%0 Journal Article
%T A Review of the Hepatitis B Foundation Website
%A Margaret Stewart
%A Michael Stellefson
%A Samantha R. Paige
%A Susannah Spratt
%J Health Promotion Practice
%@ 1552-6372
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1524839918790938
%X The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a preventable infection that can lead to chronic HBV and liver cancer without timely detection and treatment. The Hepatitis B Foundation is a national organization that helps coordinate local coalitions that work at the community level. The Hepatitis B Foundation website (http://www.hepb.org/) serves as an interactive, educational website for patients, informal caregivers (e.g., family members), physicians, and community stakeholders such as local/regional health organizations and community coalitions. The multifaceted site provides user-friendly resources and tools that are available in several different languages to reach the global HBV patient population. Topic-delimited tabs (i.e., ¡°What Is Hepatitis B?,¡± ¡°Prevention & Diagnosis,¡± ¡°Treatment & Management,¡± ¡°Resources & Support,¡± ¡°Research & Programs,¡± and ¡°News & Events¡±) keep web content organized and easy to browse. The website also provides interactive tools such as blogs and social media campaigns that support peer-to-peer engagement. Additionally, the website stresses the importance of HBV prevention using resources on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Overall, the website is a very useful tool for anyone seeking more information on topics related to HBV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
%K health education
%K health literacy
%K technology
%K hepatitis B
%K HBV
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1524839918790938