitis NSW supports Give A Dog A Bone |
Professional | Community |
| November 2018 – #67 Gail Snelgar wins 2018 Hepatitis NSW Cheryl Burman Award | Kirby’s Annual Report Card shows hep B and hep C trends | Report highlights barriers to hep C treatment | New Hepatitis NSW President and Board changes | Vale Ann Symonds | Hep B Expo in North Western Sydney a huge success! |
Professional | Community |
| October 2018 – #66 Navigating the Future – Partnerships at the 2018 NSW HARP Forum | National Hep C management statement updated | It’s a KNOCKOUT for BBVs and STIs at Dubbo! | Fair Treatment Campaign launched and The Long Walk begins |
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| September 2018 – #65 EC Australia launch provides a vital missing link to eliminating hepatitis C | Hep B and Hep C Online Learning Modules | Promoting hep C treatment… how do you score? | Prisons initiative a finalist in 2018 NSW iCare Awards | Mobile phones, health promotion… and Ferrari cars! | Hepatitis NSW visits Dubbo for the Knockout! |
Professional | Community |
| August 2018 – #64 2018 Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference wrap up | Yarnin’ hep C resource for Aboriginal people recognised | Maviret listed… don’t forget to update your resources | Hep B day at UNSW a huge success | Nominations are open for Hepatitis NSW’s Annual Cheryl Burman Award| Hep B screening and health promotion for Aboriginal communities in Western NSW | Resources Survey winner pays it forward | Split-second moment that changed the next 35 years of my life |
Professional | Community |
| July 2018 – #63 Everything you need to know about our HEP B & HEP C AWARENESS CAMPAIGN for 2018 | My Health Record – what are the benefits and risks? |
Professional | Community |
| June 2018 – #62 NSW Hepatitis C Report Card shows progress in treatment | Hep B Digital Storytelling Project a huge success at WSU | Hep A is in the news – but what is it? |
Professional | Community |
| May 2018 – #61 Prison Needle and Syringe Programs to start in Canada | Hepatitis B National Symposium | Sydney Korean Festival |
Professional | Community |
| April 2018 – #60 Hep C Elimination workshop | Hep C peers at your service | Hep B play seen by 600 people in Hurstville | Getting Bloody Serious all over NSW! |
Professional | Community |
| March 2018 – #59 Calling all hep C peers! | Dragon Boating for hep B awareness | Vale Professor David Cooper | Family Fun Day at Baulkham Hills | National Close The Gap Day: Let’s Walk the Talk |
Professional | Community |
| February 2018 – #58 Counselling can help to enhance quality of life Hepatitis NSW at Yabun | Rob Wisniewski to leave Hepatitis NSW | Hep C Online Learning Modules |
Professional | Community |
| January 2018 – #57 Hep C elimination in NSW by 2028 | Liver cirrhosis resource | new website |
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