City of Philadelphia - File #: 170350

• File #: 170350
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/6/2017
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/6/2017
• Title: Declaring May 2017 to be Hepatitis Awareness Month in Philadelphia to recognize and support the joint efforts of "Hep B United Philadelphia" and "Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia" coalitions aimed at raising awareness of the link between viral hepatitis and liver cancer.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Taubenberger, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Squilla

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/6/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
4/6/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
4/6/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/6/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Declaring May 2017 to be Hepatitis Awareness Month in Philadelphia to recognize and support the joint efforts of "Hep B United Philadelphia" and "Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia" coalitions aimed at raising awareness of the link between viral hepatitis and liver cancer.

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WHEREAS, Hepatitis B and C viruses are serious public health concerns; an estimated 5 million Americans and 65,000 Philadelphians are living with these viruses, which are leading causes of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplants; most people living with hepatitis B and C are not aware of their infection; and

WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is the world's most serious liver infection, causing over 80% of primary liver cancer cases in the world, disproportionately impacting people of Asian, Pacific Islander, and African descent; killing 1 in 4 chronically infected persons prematurely from cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver failure; and

WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is completely preventable with a safe and effective vaccine but less than 40% of high-risk individuals are vaccinated against hepatitis B; and

WHEREAS, Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne infection in the U.S. and since a majority of people living with the virus do not even know they are infected, hepatitis C now kills more people than HIV/AIDS; and

WHEREAS, In the U.S., liver cancer is the only cancer that continues to rise in new cases and in deaths each year, for both men and women, primarily due to infections with hepatitis B and hepatitis C; and

WHEREAS, 28,000 people each year are diagnosed with liver cancer in the U.S.; the 5-year survival rate for liver cancer is only 16.6%; and 23,000 people each year die from liver cancer in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, Hepatitis B and C testing followed by treatment is associated with a 50%-80% reduction in the risk of liver cancer; and

WHEREAS, Over 20,000 Philadelphians are living with hepatitis B, and risk populations need to learn their status so ...