APAMSA & HBF Workshop: Getting Started in State Advocacy

Join the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) and the Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) for a virtual workshop on Getting Started in State Advocacy. During this session, we will provide an overview of strategies and resources for getting started in grassroots advocacy, with a focus on state-level hepatitis B policy and advocacy opportunities. Guest speaker Lauren Canary* will share insights and examples of the power of grassroots advocacy and coalition building in making progress toward viral hepatitis elimination, achieving health equity, and advancing public health.

*Lauren ‘LB’ Canary, MPH is an advisor (and former Director) of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. They hold a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Emory University and served for five years as an infectious disease epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition from 2014-2016. In 2020, they completed a fellowship with the National Rural Health Association and are currently serving a two-year elected term on its Rural Health Congress. Mx. Canary is currently pursuing their medical degree at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, VA and serving on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition.