Hepatitis Awareness Month
The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During May, CDC and our public health partners work to shed light on the impact of these hidden epidemics by raising awareness of viral hepatitis while encouraging testing and vaccination. Hepatitis Awareness Month activities help to improve everyone’s understanding of viral hepatitis transmission and risk factors and to decrease social stigma against viral hepatitis.
Viral Hepatitis Key Facts
- There are several different viruses that can cause hepatitis; the most common types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
- Chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C are leading causes of liver cancer in the United States.
- Both hepatitis A and hepatitis B are preventable with safe and effective vaccines, and hepatitis C is curable with prescribed treatment.
- CDC recommends all adults through age 59 and adults age 60 or older with risk factors get vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. If you are age 60 or older and do not have risk factors, you may choose to get vaccinated.
- About 66% of people with hepatitis B are unaware of their infection and about 40% of people living with hepatitis C do not know they are infected.
- CDC recommends all adults get tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C at least once in their lifetime and pregnant women get tested during each pregnancy. Getting tested is the only way to know if you have hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
Get Involved
- Share the ABCs of Viral Hepatitis to help others learn facts about the three most common types of viral hepatitis in the United States.
- If you offer hepatitis testing to the public, register your testing services by visiting https://gettested.cdc.gov and fill out the online form.
- Access and share materials about hepatitis B for Asian and African immigrant audiences.
- Access and share materials about hepatitis C for healthcare providers from the Know More Hepatitis campaign.
- Find resources about hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C for clinicians and the public.
Get the Word Out
Share these graphics and posts on social media to promote Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day. We recommend using the following hashtags: #HepAware2023, #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, and #Hepatitis.
Don’t forget to follow and tag @cdchep on Twitter!
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Promote Hepatitis B Testing (For Public)Twitter Post: Have you been tested for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, learn more about @CDCgov’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: http://bit.ly/43tmVca Facebook Post: Have you been tested for hepatitis B? This Hepatitis Awareness Month, learn more about CDC’s NEW hepatitis B screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: http://bit.ly/3KRgw2Y LinkedIn Post: Have you been tested for hepatitis B? This Hepatitis Awareness Month, learn more about @Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s NEW hepatitis B screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: http://bit.ly/3UwLUqH Instagram Post: Have you been tested for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, learn more about @CDCgov’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: http://bit.ly/3ZWI7Ed |
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Promote Hepatitis B Testing (For Providers)Twitter Post: Are you testing all of your adult patients for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, check out and share @CDCgov’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3L1m8bf Facebook Post: Are you testing all of your adult patients for hepatitis B? This Hepatitis Awareness Month, check out and share CDC’s NEW hepatitis B screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3MAr2x1 LinkedIn Post: Are you testing all of your adult patients for hepatitis B? This Hepatitis Awareness Month, check out and share @Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s NEW hepatitis B screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3KTCAdv Instagram Post: Are you testing all of your adult patients for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, check out and share @CDCgov’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3mtJVXO |
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Promote Hepatitis Awareness Month (For Partners)Twitter Post: Looking for social media content to share for #HepatitisAwarenessMonth and #NationalHepatitisTestingDay? Find new shareable messages and graphics! https://bit.ly/3qdAmL2 Facebook Post: Looking for social media content to share for Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day? Find new shareable messages and graphics here: https://bit.ly/3qdAmL2 #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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Promote National Hepatitis Testing Day (For Partners and Public)Twitter Post 1: On #NationalHepatitisTestingDay let’s raise awareness of #HepB and #HepC and encourage everyone to learn their status. Encourage #Hepatitis testing TODAY and beyond! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne Twitter Post 2: Find out if you should get tested for viral #Hepatitis. Talk to your healthcare provider! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Facebook Post 1: On #NationalHepatitisTestingDay let’s raise awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage everyone to learn their status. Encourage hepatitis testing TODAY and beyond! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne Facebook Post 2: Find out if you should get tested for viral hepatitis. Talk to your healthcare provider! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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Promote Hepatitis C Testing (For Public)Twitter Post: #DYK? @cdchep recommends universal testing of ALL adults for #HepatitisC at least once in their lifetime and routine testing of people with ongoing risk factors. Get tested! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne Facebook Post: Did you know? CDC recommends universal testing of ALL adults for hepatitis C at least once in their lifetime and routine testing of people with ongoing risk factors. Get tested! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne |
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Promote Hepatitis Awareness Month (For Public)Twitter Post: This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, learn the ABCs of viral #Hepatitis and what you can do to protect yourself. Love your liver! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne Facebook Post: This Hepatitis Awareness Month, learn the ABCs of viral hepatitis and what you can do to protect yourself. Love your liver! https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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Learn About Viral Hepatitis (For Public)Twitter Post 1: #Hepatitis is NO joke. Learn the ABCs of viral hepatitis and find out if you should be tested and/or vaccinated: https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Twitter Post 2: Left untreated, #HepatitisB and #HepatitisC can damage your liver and even lead to liver cancer. Learn more about prevention, testing, and treatment. https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Facebook Post 1: Hepatitis is NO joke. Learn the ABCs of viral hepatitis and find out if you should be tested and/or vaccinated: https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Facebook Post 2: Left untreated, hepatitis B and hepatitis C can damage your liver and even lead to liver cancer. Learn more about prevention, testing, and treatment. https://bit.ly/3N1fHne #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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Promote Hepatitis Awareness Month Toolkit (For Partners)Twitter Post: Check out @cdchep’s 2023 toolkit, featuring graphics and social media messages to help raise #Hepatitis awareness this May and every day. Access the toolkit here: https://bit.ly/3qdAmL2 #HepatitisAwarenessMonth Facebook Post: CDC’s 2023 toolkit features shareable graphics and social media messages to help you raise awareness about viral hepatitis this May and every day. Access the toolkit here: https://bit.ly/3qdAmL2 #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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Promote National Hepatitis Testing Day (For Partners)Twitter Post: .@cdchep recommends all adults be tested for #HepatitisC at least once in their lifetime. Encourage your community to get tested for #HepC! https://bit.ly/3ilbXyI #NationalHepatitisTestingDay Facebook Post: CDC recommends all adults be tested for hepatitis C at least once in their lifetime. Encourage your community to get tested! https://bit.ly/3ilbXyI #NationalHepatitisTestingDay |
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Promote Hepatitis B Vaccination (For Partners and Providers)Twitter Post: Share @cdchep’s updated adult #HepatitisB vaccination recommendations with #HCPs in your community during #HepatitisAwarenessMonth and beyond! https://bit.ly/37EtTm6 Facebook Post: Share CDC’s updated adult vaccination recommendations with healthcare providers in your community during Hepatitis Awareness Month and beyond! https://bit.ly/37EtTm6 #HepatitisAwarenessMonth |
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