Hepatitis Awareness Month has started and we are excited to join diverse organizations across the country as they work to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for hepatitis A and B, testing for hepatitis B and C, the availability of effective care and treatments that, in the case of hepatitis C, result in a cure for most people. In addition, Hepatitis Testing Day is May 19, a day for people at risk for viral hepatitis to be tested, and for health care providers to educate patients about chronic viral hepatitis and testing.

Here are a few of the many events you can join:

• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration’s March to Cure 100,000 Veterans (ongoing)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Be #HepAware Thunderclap (May 19)
• AETC HIV/HCV Co-infection Community of Practice and Learning, HIV/HCV Co-infection Awareness Day (May 17)
• Hepatitis B Foundation, Hep BeLIeVER Social Media Contest (submissions due by May 16)

For additional events and campaigns, please visit our Hepatitis Awareness Month page.