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Women In Government Manager of Public Policy & PR, Kathryn Guccione, Talks About Cervical Cancer Prevention with Radio Personality Selma Schimmel on “The Group Roomâ€Â.
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Women In Government Joins Global Call To End Cervical Cancer.
The Global Call to End Cervical Cancer is a movement to raise awareness about, and galvanize the necessary action to ensure rapid access to, life-saving new technologies for women and girls around the world, including HPV vaccines as well as cervical cancer screening and treatment programs.
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, a national, bipartisan, nonprofit organization representing women state legislators, today issued expanded policy recommendations on cervical cancer prevention.
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’s health has traditionally been an important policy area for Women In Government. In 1994, we helped facilitate the establishment of the first state Office of Women’s Health in California. Since then, more than a dozen states have established Offices of Women’s Health. In 2000, Women In Government, through a Women’s Healthcare Platform, worked to correct inequalities in the standard of health care provided to women by helping to make this a campaign issue in the 2000 Presidential election. Inspired by our efforts, 15 states introduced or passed resolutions calling for policymakers to eliminate discrimination against women in healthcare delivery, clinical research, insurance coverage and education.
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.
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 last week in Washington, DC.
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, a non-profit, bi-partisan organization of women state legislators, 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 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
Following the recent FDA approval of a breakthrough vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – Women In Government, a non-profit, bi-partisan organization of women state legislators, will host the second annual HPV & Cervical Cancer Summit to develop national strategies for eliminating cervical cancer in the United States that are built on screening and vaccination. The Summit will be held in Washington, DC, Nov. 16 to 18, at the Westin Grand Hotel and is the nation’s largest cervical cancer gathering of state lawmakers, medical experts, advocates and public health officials.
Women In Government Issues State Policy Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Recommendations Support Middle School Entry Requirement
Women In Government Applauds Federal Advisory Group's New HPV Vaccine Recommendations
ACIP Recommends HPV Vaccine be Given Routinely to Girls Aged 11 and 12, Provided to All Other FDA-Approved Age Groups, and Be Included in Vaccines for Children Program
Women In Government’s Cervical Cancer Campaign Featured at Pan American Health Organization Conference in Guatemala
Representatives of Women In Government 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.
Women In Government Commends FDA for Approving HPV Vaccine in Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Urges Access for All Recommended Age Groups; Maintains Importance of Screening
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