Services Available at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
We offer comprehensive hepatitis B care, which includes:
- Education;
- Treatment;
- Monitoring visits;
- Care coordination;
- Discounted fees for our services based on your family size and income for uninsured patients;
- Assistance for eligible patients to apply for free/low cost hepatitis B medication and affordable liver cancer screening. No one will be denied services based on ability to pay.
Be Certain. Get Tested.
Hepatitis B does not have noticeable symptoms, and the only way to know if you have hepatitis B is to do a blood test.
Our health center provides free hepatitis B screening and vaccinations!
To access these services, please call us at (212) 941-2188 (Chinatown, Manhattan) or (718) 661-6368 (Flushing, Queens).
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Hepatitis B is a virus that infects your liver and can cause life-threatening liver diseases. Approximately 1 in 12 Asian Americans has hepatitis B, and as many as 2 in 3 people do not know they have it because there are no visible symptoms.
Who should be tested?
- People born in Asia, Africa, and other regions with moderate to high rates of hepatitis B;
- All pregnant women;
- Infants born to mothers with hepatitis B;
- Unvaccinated people whose parents are from regions with high rates of hepatitis B;
- Anyone having sex with a person infected with hepatitis B;
- People who live with someone with hepatitis B;
- Men who have sexual encounters with other men;
- People who inject drugs;
- People with HIV infection;
- Donors of blood, plasma, organs, tissue, or semen;
- People on hemodialysis;
- People who receive chemotherapy or other types of immunosuppressive therapy.
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Hepatitis B Resources
“The Test” Comic Book – Hepatitis B Stories
Development of this material is made possible with a grant by Miranda Wong Tang.
Hepatitis B Screening and Treatment Tracker
English/Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
If You Have Hepatitis B, Protect Your Baby Roadmap Chart
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
Protecting Your Baby from Hepatitis B – What Pregnant Women Need to Know
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
Prenatal Blood Test
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
Protect Yourself Against Hepatitis B
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
Understanding Your Hep B Test Results
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Vietnamese
For questions about the hepatitis B education resources or collaboration opportunities, please contact us at hepBprogram@cbwchc.org.*
*Disclaimer: Please do not submit any medical appointment requests or personal health questions to the email.
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