HPV Workgroup Meeting Notes Feb. 28, 2024

Attendees Archer Brackney Clark Ellingson Gargano Hogarty Holbert, Lillpopp Litwin Sillasen Uwandu Valett Verma Welcome and Introduction: Jerry Gargano, 4th yr UConn Dental student, active in Oral Health Workgroup Discussion of Call-to-action letter. Examples of other states’ letters are more expansive than our letter of 2023, addressing not just the pediatric population. Lucinda will circulate…

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HPV Vaccination Call to Action

April 3, 2023 Dear Connecticut Health Providers, Nationally, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is estimated to cause about 37,300 new cases of cancer each year. We have an opportunity to eradicate HPV-associated cancers, and yet too many people are not getting this safe and effective vaccine that prevents six different cancers associated with HPV which include…

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Meeting Notes March 8, 2023

Attendees: Adams, Juana, Clark, Mitchell , Goldstein, Michael, Griffin, Amy, Hogarty, Lucinda, Litwin, Maggie, Mavani, Deepa, Shuttleworth, Katie, Vargas, Maribel, Chuang, Linus, Bolduc, Mick, Gonsalves, Lou, Anderson, Natalie Mike Goldstein shared a multistate Call to Action Initiative. The group agreed that we would work on this to be timed with Adolescent Immunization Week, April 3-7. See attached draft of the letter.  We need CT-specific…

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