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On May 19, Canada will join with groups around the world to raise public awareness about hepatitis B and C, two forms of life-threatening liver disease. The Canadian Society for International Health has been contracted by the Public Health Agency of Canada to take the lead in organizing activities across the country. We are collaborating with the Canadian Liver Foundation, the Canadian Hemophilia Society, the Canadian Ethnocultural Council, the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, and other national and local community groups.

About 500 million people -- one in 12 worldwide -- are living with chronic viral hepatitis B or C.  In Canada, it is estimated that 600,000 people are infected and many don’t know it.

Following on from last year’s theme, ”Am I number 12?”, this year’s campaign is encouraging groups across Canada to organize events to raise public awareness about hepatitis B and C on or around May 19.

We are also organizing a national poster competition to raise awareness of hepatitis and World Hepatitis Day.

Learn more by researching this website and the World Hepatitis Alliance website at www.aminumber12.org   

Janet Hatcher Roberts
Executive Director
Canadian Society for International Health  
Chairperson, World Hepatitis Day Canadian Steering Committee

 

 

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  • Hepatitis Outreach Society Newsletter Thursday, September 03, 2009

    You won’t want to miss the great pictures from World Hepatitis Day on page 3!
     
    In this issue:
    -         Another Successful Hepatitis Awareness Month
    -         Using the Internet for Support
    -         My Secret is Out!
    -         Program Coordinator’s Message
    -         Genetic Test Predicts HCV Treatment Responders
    -         Study Participants Needed
    -         Annual AIDS Walk for Life
    -         Going Green – Paper Versus Email
    -         About the Society
     

    http://HepatitisOutreach.com/Downloads/Newsletters/Aug2009.pdf

  • The Latest Hepatitis A, B and C/Statitistics Les plus récentes statistiques au sujet des hépatites A Thursday, June 25, 2009

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Viral Hepatitis recently updated its web site with new estimates of the disease burden for viral hepatitis in the U.S. in 2007, including estimates of chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C prevalence and hepatitis-related deaths.  
    The latest Hepatitis A, B and C statitistics are available at: http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2009/062309_a.html

    L’organisme américain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Viral Hepatitis, vient d’ajouter à son site web les dernières estimations du fardeau de l’hépatite virale aux États-Unis en 2007, incluant des estimations sur la prévalence de l’hépatite chronique B et de l’hépatite chronique C ainsi que sur les décès reliés à l’hépatite.
    Les plus récentes statistiques sur les hépatites A, B et C sont disponibles à :

  • Coming Event! The Sober Riders Hep C Show 'N Shine! Tuesday, June 23, 2009

    The Sober Riders Motorcycle Association Kamloops Chapter and ASK Wellness Centre have come together on the Sober Riders Hep C Show N Shine. This is an event where we can gather to learn about Hepatitis C and have fun doing it. We will start at McArthur Island Sports Arena at 1 pm with lots of bikes, some fun and games and a 7 pm concert to follow. Local musicians Yell, Creepsolow, Earthbound, and others TBA will be performing for the evening.
    For more information or tickets ($20 for the concert) please contact Shawna at ASK Wellness at 1.800.661.7541, 250.376.7558 ext 228, or via email shawna@askwellness.ca.

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  • John Plater's presentation/Présentation de John Plater Tuesday, June 23, 2009

    The following are speaking notes for John Plater's presentation at the Parliamentary Breakfast held on May 12 in Ottawa to mark World Hepatitis Day.  Mr. Plater contracted HIV and Hepatitis C from tainted blood in the 1980s and subsequently chaired the Ontario Hepatitis C Task Force. He told MPs, senators and others attending the Breakfast:
    Nous reproduisons ici les notes d’allocution de John Plater au petite déjeuner parlementaire tenu le 12 mai à Ottawa pour marquer la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite. John Plater a contracté le VIH et l’hépatite C à partir de sang contaminé dans les années 1980 et, par la suite, a présidé le Groupe de travail ontarien sur l’hépatite C. Voici ce qu’il a dit aux députés, aux sénateurs et aux autres participants à cette occasion :
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  • World Hepatitis Day In Alberta! Wednesday, June 17, 2009

    Check out some photos from around Alberta for World Hepatitis Day. 

     Also, check out the report on the various events that occurred around the province!

