Status of NYC Community Hepatitis Navigation Programs
Program Managers Diana Diaz Muñoz and Umaima Khatun provide Hepatitis Program services including navigator calls for COVID and viral hepatitis needs identification, medication supply for Hepatitis B and C treatments, tele-health monitoring visits, rescheduling of non-urgent medical visits, and more. New patients are affected by paused testing and outreach activities, intake assessments via tele-health, and postponed treatment initiations.
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Status of NYC Community Hepatitis Navigation Programs Diana Diaz Mu oz, MPH (she/her) Program Manager, Check Hep C and Hep C Peer Navigation Umaima Khatun, MPH (she/her) Program Manager, Check Hep B
Hepatitis Program Services (March 2020) Current patients: Navigator calls to identify needs related to COVID or viral hepatitis Ensuring access to medication supply for Hep B and Hep C treatment Monitoring and treatment adherence visits via tele-health Non-urgent medical visits rescheduled to mid-late summer Treatment initiation postponed Unless pregnant 2nd trimester and need of Hep B treatment to prevent transmission to baby Syringe exchange and Naloxone provided by skeleton crews Tele-prescribing buprenorphine (Suboxone)
Hepatitis Program Services (March 2020) New patients: Testing and outreach activities paused or limited Intake and needs assessments conducted via tele-health Treatment initiation postponed
Community & Harm Reduction Programs Community Programs: African Services Committee Manhattan Daouda Ndiaye daoudan@africanservices.org (212) 222-3882 ext. 128 Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center Manhattan Perla Romero perla@alliance.nyc (212) 226-6333 ext. 114 Positive Health Project Manhattan Maximo Sepulveda m.sepulveda@housingworks.org (212) 465-8304 ext. 4431 Korean Community Services Manhattan Sara Kim skim@kcsny.org (201) 658-6068 ext. 202 Paul Lee plee@kcsny.org (718) 939-6137 St. Ann s Corner of Harm Reduction Bronx Van Asher vasher@sachr.org (718) 585-5544 ext. 105 Safe Horizon (Streetwork) Manhattan LaShaun Dean lashaun.dean@safehorizon.org (646) 602-6404 Harm Reduction Programs: AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) Queens Vanessa Ramirez vramirez@acqc.org (917) 242-5809 Erika Vasquez evasquez@acqc.org (347) 437-5579 Washington Heights Corner Project Manhattan Jason Beltre jason@cornerproject.org (646) 938-8601 Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI) Staten Island Vianney Aguilar vianney.aguilar@chasiny.org (718) 808-1315 or (929) 378-1328 (cell) Housing Works Manhattan Helen Dotterer helendotterer88@gmail.com (212) 677-7999 ext. 4059
Clinical Programs APICHA Community Health Center Manhattan Timothy Au TAu@apicha.org (646) 744-2591 H+H Bellevue Manhattan Luisa Martelo luisa.martelo@nychhc.org (212) 562-8416 Shelly Blumenthal shelly.blumenthal@nychhc.org (212) 562-8414 Bed-Stuy Family Health Center Brooklyn Steve Hemraj shemraj@bsfhc.org (718) 483-9638 H+H Elmhurst Queens Alex (718) 334-1621 (new patient registration) Daniela Sanclemente sanclemd@nychhc.org (718) 396-6957 BronxCare Health System Bronx Lance Hannaway lhannaw@bronxleb.org (718) 466-6007 Christina Boynes cboynes@bronxleb.org (718) 901-8230 H+H Kings County Brooklyn Donna Pierre-Greyson donna.pierregrayson@nychhc.org (718) 245-2418 Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center Brooklyn Rainford Haughton rhaughton@bmsfhc.org (646) 241-1144 Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn Debra Stewart dstewart@kingsbrook.org (718) 604-6911 Charles B. Wang Family Health Center Manhattan/Queens Janice Lyu jlyu@cbwchc.org (212) 941-2219 ext. 2516 Dr. Y-Uyen Nguyen ynguyen@cbwchc.org (917) 208-3504 Montefiore Medical Center Bronx Sheila Reynoso sreynoso@montefiore.org (646) 628-1930 Community Healthcare Network Bronx/Brooklyn/Manhattan/Queens Main number (866) 246-8259 Mitchell Caponi mcaponi@chnnyc.org (212) 545-2443 NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers Brooklyn-Chinese - Brooklyn Jenny Wong jielei.wong@nyulangone.org (718) 210-1030 ext. 4800 or ext. 3800
Resources American Liver Foundation webinar on COVID and hepatitis People with liver disease are at greater risk for COVID-19 severe illness Free meals: Text FOOD to 877-877 or COMIDA to 877-877 H+H Virtual Buprenorphine Clinic (212) 562-2665 Additional community resources posted on Hep Free NYC: https://hepfree.nyc/covid-19-coronavirus-resource-compilation/
