Inside Knowledge: Get the facts about Gynecologic Cancer

The CDC’s Inside Knowledge campaign has resources for women, and for health care providers and organizations to share with their patients and communities. Web pages and buttons are also available for use.

Cervical cancer awareness month: Test your knowledge!

Time for a pop-quiz! Use the comment section to post answers to the questions below. We will respond with the correct answers.

Optional webinar opportunities from the CDC for Cervical Health Awareness Month

In observance of Cervical Health Awareness Month in January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Adolescent Immunization Communications Team is proud to present the “Taming Conversations Around HPV Vaccine and Other Immunizations in Social Media” webinar series. This weekly presentation will address various aspects of engaging with negative comments or safety concerns on social media platforms. Discussion will be mostly focused on HPV vaccine, and the unique challenges that come with it; however many principles that we will address are relevant to immunization overall. Each webinar will offer perspectives from experts in immunization, vaccine safety, vaccine acceptance, and social media.

Date: January 22 

Time: 9:00 a.m. MST

Title: But I saw it on the internet! Addressing safety concerns that have gone viral Presenters: Cindy Weinbaum, MD, MPH and Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH
Register online

Date: January 29

Time: 9:00 a.m. MST

Title: Harnessing Enthusiasm: Real world examples of engaging partners in social media discussions

Presenters: Karen Ernst and Christine Vara 

Register online

Cervical Cancer Awareness Social Media Toolkit

This Cervical Cancer Awareness Social Media Toolkit – January 2016 is designed to help public health professionals understand the functions and benefits of social media, establish a Cervical Cancer Awareness Month social media strategy, manage social media accounts, implement Facebook and Twitter best practices, disseminate Cervical Cancer Awareness Month messaging and evaluate their social media efforts.

Coming soon! A redesigned AMIGAS kit

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is redesigning the AMIGAS kit – a bilingual, community-sourced educational outreach program designed to help health workers and others connect with Hispanic women about the importance of cervical cancer screening. This is a free, downloadable resource for the community built on the idea that one-on-one or small group education increases screening use. Hispanic women have a high incidence of cervical cancer, but are less likely to get a Pap test than non-Hispanic white women.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month!

Did you know January is Cervical Health Awareness Month? We have put together a swiss cheese press release to assist you in getting the word out! 

Does your agency need any of the following (free) materials?

• WWC marketing materials
• Cervical health flip books
• Make it Your Own (MIYO) communication

Do you have events planned for Cervical Health Awareness Month? Place them in the comment section below!