Category Archives: Announcements
Feb
This HCV Dashboard Blog program spotlight features a guest contribution from Luke Grandis at the New York State Department of Health. Hepatitis C (HCV) remains a major public health issue in New York State, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), who continue to experience disproportionately high rates of infection. Injection drug use is the […]
Jan
We’re excited to share that the Hepatitis C (HCV) Dashboard has been featured in the January 2026 newsletterfrom the New York State Association for Rural Health (NYSARH)! This recognition highlights the value of the dashboard as a tool for tracking and understanding progress toward HCV elimination across New York State. Read the NYSARH January 2026 newsletter here:View Newsletter – […]
Jun
On May 14, 2025, New York State hosted the third Annual Hepatitis C Elimination Progress Report virtual meeting to share progress toward reaching its elimination goals, as outlined in the 2021 release of the New York State Hepatitis C Elimination Plan. All of the materials and presentations from the May meeting are now available: Hepatitis C […]
May
Newly released hepatitis C (HCV) elimination metrics on the HCV Dashboard show that in 2023, 4,783 people were newly diagnosed with HCV in New York State, an 8% decrease from 2022. HCV incidence also continued to decrease, with the rate of new HCV infections dropping from 4.0 to 3.6 new infections per 100,000 population among […]
Apr
This is a guest blog collaboration from the NYSDOH Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care and Epidemiology and the HCV Dashboard Team. New York State (NYS) recognizes May as Hepatitis Awareness Month. Hepatitis Awareness Month offers a chance to increase awareness of viral hepatitis transmission, celebrate the millions who have been cured of hepatitis C, and help reduce […]
Jan
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Announcements
Third Annual New York State Hepatitis C Elimination Progress Report Meeting and Abstract Submission
Nov
Dear Colleagues, The AIDS Institute Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care and Epidemiology is pleased to announce the third Annual New York State (NYS) Hepatitis C Elimination Progress Report Meeting will be held virtually from 10 am – 2 pm on May 14, 2025, in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The theme of this year’s […]
Oct
We are excited to announce the forthcoming launch of the “STI Dashboard NY: New York State’s Sexual Health Dashboard” (https://stidashboardny.org)! Launching early in 2025, the purpose of the Dashboard is to promote and improve sexual health in New York State by providing a web-based, publicly accessible tool to explore sexually transmitted infection (STI) data. The Dashboard […]
Oct
In June of 2024, the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cepheid’s GeneXpert (XpertⓇHCV) for Point of Care (POC) hepatitis C (HCV) diagnostic testing, the first of its kind for HCV in the US. The test is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) waived, meaning the instrument is simple to use and with […]