HPV Resource Center

Education Board OKs Curriculum Standards on HPV Vaccines

 

The State Board of Education has approved health education standards that would require public schools to teach the importance of human papillomavirus vaccines beginning in seventh grade.

HPV Vaccine Standards
Approved by Ed Board  

Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve HPV Vaccine Delivery

High-quality evidence indicates that intervening with health care providers improves human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine delivery. However, scaling up evidence-based strategies in real-world clinical practice remains challenging. Jason Terk, MD, sought to improve the reach and impact of strategies for HPV vaccination quality improvement (QI) through local adaptation and implementation in a large, not-for-profit health care system. A link to the publication is available here.  

TMA Partners to Boost HPV Vaccination Rates

 

To help improve HPV vaccination rates, the Texas Medical Association joined with a coalition of more than 40 other organizations Tuesday to announce a renewed statewide immunization campaign to prevent HPV-related cancers.

TMA's Eight Point Plan to Improve Vaccine Rates  

Don't Let HPV Go Viral!

Talk to Patients About: HPV

HPV — short for human papillomavirus — is the world’s most common sexually transmitted infection. And it can cause cancer.

The Threat Is Real

You Are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention

Every year, 27,000 men and women are affected by human papillomavirus (HPV)--related cancers. Most of these can be prevented by vaccinating boys and girls ages 11--12. Watch a short video that emphasizes the importance of prevention from three different perspectives--an OB-GYN who treats cervical cancer daily, a pediatrician and mom who vaccinated her own daughters, and a cervical cancer survivor. As a clinician, you are the key to closing the door to cancer today.

Talking With Parents About HPV Vaccine

 

Recommend HPV vaccination in the same way and on the same day as all adolescent vaccines. You can say, “Now that your son is 11, he is due for vaccinations today to help protect him from meningitis, HPV cancers, and pertussis.” Remind parents of the follow-up shots their child will need and ask them to make appointments before they leave.

CDC Tips on How to Talk to Parents  

TMA HPV Resources

 

TMA HPV Report

TMA HPV Policy

Evidence-Based Practice

HPV Practice Incentives

TMA HPV CME

TMA HPV Articles and Blogs

TMA Infographic for Adolescents

TMA Infographic for College-Age Young Adults

 

National HPV Resources

 

Here you will find national HPV guidelines, resources, recommendations, data resources, and policy from national agencies and organizations.

What Are the National Guidelines on HPV?  

State HPV Resources

 

Here you will find state HPV programs, recommendations, laws and regulatory guidelines, data resources, opportunities, and policy from state agencies and organizations

More on Texas HPV Resources  

HPV-Related Cancer Survivorship Videos

Squamous cell carcinoma survivor's thoughts on the HPV vaccine

Tonsil cancer patient figths the stigma of HPV-related cancers

Cervical cancer patient wishes the HPV vaccine had been available to her

Squamous cell carcinoma survivor on the importance of the HPV vaccine

Squamous cell carcinoma survivor shares her story

TMA House OKs Plan to Stop Cancer Before it Starts

 

The TMA House of Delegates on Saturday, May 19, approved an eight-point plan designed to help reduce resistance to vaccinating children against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).

TMA Makes Cancer Prevention a Top Priority