Education and Training Resources

(Last updated 11/2023)

This virtual training took place on June 6, 2024 and explored Operation Wipe Out, Alabama’s statewide action plan to eliminate cervical cancer, as a model for implementing policy to eliminate cervical cancer in the Southeast. Featured presenters were Isabel C. Scarinci, PhD, MPH, Professor, Vice-Chair for Global and Rural Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Senior Advisor for Globalization and Cancer, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Nancy Wright, MPH Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Division, Alabama Department of Health.

The HPV Cancer Prevention Program began its Empowering and Strengthening Community, Culture, and Connection to Prevent HPV Cancers Seminar Series with a discussion titled, "Understanding HPV Vaccination and HPV Cancer Disparities among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders."

2024 International HPV Awareness Day Seminar Series

The HPV Cancer Prevention Program celebrated International HPV Awareness Day with a virtual seminar series.

Watch the videos from the week-long seminar series aimed at increasing HPV vaccination awareness and coverage, especially among key populations for which disparities exist.

2023 International HPV Awareness Day: Seminar Series

The HPV Cancer Prevention Program celebrated the week leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4th.

Watch the videos from the week-long seminar series aimed at increasing HPV vaccination awareness and coverage, especially among key populations for which disparities exist.

“Implementation Science in Action and Research Opportunities on HPV Cancer Prevention” was a 4-part virtual seminar series. This series was presented by the HPV Research Group of the St. Jude and Washington University in St. Louis Implementation Sciences Collaborative.

During the final virtual seminar, preliminary results from a systematic review of HPV vaccination intervention research contexts was reported. Most intervention research has been conducted in clinical settings. However, growing vaccination hesitancy demands more attention on intervention efforts to increase HPV vaccination confidence in a range of contexts. Few studies looked at the urgency of increasing HPV vaccination interventions with populations experiencing inequities.

Limited implementation science research on HPV vaccination has been published, thus, the review was limited to intervention implementation more broadly. Results point to important gaps in HPV vaccination intervention research, including a need for more research addressing community and policy settings. It also shows a need for a greater focus on groups that experience health inequities.

Following this, speakers shared a portfolio analysis of National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded research from fiscal years 2006–21. Results show an increase in HPV vaccinations with a common focus on clinical settings and health care providers. Future analyses may be directed to focus on rural populations and other populations.

The final segment provided a recap of the community, clinical, and policy contexts explored in previous seminars. HPV vaccination research priorities were captured during the virtual seminar. If you could not attend but would like to contribute, submit your feedback about research priorities in this survey. You may also share this link with others who may want to provide input.