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  • World Hepatitis Day At Vancouver City Hall May 19 Saturday, June 13, 2009

     
    Kelly O'Dell, of HepCCanada speaking at the World
    Hepatitis Day event she organized at Vancouver City Hall
    Dr. Sig Erb, Clinical Assistant
    Professor, UBC, and Founding Medical Director of the BC Liver Transplant
    Program
    World
    Hepatitis Day at Vancouver City Hall on May 19
     

    Kelly O'Dell of HepCCanada spoke at the World Hepatitis Day event she organized at Vancouver City Hall on May 19.  She said:
    "Hep CCanada was very honoured to have been given permission to hold a press event at Vancouver City Hall for World Hepatitis Day 2009. My heartfelt thanks to Mayor Robertson and his staff for all their support with World hepatitis Day this year. I appreciate Mayor Robertson issuing us a proclamation for World Hepatitis Day 2009. I believe Vancouver is the only city in Canada to have a proclamation for the second year running."

    Speakers at the event included: Dr. Mel Krajden, Director, Hepatitis Services, BC Centre for Disease Control; Dr. Sig Erb, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC, and Founding Medical Director of the BC Liver Transplant Program; Lesley Gallagher, Clinical Researcher, UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics/Pender Community Health Centre; Elena Murgoci, Regional Director - BC/Yukon, CLF; Cliff Lee: Lead Singer, SevenSecondChase.

    Kelly adds: "Behind the hepatitis statistics are real people whose lives are significantly impacted, often with devastating effect, by the disease. This event honoured and empowered British Columbians who are living with hepatitis."

    In Vancouver,113 businesses,and clinics supported Kelly's campaign by diplaying the WHD poster and carrying hepatitis information this year.

    Kelly concludes: "Thank you to all the businesses that supported this initiative! As well as the poster we had Living For A Change postcards made and found handing out postcards was a very effective way to deliver hepatitis facts. Overall both Vancouver events were a great success!"

  • AIDS Saskatoon Poster Party and Adult Category Poster Winner! Saturday, June 13, 2009

    AIDS Saskatoon organized an event to celebrate World Hepatitis Day - the Canadian winner of an international poster contest is from their organization!

    World Hepatitis Day at AIDS Saskatoon, May 19th, 2009

    May 19th was World Hepatitis Day at AIDS Saskatoon.  Saskatoon Massey Place MLA, Cam Broten presented Eleanor Prosper a certificate and a $200 cheque for her collaborative efforts in creating the Canada-wide award-winning Hepatitis Poster.  To celebrate, we invited the community to check out the poster and enjoy some 'liver' cake.  Over fifty front-line workers and community members joined us for cake and a workshop by Dr. Gabor Mate, author of In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost:  Close Encounters with Addiction.  He talked about his experiences with working with a marginalized community in the downtown east side of Vancouver.  A great day was had by all!
    AIDS Saskatoon a organisé une fête pour marquer la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite – la gagnante canadienne d’un concours international d’affiches fait partie de cet organisme!
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    Journée mondiale de l’hépatite à AIDS Saskatoon, le 19 mai 2009

    Le 19 mai, c’était la fête à AIDS Saskatoon à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite. Le député provincial de Saskatoon Massey Place, Cam Broten, a remis à Eleanor Prosper un certificat et un chèque de 200 $ pour les efforts de coopération qui l’ont amenée à créer l’affiche gagnante pour le Canada d’un concours d’affiches sur l’hépatite. Pour fêter la bonne nouvelle, nous avons invité la communauté à venir voir l’affiche et à partager le « gâteau au foie ». Une cinquantaine d’intervenants de première ligne et de membres de la collectivité se sont joints à nous pour déguster le gâteau et participer à un atelier avec le Dr Gabor Maté, auteur d’un livre récent sur la toxicomanie (In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost: Close Encounters with Addiction). Le Dr Maté a parlé de ses expériences comme médecin auprès d’une clientèle marginale du quartier Downtown Eastside de Vancouver. Une journée formidable pour tous!

    This is poster winner in the adult category, Eleanor Prosper, receiving her prize in Saskatoon on World Hepatitis Day. 
     
    Gagnante du concours d’affiches dans la catégorie des adultes, Eleanor Prosper reçoit son prix à Saskatoon lors de la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite.

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    Cam Broten and Eleanor Prosper cutting a slice of "Liver Cake"

    Cam Broten et Eleanor Prosper découpent le « gâteau au foie »

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    Cam Broten presenting Eleanor Prosper with a certificate for her Adult Catagory winning poster!
    Cam Broten présente un certificat à Eleanor Prosper, pour l’affiche gagnante dans la catégorie des adultes!

