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 The liver is one of the body’s most important organs. It cleans toxins from the body and helps it digest food and absorb nutrients. The hepatitis B virus lives in the liver and can cause damage. It is important for people with hepatitis to understand their liver and how to protect it.

Liver Cancer Awareness Month Graphics for digital use.

This document discusses how an estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S. are living with hepatitis C infection, while up to 1.59 million people could be living with hepatitis B in the U.S. The need for expanded, standardized, and reliable viral hepatitis surveillance continues to impact public health...

This document discusses how NASTAD strongly encourages 340B program administrators to incorporate health equity into their programs. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible and this requires removing obstacles to health such as structural racism...

This document supports viral hepatitis program administrators in educating and preparing leadership to support 340B program implementation and partnerships. 

The landscape of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has evolved substantially since the introduction of highly effective HCV protease inhibitor therapies in 2011. The pace of change has increased rapidly as numerous new drugs with different mechanisms of action have become available...

The Viral Hepatitis National Progress Report provides information on progress in the implementation of recommended interventions and the impact these interventions are having on prevention of viral hepatitis transmission, disease, and associated mortality.

This research discusses how PrEP was approved for HIV prevention in the US in 2012; uptake has been slow. Black and Hispanic people have higher rates of new HIV diagnoses than White non-Hispanic people in the US. We describe the inequitable use of PrEP by race within US regions from 2012-2021.

This pamphlet provides information on hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) and HIV coinfection. It discusses the liver, HCV and the effect of HCV on the liver, and explains HCV/HIV coinfection, the relationship between HCV and HIV, whether HIV can make HCV worse, the possibility of a mother...

This pamphlet discusses hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) for the newly-diagnosed patient. It explains the disease including acute and chronic infection, its symptoms, effect on the liver, treatment including the two oral medications cleared by the Federal Drug Administration for patients with...