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Your Community Health Centre

Your doctor, GP or clinic nurse

Hepatitis NSW

1800 803 990

www.hep.org.au

Korean hep B information

한국어B형간염정보 www.hepbkorean.org

Chinese hep B information

中文乙肝资讯

www.hepbmandarin.org

Cancer Council

13 11 20 Information and Support Interpreters available

Nutrition Australia www.nutritionaustralia.org/ national/resources

Liver Wellness Program

This Western Sydney LHD Liver Wellness program aims to support patients and their general practitioners manage chronic hepatitis B.

www.liverwellnessprogram.com

HepBcommunity.org

A global peer-led, volunteer-driven forum supporting people living with and affected by hep B. Connecting people and providing accurate advice from experts. www.hepbcommunity.org

Multicultural HIV & Hepatitis Service (MHAHS)

(02) 9515 1234

www.mhahs.org.au

Sydney Sexual Health Centre For patients and clinicians

02 9382 7440

www.sshc.org.au

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS).

Phone: 131 450 (free for doctors)

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Thank you to the Advisory Group members who provided invaluable expert advice and support to this project. St Vincent’s would like to thank each member individually for their commitment to, and collaboration on, this project.

Concept and Project Manager:

Gabrielle Bennett, Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator, St Vincent’s Melbourne. Email: gabrielle.bennett@svhm.org.au

Advisory Group members:

Kat Byron, Blood Borne Virus Project Officer, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.

Tracey Cabrie, Hepatitis B Nurse Consultant, Melbourne Health.

Allison Coehlo, Manager, Multicultural Health and Support Service, Centre for Ethnicity, Culture and Health.

Sue Jaraba, Refugee Health Nurse, ISIS Primary Care

Rosealie Vallance, Program Officer, Early Childhood and Vulnerable Communities, Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local Louisa Walsh, Hepatitis Victoria

Funded by:

Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local

Illustrations:

Jenny Bowman

Graphic design:

Ray Hehr, Swivel Design

Process evaluation:

Leonie Morgan

Many other people have contributed to this work and supported the development and implementation of the project. Thanks to the people who participated in the focus groups, health workers who reviewed the draft and participated in an interview, staff at ISIS Primary Care and at North Richmond Community Health Centre who assisted and supported the focus groups and Interpreter Services, St Vincent’s Hospital.

This resource can be downloaded from: www.svhm.org.au/gp/clinics/Pages/ gastroenterology.aspx

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