2006 State Report on Cervical Cancer Prevention

Few health issues rank higher on states' priority lists than cancer prevention. Our country now has an exciting and very real opportunity to eliminate a major women's cancer - cervical cancer. Medical experts understand the cause of cervical cancer, and new screening and preventive technologies enable us to envision its elimination. Women In Government believes we must seize this opportunity.

In 2005, we released a state report to provide a baseline assessment of states' efforts to prevent cervical cancer. To further document and advance states' progress nationwide, we now present Progress Report 2006: The "State" of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America.

This year's report shows how the states are progressing in their efforts to prevent cervical cancer and tracks each state's activity since we released our inaugural evaluation a year ago. Overall, we found that the states have made great strides towards cervical cancer prevention, but there is still much work to be done. This report is designed to help give states a comprehensive understanding of their progress and highlight opportunities for improvement, as well as provide additional resources to help advance new strategies and policies.

(click on each state to view individual state profiles)

• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Cervical Cancer Prevention Facts
• Data Collection, Scoring & Grading Methods
• Report Findings
• Recommended Actions
• Case Studies
• Appendix A - State Profiles
• Appendix B - State Score Comparison Chart
• Appendix C - Resources
• Endnotes
• Acknowledgements
• Download Entire State Report (156 pages)
• 2006 State Report Addendum

To obtain a hard copy of the report or submit corrections for the 2007 edition, please contact the HPV & Cervical Cancer Policy Resource Center at 1-888-333-0164 or via email at resourcecenter@womeningovernment.org.