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  • Message From The Minister Of Health/Message de la ministre fédérale de la Santé - May 12, 2009 Monday, June 08, 2009

    The message was delivered by Joy Smith, M.P., Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, at the World Health Day Parliamentary Breakfast on Parliament Hill on May 12.  (in .pdf format) ENGLISH
    Le message a été livré par Joy Smith, députée et présidente du Comité parlementaire permanent de la santé, lors du petit déjeuner parlementaire de la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite, tenu le 12 mai sur la Colline du Parlement. (En format .pdf)  FRANCAIS

  • World Hepatitis Day in the Niagara Region/Journée mondiale de l’hépatite dans la région de Niagara Monday, June 08, 2009

      The Niagara Region Public Health organized presentations on hepatitis in eight area high schools. The presentations were attended by 700 students and their teachers.  Organizer Kathy Dallaire says the events were considered successful because of the large number of students reached and the insightful and inquisitive questions posed to the presenters and the Public Health staff.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Le Bureau de santé publique de la région de Niagara a organisé dans huit écoles secondaires de la région des présentations sur l’hépatite qui ont été suivies par 700 élèves et leurs enseignants. Selon l’organisatrice Kathy Dallaire, ces événements ont été considérés comme réussis en raison du grand nombre d’élèves ayant été touchés et des questions pertinentes et courageuses qu’ils ont posées aux présentateurs et aux représentants du Bureau de santé publique. 

     

          

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  • Statement by Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP / Déclaration de Carolyn Bennett, députée Monday, June 08, 2009

    Statement that Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP, made in the House of Commons on May 12, as Official Opposition Health Critic.
    Déclaration faite le 12 mai à la Chambre des Communes par Carolyn Bennett, députée, à titre de porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière de santé.

     

  • Parliamentary Breakfast/Petit déjeuner parlementaire Monday, June 08, 2009

    From presentations made at the Parliamentary Breakfast to mark World Hepatitis: Dr. Howard Njoo's speaking notes from the World Hep Day Parliamentary Breakfast May 12th, Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
    Présentations faites lors du petit déjeuner parlementaire de la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite Notes d’allocution du Dr Howard Njoo au petit déjeuner parlementaire tenu le 12 mai, sur la Colline du Parlement, à Ottawa.
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  • World Hepatitis Day In Vancouver! Tuesday, June 02, 2009

    Here are some photos from the World Hepatitis Day events in Vancouver! Just click to enlarge!

    (from left) Tom Lawreszuk, SevenSecondChase; Kelly O'Dell, HepCCanada; Cliff Lee, SevenSecondChase; Dr. Mel Krajden, Director Hepatitis services BCCDC;
    Cliff Wise,Global Music Group Canada; Roy Wadia, Communications Director, BCCDC.

           

  • The Scotia Square 12 / Les « Douze du Scotia Square » Monday, May 25, 2009

    Update from Nova Scotia:  May 19 was FANTASTIC.   Our MP Megan Leslie participated  as promised,  and  so did Darrel Dexter, the leader of the provincial NDP party.  More reports about other locations across the province are coming in.  Here’s a pic of the “The Scotia Square 12 . We were able to get our message out to a few hundred people in the couple hours we were at this busy downtown mall – set up right next to the food court at lunch time.  The group is made up of the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS, the Public Health Agency of Canada (Atlantic Division), volunteers from the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, volunteers (including the treasurer) and staff of the Hepatitis Outreach Society – a wonderful mix of government, community and volunteers.
     
    Des nouvelles de la Nouvelle-Écosse : Notre 19 mai a été FANTASTIQUE. Notre députée fédérale Megan Leslie était présente, tel que promis, de même que Darrel Dexter, chef du NPD provincial. Les rapports des autres régions de la province continuent de nous parvenir. Voici une photo des « Douze du Scotia Square ». Installés à proximité de l’aire de restauration à l’heure du dîner, nous avons réussi à passer notre message à quelques centaines de personnes pendant les deux heures que nous avons passées dans ce centre commercial très fréquenté du centre-ville de Halifax. Le groupe comprend des représentants de la Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS (Commission consultative de la Nouvelle-Écosse en matière de sida) et de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (section de l’Atlantique), des bénévoles de la Coalition sida de la Nouvelle-Écosse (AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia), des employés et des bénévoles (dont le trésorier) de la Hepatitis Outreach Society – un parfait mélange de bénévoles, d’intervenants communautaires et de représentants des gouvernements.

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  • Red Or Yellow Days in Manitoba! / Les Journées Rouges ou Jaunes au Manitoba! Monday, May 25, 2009

      Student councils from Hapnot Collegiate in Flin Flon and MBCI, The Pas had great success with their Red Or Yellow campaign for World Hepatitis Day.  With help from The Play It Safer Network, the students did a tremendous job of showing their support and raising awareness!  Check out a few of the pictures from the event!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Les conseils étudiants des collèges Hapnot, à Flin Flon, et MBCI, à The Pas, ont obtenu un vif succès avec leur campagne « rouge ou jaune » à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite. Avec l’aide du réseau Play It Safer Network, les étudiants ont magnifiquement réussi à témoigner leur appui tout en faisant réfléchir!  Voyez quelques photos de l’événement!  
     
