CalHEP
is supported by a grant from:
The California Endowment
and is located at the:
Center for Health Improvement
1330 21 Street,Suite 100
Sacramento, California 95811
Phone: 916.930.9200
Fax: 916.930.9010
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Member Spotlights
California Hepatitis C Task Force and Impact House of Merced: Present's the Central Valley Viral Hepatitis Summit
When: August 8, 2008
Time: 9 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Atwater Community Center
Address: 760 E. Bellevue Road, Atwater, CA 95301
Located: Off Highway 99 about 20 minutes south of Modesto
Fee: No registration fee required
The event is designed to cover the basics of hepatitis B & C and the treatment protocols in use today. There will be lectures about substance abuse and hepatitis, information regarding the incarcerated, viral hepatitis, liver transplantation and advocacy. CEU's will be available for nurses, pharmacists, physicians and counselors. It is designed to increase access to care and improve prevention for people with HCV and HBV. The event will highlight prominent speakers from UC Davis, UC San Francisco, San Francisco VA Medical Center, and other California institutions. Please spread the word.
Seating will be limited so please RSVP ASAP.
Contact: Bill Remak
E-mail: wmremak@pacbell.net
Phone: 707 773-4922
Fax: 415 276-5893
Hepatitis Awareness in the Media: Check Out What CalHEP Members Are Doing!
Sherri Rae Ziegler
2/28/1959 – 6/26/2008
On Thursday, June 26, 2008, CalHEP lost one of our founding steering committee members, Sherri Ziegler. Sherri passed away following a short illness. Sheri worked tirelessly to advocate for those in need of support and services, especially in rural northern California. She always had a positive attitude even when she faced obstacles that would overwhelm most people. Sherri will be missed by many and her death will leave a huge gap in the HCV advocacy world. “I will miss her advocacy efforts, but most of all I will miss her kindness, compassion, warm heart and her beautiful smile,” said Alan Franciscus, a long-time friend and colleague.
Sherri worked diligently to provide education, support, and services for people with HCV in her community. She was an invaluable resource to the Peach Tree Clinic the Sutter, Yuba and Butte County Health Departments, and advocacy groups in Shasta and Plumas Counties. Although we thought of her as a one woman dynamo, Sherri mentored countless advocates all over the rural north and through them, her legacy will endure.
In addition to helping CalHEP get started, Sherri founded the Nor Cal Hepatitis C Network to help increase hepatitis C awareness and support. Sherri was also a founding member the National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council (NHCAC), a member of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the California Hepatitis C Task Force. Sherri loved to travel with her message of hope for people who, like her, were affected by hepatitis C. She was a determined advocate in Sacramento and in Washington DC.
To help us remember Sherri we have posted some of our favorite photographs and a guest book here.
