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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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Summaries of Infectious Diseases: Hepatitis B
Extract from Red Book Online; subscription required to access entire chapter |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Hepatitis B
Information for the public and health professionals from CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis |
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Pink Book: Hepatitis B
Chapter from CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook |
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Vaccines and Preventable Diseases: Hepatitis B Vaccination
Hepatitis B disease and vaccine information for the public and health professionals |
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National Alliance of State
and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) |
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Hepatitis Prevention Programs
Hepprograms.org is an online forum for health and social service
professionals to share information about ways to successfully prevent
viral hepatitis in populations at risk |
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| National Institutes of Health
(NIH) |
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Consensus Development Conference Statement: Management of Hepatitis B
NIH conference examines the evidence on the management of hepatitis B and identifies future research needs |
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| National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) |
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Vaccine Information: Hepatitis B
Understanding the disease, vaccine information, including dosing, safety, and references |
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| PATH Vaccine Resource Library |
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Hepatitis B
Database of global and country-specific resources |
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| Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) |
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A Look at Each Vaccine: Hepatitis B
Questions and answers about the disease and vaccines |
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| World Health Organization (WHO) |
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Hepatitis B
Key facts, includes information on transmission, prevention, and treatment |
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| More hepatitis B resources |
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American
Liver Foundation
ALF is a national, voluntary nonprofit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing hepatitis and all liver diseases through research, education, and support groups. |
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Asian
Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
This organization aims to address health issues that are important to Asian-American medical students and the broader community, including hepatitis B infection. |
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Hepatitis
B Foundation (HBF)
The Hepatitis B Foundation is a national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to the global problem of hepatitis B, and to finding a cure and improving the quality of life for those affected by hepatitis B. |
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Hepatitis
Foundation International
HFI focuses on bringing viral hepatitis under control through education programs and materials, informing health professionals, and educating patients and thepublic about new diagnostic and treatment methods to improve patient care. For more information, call (800) 891-0707. |
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HepTREC
The Delaware Valley Hepatitis Treatment, Research and Education Center
(HepTREC) provides hepatitis-related services in the Delaware Valley (PA).
The HepTREC website provides hepatitis information and resources for
patients and staff outside this geographic area, including a free viral
hepatitis toolkit. |
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National
Task Force on Hepatitis B, Focus on Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
The Task Force is a collaboration of public, private, and academic communities working to increase vaccination levels of children and adults at increased risk for hepatitis B virus infection. |
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National
Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
The NVHR is a coalition of public, private, and voluntary organizations dedicated to reducing the incidence of infection, morbidity, and mortality from viral hepatitis in the United States through strategic planning, leadership, coordination, advocacy, and research. |
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Parents
of Kids with Infectious Diseases
PKIDs supports those whose children have been affected by viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and other chronic, infectious diseases and by educating the public about effective disease prevention practices. |
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Stanford University--Asian Liver Center
The liver center addresses the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asians and Asian-Americans. The 2007 edition of the "Physician and Patient's Guide to Hepatitis B" features new updates to provide physicians with the latest information on the incidence, transmission, detection, prevention, and management of HBV infection and liver cancer. |
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| This page was reviewed
on July 14, 2009 |
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