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  • Am I Numer 12? - WHD Winnipeg press release Thursday, May 14, 2009

    Am I Numer 12? - WHD Winnipeg press release with event listings
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  • May 19 is World Hepatitis Day! - Le 19 mai marquera la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite! Wednesday, May 13, 2009

    English   Francais

  • Pamphlet from the Public Health Agency of Canada/Brochure de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada Monday, March 23, 2009

    Pamphlet from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Hepatitis C is a chronic liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). An estimated 250,000 people in Canada are infected with HCV, and between 3,200 and 5,000 individuals are newly infected with HCV each year.

    English 

    Brochure de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada : l’hépatite C est une maladie chronique causée par le virus de l’hépatite C (VHC). On évalue à 250 000 le nombre de personnes infectées par le VHC au Canada et à 3200 à 5000 le nombre de personnes nouvellement infectées par ce virus chaque année.

  • World Hepatitis Day Promo Flyer Canada 2009 Monday, March 23, 2009

    To promote the poster contest and encourage groups to organize events, please download and distribute this flyer.
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  • Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)/Réseau canadien d’info-traitements sida (CATIE) Monday, March 23, 2009

    For literature on hepatitis B and C from the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), click on the following links:
    Pour de la documentation sur les hépatites B et C offerte par le Réseau canadien d’info-traitements sida (CATIE), cliquer sur les liens suivants :

  • Hepatitis C information booklet / Livret d’information sur l’hépatite C Monday, March 23, 2009

    The Canadian Hemophilia Society has a Hepatitis C information booklet available at:
    La Société canadienne de l’hémophilie distribue un livret d’information sur l’hépatite C à : 

    www.hemophilia.ca/en/hcv-hiv/hepatitis-c--an-information-booklet/

  • Literature on Hepatitis B and C / Documentation sur les hépatites B et C Monday, March 23, 2009

    Literature on Hepatitis B and C is provided by the Canadian Liver Foundation.  For more information, visit their website at:
    La Fondation canadienne du foie offre de la documentation sur les hépatites B et C.  Pour information, visitez le site web de la Fondation à : 
     

  • Journée mondiale de l’hépatite 2009 Concours d’affiches Friday, March 20, 2009

    La Société canadienne de santé internationale, en collaboration avec la Fondation canadienne du foie, la Société canadienne de l’hémophilie, le Conseil ethnoculturel du Canada et d’autres organismes communautaires nationaux et régionaux, organise un concours national d’affiches pour souligner la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite (le 19 mai 2009).
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  • Call for Proposals for World Hepatitis Day Events in Canada Friday, March 20, 2009

    We are urging interested groups to get together in their individual cities, provinces or territories to organize a public event or activity on or near May 19, 2009..
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  • Appel de propositions d’activités pour la Journée mondiale de l’hépatite au Canada Friday, March 20, 2009

    Nous invitons les groupes intéressés à unir leurs efforts dans leur ville, leur province ou leur territoire et à organiser des activités publiques qui auront lieu le 19 mai 2009, ou durant les jours qui précèdent ou qui suivent cette date.
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  • World Hepatitis Day 2009 Poster Competition Friday, March 20, 2009

    The Canadian Society for International Health, in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation, the Canadian Hemophilia Society, the Canadian Ethnocultural Council and other national and local community organizations, is organizing a national poster contest to mark World Hepatitis Day (May 19, 2009).

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  • Am I Number 12? promotional materials available for download Thursday, March 19, 2009

    In order to create as much buzz as possible before World Hepatitis Day, we have provided some tools that you can use to spread the word amongst  your own communities and networks. In the Document Library, you will find artwork for colour Am I Number 12? posters and postcards. There are 3 versions of each that can be used. French and english versions of the Am I Number 12? teaser logo have also been added to the Document Library. In the 3 weeks leading up to World Hepatitis Day, we encourage you to add this logo to your emails, correspondance and/or websites and link it to the global website www.aminumber12.org

 

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2009

World Hepatitis Day

Poster Competition

Winners!

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Winner of the Under 18 Youth Category:

Elijah Lukac, Age 16

Beaverlodge, Alberta

 

Winner of Adult Category:

Eleanor Prosper/ AIDS Saskatoon

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 

Winner of C.S.C Category:

Terrance Mousseau

 

World Hepatitis Day 2009 Canadian Steering Committee Members

 

 

   

     

 

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