What's New

• Childhood Vaccines are largely safe, U.S. panel finds. Review of more than 1,000 studies found few side effects from 8 common shots. MSNBC August 25, 2011 Click here to view the full article.

• 2011-2012 Tdap (pertussis) school mandate patient education materials now available on the Cervical Cancer/HPV Project webpage. 
  Click here to view/download the materials. Information about how to order FREE copies of the materials is also provided

• Recursos Para Pacintes en Español / Patient Resources in Spanish Now Available!
  Last modified: March 16, 2011
  Cervical Cancer and HPV Patient Resources in Spanish include A Women's Guide to Understanding HPV and Cervical Cancer (Guia de la mujer para comprender el VPH y el Cancer Cervical), HPV and Men ( VPH y Los Hombres), and Resources for Parents of Preteens and Teens (Recursos Para Los Padres de los Preadolescentes y Adolescentes). Click here to view all available patient resources in Spanish.
  

• Save the Dates: Roundtable Discussions on Cervical Cancer Prevention Focusing on Latina Communities in Los Angeles County
  Last modified/Reviewed: February 28, 2011
  A roundtable discussion meeting with health care professionals will take place on March 16 and representatives from public health, community-based organizations and ethnic media representatives will gather together on March 24 to identify ways to increase cervical cancer prevention efforts focusing on Latina communities in Los Angeles county. Click here to view more information in the Cervical Cancer/HPV Project's Calendar of Events page.
  

• CMA Foundation's California Cervical Cancer-Free Campaign
  Last modified/Reviewed: January 26, 2011
  View published news stories regarding the latest activities of the Campaign, including the Cervical Cancer & HPV Summit, the Los Angeles County Roundtable Discussion Meeting, and Cervical Health Awareness Month
  Click to view the News Articles section of the Cervical Cancer & HPV Project
  
  
• FDA: Gardasil Approved to Prevent Anal Cancer
  Last modified/Reviewed: December 22, 2010
  http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm237941.htm

• Information from CDC on HPV Vaccine Safety
  Last modified/Reviewed: July 2, 2010
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/Index.html
  
  
• CDPH Memo to Vaccines For Children Program Providers
  This letter summarizes information about the use of the bivalent HPV vaccine in the VFC program and updated information on the quadrivalent HPV vaccine. The Immunization Branch is following ACIP's updated harmonized provisional recommendations for use of HPV vaccines.
  Click to view (PDF)"
  
  
• CMA Foundation to Launch California Cervical Cancer Free Campaign
  Public Release Date: January 27, 2010
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