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05-28-2026May marks Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day. For these 2026 observances, HIV.gov is highlighting the increased risk of hepatitis B…
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This May, Know Your Status: Hepatitis Awareness for People Living with HIV - Blog
CDC’s Hepatitis Awareness Month Message 05-19-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month— a time to raise awareness that viral hepatitis continues to be a major public health threat in the United States. Hepatitis… - Blog
Ending Hepatitis is Something We Can All Do Every Day 05-03-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day is May 19. Both observances, as the CDC states, “serve as a time to raise awareness of… - Blog
CDC Letter – May is Hepatitis Awareness Month 05-12-2020Note: Since hepatitis B and hepatitis C are common coinfections among people living with HIV and many partners across the country work to address both HIV and… - Blog
May 2020 Health Observances at a Glance 05-04-2020During May, several national health observances recognize – and call us to respond to – the breadth of the impact of HIV and viral hepatitis in our nation.In… - Blog
National Hepatitis Testing Day – IHS Now Recommends Hepatitis C Testing for All Adult Patients 05-17-2019Cross-posted from Indian Health ServiceMillions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis, and most of them don’t know it. National Hepatitis Testing Day on… - Blog
May 19th Is Hepatitis Testing Day, An Opportunity To Learn More About Who Is At Risk And How To Get Tested 05-19-2017On May 19th, National Hepatitis Testing Day, we join together to encourage testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Over four million… - Blog
At the Forefront of Public Health: The Cherokee Nation’s Hepatitis C Elimination Program and the Indian Health Service’s Hepatitis C Testing Program 05-19-2016May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, which brings needed attention to two leading causes of liver disease and liver cancer: hepatitis B and hepatitis C. In the… - Blog
New! HHS Viral Hepatitis Twitter Handle 05-18-2016May is Hepatitis Awareness Month.The new Twitter handle will extend OHAIDP’s efforts to share federal hepatitis resources, build upon the momentum to update… - Blog
Social Media Tools to Help You Observe Hepatitis Awareness Month 05-01-2015May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, providing us with 31 days to raise awareness of viral hepatitis in the United States. Awareness activities will take place… - Blog
Advancing Awareness and Action Against Hepatitis C among African Americans 03-25-2015A recent forum convened by HHS focused on strengthening the response to hepatitis C in African American communities, gathering representatives of more than… - Blog
Observing National Hepatitis Testing Day 05-16-2014Next Monday, May 19th, is the third national Hepatitis Testing Day, established to raise greater awareness of an epidemic that is too often unrecognized.There… - Blog
May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month 04-28-2014Throughout May, during this year’s observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, federal colleagues from across the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services,… - Blog
Hepatitis Testing Day 05-17-2013This week, we mark the second annual observance of Hepatitis Testing Day. Establishment of this national health awareness day on May 19 was called for in the… - Blog
Latino Community Rallies to Generate Awareness of Viral Hepatitis 05-14-2013During May’s observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month (NHHAD). Both of these events highlight the importance of strengthening efforts to address hepatitis C… - Blog
May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month 05-03-2013May 1 marks the start of the month-long observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month. The observance is an important element of government-wide efforts to raise… - Blog
May 19 Is Hepatitis Testing Day 05-14-2012During May’s annual observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, May 19th will be recognized as the first-ever Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. The…