In our Season 1 finale of Conversations with BC Hepatitis Network, we talk to Cheryl Reitz and Joan King of HepCBC, a nonprofit that operated from 1996 to 2020. HepCBC was started and run by a group of dedicated volunteers with lived experience of hepatitis C.
HepCBC was a grassroots charitable organization educating and informing about hepatitis C--and later hepatitis B--while providing peer support to those living with viral hepatitis. Over 2.5 decades, HepCBC published hundreds of newsletters, translated materials into more than two dozen languages, started a hepatitis C helpline which was also accessible to people who are incarcerated in BC, traveled the province to meet others and share about hepatitis C testing and treatment... and so much more.
We are thankful for all the work done by HepCBC, and excited to share just some of what they accomplished over the years.
In 2020, HepCBC and Pacific Hepatitis C Network merged, becoming BC Hepatitis Network. We are proud to continue building on the tireless work of all those who were involved in HepCBC.
Learn more about HepCBC
HepCBC Legacy site
HepCBC publications (including the hepc.bull archive, translations, and much more)
HepCBC on YouTube
Reach out to hello [at] bchep.org to connect with Cheryl or Joan, or share a HepCBC memory on the HepCBC Legacy site!
Other resources mentioned:
Deal With It: Untold Stories of Hepatitis C in Canada - Full film available for free via YouTube
This interview was recorded Thursday, September 8, 2022.
Our theme music is Piano Rock Instrumental by David Hyde.
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