Three Ways to Help

Do you want to help?

Here are three ways to help the Hepatitis B Foundation and our research arm, the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, today:

There are multiple ways to support HBF and the Blumberg Institute and we want to help you figure out the way that works best for you. 

  1. Join the Champions Club: Thanks to the recent passage of the CARES Act, every American can donate up to $300 tax-free, whether or not you itemize deductions. Join for as little as $3.00 per month and be a Champion!
  2. Amazon Smile: If you’re shopping from home this week, please consider adding us as an Amazon Smile partner. It costs nothing to you and is an ongoing help to the Hepatitis B Foundation and Blumberg Institute. Simply go to the link and search for “Hepatitis B Foundation” to add us. 
  3. Share one of our #justB stories on social media: When you share, you can use these hashtags: #justBproactive #Bthevoice #healthyliving #KnowHepB 

The #justB storytelling campaign aims to raise the profile of hepatitis B as an urgent public health priority and helps put a human face on this serious disease by sharing stories of real people living with or affected by hepatitis B. The goals of the campaign are to increase awareness and advocacy; decrease stigma and discrimination; and promote testing, vaccination, linkage to care, and treatment to help save lives.

Alan’s Story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=37&v=8osyh0GZyR0&feature=emb_logo

Many of Alan’s immediate family members passed away due to liver cancer, but it wasn’t until Alan himself became ill that the family realized the role hepatitis B played in these deaths. Alan talks about how stigma prevents open discussion about the virus and raises questions about the medical community’s failure to adequately address hepatitis B. He worries that continued silence will prevent others from knowing the same joy he experiences in his life.