General information and facts on Hepatitis B.

The purpose of this document is to identify areas where Hep B United and other community-based coalitions can work with federal agencies and within their local coalitions to further the priority areas identified in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis, Updated 2014-2016.

This video details how common hepatitis B is and the dangers associated with it. It says that one in twenty people have been exposed to hepatitis B and that most people don't know they have it. The video also says that hepatitis B is the 3rd most common cause of death from cancer in males, and the 7th most common in females. It also describes the history of the Hepatitis B Foundation and how the organization is working to finding a cure, improving the lives of those living with hepatitis B, and eliminating the disease.

This learning guide contains slides, as well as a video. The guide provides education hepatitis B infection, its transmission, diagnostic tests, treatment, chronic disease, visiting the doctor and questions to ask the doctor, hepatitis and pregnancy, and breastfeeding.

This information kit contains 44 podcasts on hepatitis B. They educate the listener on hepatitis B disease, its treatment, new advances in treatment, hepatitis in children, liver cancer and transplantation, nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The podcasts may be accessed on the computer using an MP3 player, or directly with just a web browser and the user can listen to the episodes one at a time or to an entire podcast series. The podcasts are provided in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Korean, and English.

This pamphlet discusses the general facts about the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It provides a brief epidemiological overview of HBV, explains how HBV is transmitted, and describes its symptoms. The pamphlet discusses the vaccine that helps prevent HBV, lists the people who are at greatest risk for contracting HBV, and notes that hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for infants and children up to 18 years old. It also provides information about the Hepatitis B Foundation.

This pamphlet discusses the hepatitis B virus (HBV), who is most likely to get it, and the vaccine that prevents it. The pamphlet provides a brief epidemiological overview of HBV, explains how this virus is transmitted, and which groups of people are most likely to contract it. Because children are particularly vulnerable to hepatitis B, the pamphlet emphasizes that infants should be vaccinated according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

This information sheet discusses hepatitis B blood tests. It explains terms that should be understood by the patient, the 3-part hepatitis B blood panel, hepatitis B disease, who is at high risk and should be tested, hepatitis B vaccine, and additional diagnostic tests. The information sheet also includes a chart to help the patient and doctor interpret the blood panel results.