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HPV Information
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Healthy People 2020 goal is 80% vaccination rate for boys and girls age 11-13 years old.
Patient Assistance for Gardasil
Training and Continuing Education
"You Call The Shots" CDC Free Training Module You Call the Shots is a series of interactive, web-based, immunization training courses that present practice-oriented immunization content in a step-by-step, self-study format. These courses are ideal for medical or nursing students, new vaccination providers, or seasoned health care providers seeking a review. This activity qualifies for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits; 1.1 contact hours of CNE; 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours for CECH; 0.1 CEUs in pharmacy education; and 1.25 CPH Click here for the link
HPV Provider Resources
ImmunizeAR has created a tool to help Arkansas Pharmacists offer the HPV Vaccine. Click here for this comprehensive booklet. Or you can email heather@immunizear.org for a hard copy
The American Cancer Society has developed this fact sheet so you can get the facts you need to respond to common questions and concerns about HPV vaccination.
The CDC has created this printable handout to train staff on how to address parents’ questions about the HPV Vaccine.
Center for Disease Control now has a webpage that offers web content to providers and others who want to put information on their websites and social media sites. These tools will automatically update as new information is available. Makes it easy to maintain up-to-date information for the public. Go to - tools.cdc.gov.
The CDC has a new video series that highlights real clinicians responding to a variety of questions about the HPV vaccine they hear in their practice. #HowIRecommend
Improving Acceptance of the HPV Vaccine through Physician Recommendation
Talking with Parents who Decline or Refuse HPV Vaccination.
Addressing Safety Issues of the HPV Vaccine with Parents
Talking to parents who think their kids are too young for the HPV Vaccine
Articles about HPV
Reprinted from December 2017 Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society
The Case for HPV Vaccination in Arkansas
Article written by Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, Medical Director, Immunizations and Dr. Dirk Haselow, State Epidemiologist and Outbreak Response Medical Director
Arkansas Department of Health
Arkansas Dentistry, Summer 2017
Oropharyngeal Cancer - Prevention through the HPV Vaccine Article written by Dr. Lindy Bollen, Dental Director, Office of Oral Health and Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, Medical Director, Immunizations, Arkansas Department of Health