World Hepatitis Day 2023 The Life, Relationships and Hepatitis B Quiz was the highlight of SA’s 2023 World Hepatitis Day campaign. Available online in four languages, the Quiz included a draw for a $500 Visa card. It ran for just over a month from 28 July to 31 August. There were 441 eligible entries, of which 121 were on paper and 320 online. The Education team ran several sessions in July and August, reaching at least 200 people from diverse communities. They included the Aboriginal community at Maringga Turtpandi, the staff, women’s group and adult education classes at Community Access and Services SA (CAaSSA), English is B Plains, language students epatitGilles nships anatd HTAFE tiothe Relaas Liasfe,well Filipino community in the Protect Yourself before and atitis B if you had it une to hep ily imm and in Adelaide with the Filipino test. If you You may be Protect Your Fam Riverland ths. Get a hepatitis B to protect mon 6 way t t firs bes the The in B. it is got rid hepatit ted. There is a vaccine forCommunity y are vaccina get vaccinated. , the une sure e imm mak not Association. to are is ut e vaccine. people you care abo with a safe, effectiv sexual d and is transmitted via bloo The hepatitis B virus it to their babies hepatitis B may pass with s her Mot ds. flui e ways to re are safe and effectiv during birth, but the ns. ssio smi prevent these tran ezing, coughing, smitted through sne Hepatitis B is not tran s. nsil ute ring sha hugging, kissing or plans like stop your exciting life Hepatitis B should not riage, kids. mar study, career, dating,
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Most participants at the community sessions were able to answer questions about hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and after the sessions many confidently went on to take part in our online quiz. And participants at an English-language class at CAaSSA were pleased to hear that the quiz was available in languages other than English..
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In addition, Chen Bin, Viral Hepatitis Nurse from Lyell McEwan Hospital, presented an interactive session with the Chinese community. Hosted by the Chinese Association of South Australia, the session was followed by a lively Q&A. All of the 48 participants said they had learnt new things about hepatitis B and would definitely attend a similar activity in the future. Volunteers at Hope’s Café at Uniting Communities Norwood collected almost 60 entries, discussing the quiz questions with individual customers, many of whom were from disadvantaged communities. On World Hepatitis Day itself—28 July—we
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