Webinar: Keep Rural Communities Healthy: The Role of HPV Vaccination
January 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST
Last updated on January 14th, 2025 at 09:46 am
Summary: This webinar will focus on opportunities to increase HPV vaccination coverage with rural communities to prevent HPV cancers. We will provide an overview of HPV epidemiology and share efforts by the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program, including the implementation of six priority action steps, and other strategies for improvement. These steps involve promoting HPV vaccination starting at age 9, compiling and adapting existing resources for rural communities, training healthcare providers in rural areas, exploring policy influences on rural HPV vaccination, developing targeted messages for rural communities, and updating data on HPV vaccination and HPV cancers in rural areas. Participants will gain valuable insights into effective strategies and resources tailored for rural communities.
Intended Audience: Healthcare providers and professionals serving rural communities, public health officials and policymakers involved in rural health, rural health advocates, and community leaders. educators and outreach coordinators working in rural health programs, members of organizations dedicated to immunization and cancer prevention in rural areas
Objectives: At the end of this webinar participants will be able to…
- Understand the current landscape of HPV epidemiology and its impact on rural communities.
- Identify and utilize existing resources and best practices to address HPV vaccination in rural settings.
- Learn strategies for training healthcare providers to promote HPV vaccination in rural areas effectively.
- Explore policy influences and develop targeted messages that resonate with rural audiences to increase HPV vaccination coverage.
Meet the Presenter: Heather M. Brandt, PhD, Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Continuing Nursing Education: This activity has been submitted to the Midwest Multistate Division for approval to award contact hours. The Midwest Multistate Division is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
