Five years ago, Women In Government launched the Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign in the belief that state policymakers have a tremendous opportunity to address cervical cancer prevention by raising awareness and education about cervical cancer in their states. Our goal was to ensure all women have access to the most advanced and appropriate cervical cancer prevention technologies, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
Shortly into the Campaign, WIG recognized the need to track the progress of states in fighting cervical cancer and to collect information on “best practices” so that states could learn from one another. In 2005, Women In Government launched the first state report on cervical cancer prevention in America to help chart progress toward the eventual elimination of this preventable disease.
The following are WIG's reports on state-level cervical cancer prevention initiatives:
