sfhepbfree.orgSan Francisco Hep B Free
Also: Hep B Free
Grassroots coalition campaign launched in 2007 to end hepatitis B among Asian and Pacific Islander San Franciscans by getting everyone tested and vaccinated, with ads, community events, free screening sites and doctor pledges.
- Years
- 2007–now
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- Cancer screeningInfectious disease
- Asks people to
- Reduce stigmaStart
- Strategy
- Multi level communityStigma reduction
- Channel
- Clinical settingEventsOutdoor
- Audience
- AdultsCliniciansAsian and Pacific Islander residents of San Francisco and their doctors.
Evidence
ProcessPositive
2007-2009 (Bailey 2011): over 150 organizations gave about $1 million in resources. 50% of primary care physicians pledged to screen API patients routinely. Of 3,315 people tested at campaign screening sites, 6.5% had chronic hepatitis B and were referred to care.
Sponsor (who paid)
- San Francisco Hep B Free coalition NGO, creator
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
- Bailey MB et al. San Francisco hep B free: a grassroots community coalition to prevent hepatitis B and liver cancer. J Community Health 2011;36(4):538-51 evaluation · 2011 · DOI 10.1007/s10900-010-9339-1 · PMID 21125320
- Yoo GJ et al. Destigmatizing hepatitis B in the Asian American community: lessons learned from the San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign. J Cancer Educ 2012;27(1):138-44 evaluation · 2012 · DOI 10.1007/s13187-011-0252-9 · PMID 21748476
- Shiau R et al. Using survey results regarding hepatitis B knowledge, community awareness and testing behavior among Asians to improve the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign. J Community Health 2012;37(2):350-64 evaluation · 2012 · DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9452-9 · PMID 21874365
Research notes
Created 2026-10-22 by literature mining (PubMed/OpenAlex); evidence level, outcome and findings are paraphrased from the evaluation abstracts, full texts not read. No credits: no page naming an agency was checked. Program outputs, no comparison group. US-CA (San Francisco).
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