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Women In Government Convenes State Legislators, Expert Speakers, Advocates and Public Health Officials in Washington, DC. at the Third Annual Nationwide Summit Targets Cervical Cancer Elimination, 
Women In Government Honors Significant Efforts To Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer.
Women In Government is pleased to announce its Presidential Leadership Award recipients. The award honors individuals and groups that are advancing efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the United States and worldwide. The awards ceremony will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC as part of the Third Annual HPV & Cervical Cancer Summit this month.
Women In Government Travels To Europe To Build Partnerships To Eliminate Cervical Cancer.
Women In Government’s “Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign” was highlighted last week at the “EUROGIN 2007 First Patient Education Conference, Sharing Experience and Action,” as a model for using public policy to tackle cervical cancer and educate constituents about the secondleading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. EUROGIN is the EUorpean Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia, and for the past several years, the annual EUORGIN Conference has focused on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the single necessary cause in the development of cervical cancer.
Women In Government Issues New State Policy Recommendations For Cervical Cancer Prevention.
Following the Annual HPV & Cervical Cancer State Legislative Task Force Meeting in August, Women In Government, today issued expanded policy recommendations on cervical cancer prevention.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich Address Women In Government Western Regional Conference.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich were among the distinguished speakers at Women In Government’s Tenth Annual Western Regional conference, held this week in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 30 women state legislators from Western states participated in the conference, which featured educational forums and networking opportunities.
Women In Government Accepted As Member Of International Cancer Prevention Organization.
The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) recently named Women In Government as a member organization. The UICC, a forum for professionals engaged in cancer prevention and control, accepted membership of Women In Government because of the organizationÂ’s long standing commitment to cancer prevention, cancer care, and eradicating cervical cancer.
Statement By Women In Government Regarding Its Mission And Programs.
Women In Government is a national bipartisan, nonprofit organization representing women state legislators. We were formed in 1988 to provide leadership opportunities, networking, expert forums and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues. Our vision is to empower and mobilize women legislators to effect sound policy.
States Make Progress In Cervical Cancer Prevention, But Major Shortfalls Still Exist, According To New Report Released Today, Women In Government Calls For Widespread Access To Breakthrough Technologies.
A new report shows that states are making significant progress in the fight against cervical cancer, but still face dramatic racial disparities in cervical cancer incidence, mortality and screening rates, and a lack of access to care for low income women. These shortfalls point to healthcare gaps that may prevent all women from benefiting from breakthrough new screening and prevention technologies. The findings are from “Partnering for Progress 2007: the ‘State’ of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America,” the third annual statebystate comparison report released today by Women In Government.
Women In Government Hosts Conference For Veteran And Newly Elected Women State Legislators
This week women state legislators from across the nation will gather to discuss cutting-edge public policy topics facing state legislatures in 2007.
Women In Government Featured in New England Journal of Medicine Article
Women In Government, a Washington-based, bipartisan organization of female legislators, is leading a push to make HPV vaccination compulsory in every state.
Women’s Health Advocates: More Education Needed About Role Of Cervical Cancer Screening And Hpv Vaccines
As a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – becomes more widely available, women need to understand the role of the vaccine and the need for continued screening in order to maximize cervical cancer prevention. That was a key conclusion of women’s health advocates gathered at the second annual HPV & Cervical Cancer Summit held
Women In Government Honors Significant Efforts To Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer.
Women In Government, last night presented its Presidential Leadership Awards to individuals and groups that are advancing efforts to eliminate cervical cancer worldwide. Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gave the keynote address at the awards dinner held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Dr. Donnica Moore, a nationally known women’s health expert, served as the event’s emcee. The awards dinner was part of Women In Government’s second annual HPV & Cervical Cancer Summit.
National Public Health Summit Targets Cervical Cancer Elimination.
Women In Government Convenes State Legislators, Medical Experts, Advocates and Public Health Officials in Washington, DC, Nov. 1618
Women In Government: In The New Hpv Vaccine Era, What Women Need To Know About Cervical Cancer Prevention.
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month and Women In Government, advocates that cervical cancer can be the first cancer we eliminate – provided women are armed with accurate information about the disease and have access to advanced and appropriate preventive technologies.
Women In Government’s Cervical Cancer Campaign Featured at Pan American Health Organization Conference in Guatemala.
Representatives of Women In Government, a nonprofit, bipartisan organization representing women state legislators in the United States, spoke yesterday at the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) “Partnering for HPV Vaccine Introduction” meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala. They provided the organization’s “Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign” as a model for using public policy to tackle cervical cancer, a major health problem in the Americas. Other speakers included health experts from PAHO, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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