S7HD selected to advance Hepatitis B outreach, education The goal of the campaign is to provide education about the Hepatitis B (HBV) and the risk. (Source: WIS) By Ashley Smith | March 10, 2021 at 4:26 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 4:26 PM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. (KFVS) - Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) was selected by the Asian Health Coalition (AHC) to help with their Perinatal Don’t Let Hepatitis B Win Campaign.
The goal of the campaign is to provide education about the Hepatitis B (HBV) and the risk.
The most common way to become infected with HBV is from mother to child during birth, about 1 in 4 children with chronic HBV will die of HBV-related health problems, like liver disease or liver cancer.