Links to Hepatitis B Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hepatitis B information
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/ChooseB.htm

Hepatitis B
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases"
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/hepb-508.pdf

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Hepatitis B Vaccine
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can download the hepatitis B VIS in English and available translations from the Immunization Action Coalition website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_hepb.asp

CDC-INFO Contact Center: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.

Hepatitis Information Hotline: (888) 443-7232
Information is available in both English and Spanish.

Hepatitis B Foundation

Living with Hepatitis B
(interactive online guide for people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection)
Source: Hepatitis B Foundation
www.hepb.org/learnguide

Hepatitis B Basics (English and Spanish)
www.hepb.org/hepatitisbcd/xplain.html
Visit the HBF website at www.hepb.org for information in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Turkish. Click on "Language Chapters." The HBF website also features up-to-date information about treatment and provides support to persons infected with or affected by hepatitis B virus infection.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Hepatitis B
www.aap.org/immunization/illnesses/hepb/hepb.html

Immunization Action Coalition

Hepatitis B: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4205.pdf

Questions Frequently Asked about Hepatitis B
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090-01.pdf

Should you be vaccinated against hepatitis B?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2191.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2191-01.pdf

Hepatitis A, B and C: Learn the Differences
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4075abc.pdf

Every year, thousands of people are infected with hepatitis B virus, including teens
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4100.pdf

Immunizations for Babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

All Kids Need Hepatitis B Shots
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4055.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

Unusual Cases of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2100nrs.pdf

Hepatitis B shots are recommended for all new babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

Every Week Hundreds of Sexually Active People Are Infected with Hepatitis B
www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.pdf

Protect yourself against hepatitis A and hepatitis B . . .a guide for gay and bisexual men
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115-01.pdf
Turkish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115tu.pdf

You Are Not Alone! Information for Young Adults Who Are Chronically Infected with Hepatitis B Virus
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4118.pdf

If you have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection...
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4120.pdf

Brief Introduction to Hepatitis B for Parents of Adopted Children
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4150.pdf

Hepatitis B and A Vaccines Are Imperative for Families Adopting from Abroad
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4153.pdf

If You, Your Parents, or Your Children Were Born in any of these Places...
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ref.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

Hepatitis B Information for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4190.pdf

International Adoption: Immunization and Hepatitis B (web page of collected information)
www.immunize.org/adoption

Are you 11-19 years old? Then you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

Vaccinations for adults...You're never too old to get immunized!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

National Network for Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Hepatitis B
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=4

Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia

A Look at Each Vaccine: Hepatitis B
Click here to view this page.

Parents PACK Program
Vaccine newsletter, FAQs, and listserv for parents. Questions can be submitted.
http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents

PATH

Hepatitis B
www.path.org/vaccineresources/hep-b.php

World Health Organization (WHO)

Hepatitis B
www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs204/en

Hepatitis B Vaccine
www.who.int/vaccines/en/hepatitisb.shtml

Reports on hepatitis B vaccine safety
Source: WHO's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
www.who.int/vaccine_safety/topics/hepatitisb/en/index.html

Organizations

American Liver Foundation
Phone: (888) 443-7222
www.liverfoundation.org

Think B Campaign
www.thinkb.org (includes fact sheets in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese).

Hepatitis B Foundation
Phone: (215) 489-4900
www.hepb.org

Hepatitis Foundation International
Phone: (800) 891-0707
www.hepfi.org

Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDS)
Phone: (877) 557-5437
www.pkids.org
PKIDS has published a 350-page report to help parents of infected children understand hepatitis A-E from transmission to treatment to civil rights protection. You can order "PKIDS' Pediatric Hepatitis Report" for $45 by calling the organization, or you can access the report for no charge at: www.pkids.org/dis_hep_phr.php

Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB)
www.vhpb.org

Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
http://liver.stanford.edu

Books

Living with Hepatitis B: A Survivor's Guide
Authors: Gregory T. Everson, MD, FACP, Hedy Weinberg
Source: Hatherleigh Press, 2002
Available at bookstores for $15.95

Hepatitis B: The Hunt for a Killer Virus
Author: Baruch S. Blumberg
Source: Princeton University Press, 2002 ($27.95)
To order online go to: www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7248.html

Hepatitis B vaccine manufacturers

GlaxoSmithKline
www.gskvaccines.com
HBV Information and Assistance Line for the Asian Community: (888) 888-0981
(A nationwide toll-free number providing information, physician referral, and screening sites in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, and English)

Merck & Co.
www.merck.com

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This page was reviewed on December 8, 2009

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