Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Immunization Program
3530 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 351-7800
Fax: (213) 351-2780
Email: ip@ph.lacounty.gov

Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Unit
Phone: (213) 351-7400
Fax: (213) 351-2781
Email: ip@ph.lacounty.gov

Phone: (213) 351-7400 Fax: (213) 351-2781

PHBPP Statistics | Reporting Hep B | ACIP Recomendations | Patient/Parent Education Materials | Hep B Infants, Children, & Adolescents | Hep B Adult | Hepatitis B Serology | Chronic Hepatitis B | Hepatitis B Treatments | Viral Hepatitis | Links/Resources | Hepatitis B Web Sites in Other Languages

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PHBPP Statistics

• Los Angeles County Annual Morbidity Reports, 2001-2005

Reporting Hepatitis B

• The Public's Health - Timely Reporting Will Stop Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B May 07
• Hospital Report - Perinatal Hepatitis B Form PDF Word November 07
• Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) form December 02

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ACIP Recommendations

• The Public's Health - ACIP Recommendations to Eliminate Hepatitis Transmission in the U.S. May 07
• The Public's Helath, October 2008 - Hepatitis B Post Vaccine Serological Testing: The Final Step in Preventing Transmission of Hepatitis B from Infected Mothers to Their Infants October 08
• The Public's Health, October 2007 - Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine October 07
• A Comprehensive IZ Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of HBV Infection in the U.S. (MMWR) December 07 (external site)
• A Comprehensive IZ Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of HBV Infection in the U.S. Part 2 Adults (external site)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines (MMWR) - scroll to "Special Populations" - HBsAg-positive pregnant women (toward beginning) and "Hepatitis B" (toward end) August 06 (external site)
• Recommendations for Identification and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (MMWR - Sept 08) (external site)
• Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Tetanus in Persons Wounded During Bombings and Similar Mass-Casualty Events --- United States, 2008: Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (MMWR - August 08) (external site)
• Implementation of Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination - Worldwide, 2006 (MMWR- Nov. 2008) (external site)

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Patient/Parent Education Materials

• Know HBV: What Every Asian and Pacific Islander Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer  English  Chinese Vietnamese September 07 (external site)
• If you have chronic hep B virus (HBV) infection... August 05 (external site)
• You are not alone! Info for young adults who are chronically infected with hep B virus September 05 (external site)
• If you, your parents, or your children were born in any of these places...give this brochure to your HCP and ask to find out your hep B status September 05 (external site)
• Hep B Info for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans November 06 (external site)
• Hep B and Moms-to-Be (external site)
• All kids need Hep B shots: English (external site) other languages October 05 (external site)

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Hepatitis B Infants, Children, and Adolescents

• Perinatal Hep B Vaccine Recommendations February 05
• Recommended Hep B Vaccination Schedule for Infants and Premature Infants... February 05
• Perinatal Hepatitis B and Health Care Providers Pamphlet February 07
• Hepatitis B and the Vaccine Q&A (external site)
• Frequently Asked Questions September 03 (external site)
• HBsAg Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Urban Areas: Implications for Testing, Reporting, and Preventing Perinatal Transmission (external site)
• Give the birth dose...Hep B vaccine at birth saves lives! (IAC) Feb 05 (external site)
• L&D and Nursery Unit Standing Orders Guidelines to Prevent Hep B Virus Transmission (external site)
• Standing Orders for Administering Hep B Vaccine to Children & Teens May 06 (external site)
• Hospitals & Doctors Sued for Failing to Protect Newborns from HBV Transmission June 05 (external site)
• States Report Hundreds of Medical Errors in PHB Prevention April 06 (external site)
• VFC Resolution Vaccines to Prevent Hep B October 03

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Hepatitis B Serology

• Hep B Facts: Testing and Vaccination August 05 (external site)
• Hep B Serology : LACIP May 06  MMWR December 05
• FDA Approves Automated Screening and Confirmatory Test for Hep B Surface Antigen July 06 (external site)

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Hepatitis B Adults

• Hepatitis B and the Healthcare Worker August 06 (external site)
• What I need to know about Hepatitis B December 03 (external site)

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Chronic Hepatitis B

• Information on the Disease, Testing, and Treatment for People with Chronic Hepatitis B October 06 (external site)
• Does your patient have chronic Hep B? October 05 (external site)
• Management of Chronic Hep B in Adults August 05 (external site)
• What the Physician can do to Help the Child with Chronic Hep B Virus Infection April 05 (external site)
• Unprotected Babies: Two more infants chronically infected with HBV... January 05(external site)

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Viral Hepatitis

• Hep A, B, and C: Learn the Differences February 06 (external site)

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Links/Resources

• CDC: Viral Hepatitis B (external site)
• Immunization Action Coalition (external site)
• Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (external site)
• Hepatitis B Foundation (external site)
• American Liver Foundation (external site)
• Asian Liver Center at Stanford University (external site)
• Hepatitis Foundation International (external site)

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Hepatitis B Web Sites in Other Languages

• Chinese - simplified (external site)
• Chinese - traditional (external site)
• Korean (external site)
• Vietnamese (external site)
• Spanish (external site)