First Amendment Lounge, 13th Floor
529 14th St, NW
529 14th St, NW
Washington, DC 20045
Thursday, May 12
1:00pm - 2:00pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Created by: Hepatitis C - Caring Ambassadors Program
It is our pleasure to invite you to join HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and other HHS officials on Thursday, May 12, 2011 as they announce the new
Action Plan to Prevent, Care and Treat Viral Hepatitis.
Though hepatitis is a leading cause of death in the U.S., many people who have it don’t know they are infected, so they are at greater risk for severe – or even fatal – complications of the disease, and at greater risk of unwittingly spreading the virus to others.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is committed to ensuring that new cases of viral hepatitis are prevented and that persons who are already infected are tested, informed about their infection, and provided with counseling, care, and treatment. Comprehensive and sustained efforts are necessary to effectively eliminate this epidemic. Please join HHS officials and community representatives as they discuss the actions necessary to achieve this goal.
Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H., HHS Assistant Secretary for Health
Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., FFPH, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jim Macrae, M.A., M.P.P., Associate Administrator for Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
Michael Ninburg, Community Perspective
Su Wang, M.D., Provider Perspective
WHEN:
Thursday, May 12, 2011
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
WHERE:
The National Press Club
First Amendment Lounge, 13th Floor
529 14th St, NW
Washington, DC 20045
To attend the event in person, please RSVP to rsvp@team-psa.com by 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2011.
The event will also be webcast live at: http://www.visualwebcaster
