Cervical Cancer-Free Kentucky has launched a new application on Facebook to spread the word about HPV and cervical cancer. Join the movement here.
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NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
16th Annual Conference
“Innovations that Improve the Health of Hispanics, Families and Communities”
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
April 26-29, 2012
Join the NHMA network of health providers and government and private sector partners and learn new strategies for effective health care delivery and policies for Hispanic populations.
National and international experts will present on current innovations in medical homes, accountable care organizations, health insurance exchanges, prevention, integrative care, e-health, and cultural competence for the growing Hispanic ...
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The CDC has put together new brochures about HPV adapted for Filipino, Korean and Vietnamese women and men. This is a very important step towards extending HPV information to all populations. The brochures and other helpful information can be found here.
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Cervical Cancer-Free North Carolina has put together this remarkable resource for women in NC. It allows women to search county by county for places to go for screening (pap test) services and the HPV vaccine. The directory can be found below.
http://www.ccresourcedirectory.org/
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The NPWH has put together new continuing education activities focused around HPV and the HPV vaccine. That as well as other opportunities can be found by clicking here
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CCFKY will host their Annual Statewide Conference May 15, 2012 at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. More information available here
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New, up-to-date educational tools and resources to help you increase awareness of the adolescent vaccines among your constituents are now available from the CDC.
To learn more about the new CDC Preteen and Teen Vaccine Campaign materials, please read below.
Promote CDC’s new adolescent vaccine website, which contains the latest information on vaccine recommendations, by adding a Web button or a link to your site or visit our “Web tools” page for additional digital resources to help promote ...News Category: Uncategorized
Inovio Labs is currently developing a vaccine for cervical dysplasia. Clinical trials so far have kept the condition from progressing to cervical cancer and regressing the condition from CIN 3 to CIN 1. Read more about it by clicking on the link below.
http://www.inovio.com/clinicaltrials/VGX3100Study.htm
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CCFA’s own Dr. Jennifer Smith recently did an interview for the Black Women’s Health Imperative Blog. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and we’re asking the question: “What can black women do to eliminate cervical cancer in America?”. Dr. Smith sat down with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, host of the Black Women’s Health Report, to discuss the possibility of ending cervical cancer for women through awareness, education and screening.
Listen to the podcast here
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This newsletter provides up-to-date news related to cervical cancer prevention including HPV vaccination, screening, education, and news items from CCFA. If you would like to sign-up for the newsletter, please e-mail us at ccfa@unc.edu and we will add you to our mailing list. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone that you think might be interested in joining the cause!
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