Hepatitis C Listening Session

Join us for a Hepatitis C Listening Session Newburgh

VOCAL is coming to your community. Please join us to assure that our movement for hepatitis C elimination in New York State uplifts the voices of and reflects the message of the communities hit hardest by this epidemic:

7/18: Newburgh, 2-4PM: Register Here!
Hudson Valley Community Services- 280 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550

Contact Mary Taylor with questions at (207) 462-3511 or mary@vocal-ny.org

The goal of these sessions is to:

• Bring people living with HCV,  public health officials, local representatives, community advocates, and other members of the public together
• Hold informed discussions on what is needed to eliminate hepatitis C in our state and our regional communities.

What is the state of hepatitis C in New York State:

• Half of the 200,000+ New Yorkers living with hepatitis C (HCV) do not yet know their status and new infections are skyrocketing statewide.
• New York City is no longer the epicenter of the epidemic; 51.2% of new cases were diagnosed outside of NYC.
• Not only the location but the population affected has changed; the opioid epidemic has led to steep increases in HCV infection among 20- to 39-year-olds.

To address this epidemic:

• 94 New York-based public health experts, service providers, and government representatives came together at the first in the nation  Hepatitis C Elimination Summit in New York State on February 7, 2017
• Following this incredibly successful summit, 130 organizations signed on their support for the Consensus Statement on Hepatitis C Elimination in New York State.

Join VOCAL-NY in the fight to eliminate hepatitis C in New York, by attending one of these sessions. We hope you can join us and help us spread the word!

Contact Mary Taylor with questions at (207) 462-3511 or mary@vocal-ny.org

Thank you,
Mary Taylor
Statewide Organizer
VOCAL-NY