Washington DC, December 1, 2020 – The Hep B Foundation, Hep B United and the HBV Forum are pleased to name Corrina Dan, RN, MPH, as the 2020 recipient of the Hepatitis B Federal Champion Award for her commitment to eliminating hepatitis B. Ms. Dan will receive the award at the Hep B United Virtual Summit on December 4th.
The Hepatitis B Federal Champion Award recognizes individuals at the national level for their outstanding contributions to communities impacted by hepatitis B. Past award recipients include Hepatitis B Congressional Champions U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii and U.S. Rep. Grace Meng of New York.
Ms. Dan is being recognized for her long-time championship of policies and programs to prevent hepatitis B and improve the lives of communities disparately impacted by the disease. As former Senior Policy Adviser for the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ms. Dan worked across federal departments in partnership with community organizations to coordinate the national response to the viral hepatitis epidemics in the United States.
Ms. Dan worked to improve awareness and develop policy recommendations to eliminate mother-to-child or perinatal transmission of hepatitis B infection. She organized the first technical consultation, convening federal agencies, hepatitis B, and maternal and reproductive health experts around the country to identify model programs and policies.
"Corrina's work in hepatitis B has been instrumental in the fight for elimination and informing outreach and advocacy for vulnerable populations," said Jeffrey B. Caballero, co-chair Hep B United and executive director, AAPCHO. "She has been a true partner to Hep B United and ensuring that our coalition's priorities are addressed at the highest levels of HHS. I have been honored to work alongside Corrina, and I thank her for her outstanding leadership and dedication to hepatitis B elimination."
Veronica Miller, PhD, co-chair of the HBV Forum Steering Committee and Executive Director of the Forum for Collaborative Research, said "Corrina's commitment to sound policies and effective programs to combat viral hepatitis is inspiring. We celebrate her tireless leadership in bridging 'boots-on-the-ground' implementers with policy makers to promote public health."
Before her time at HHS, Ms. Dan served as a Hepatitis B Policy Fellow with AAPCHO, focused on addressing hepatitis B-related health disparities and promoting projects and amplifying the voices of partners representing the African immigrant and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
About the Forum for Collaborative Research
Founded in 1997, The Forum for Collaborative Research at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health is a public/private partnership with a mission to catalyze clinical development and improve global health by facilitating research, informing policy, and advancing regulatory science. The Forum’s three-pronged approach (practice, research, education) accelerates safe drug development by increasing clarity, cooperation and innovation, while maintaining standards of evidence. Forum members work in clinical practice, research, academia, industry, regulatory authorities, and patient advocacy. Using proven models for stakeholder engagement they enhance clinical trial efficiency, support fair participation, and expand access programs. Current projects focus on cytomegalovirus (CMV), viral hepatitis B (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/ nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and rare diseases.
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