{"id":11633,"date":"2025-01-28T13:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?p=11633"},"modified":"2025-01-28T13:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:18:19","slug":"its-cervical-cancer-prevention-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/its-cervical-cancer-prevention-week\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Cervical Cancer Prevention Week!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recommend HPV Vaccine Using the Guidance Below<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The HPV vaccine is approved for ages 9 years through 45 years for all genders. The American Cancer Society and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9746363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>recommend vaccination starting at age 9<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early vaccination at ages 9-10 has several benefits, including more robust immune response and increased likelihood of completing the series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to Recommend HPV Vaccine to Hesitant Caregivers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a Presumptive Announcement Approach:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your child is __ years old.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, they are due to receive the HPV vaccine (or\u00a0Tdap, HPV, and MCV vaccines\u00a0if they are 11-12 years old).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We will make sure they get all these shots to keep them safe and healthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If caregiver hesitates:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect and Counsel:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What\u2019s your main concern?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counsel using a <strong>research-tested method<\/strong> (ex.\u201dOver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cancer\/hpv\/cases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30,000<\/a>\u00a0Americans get cancer from HPV every year. Most could be prevented with the HPV vaccine.\u201d)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If caregiver declines:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try Again:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Answer caregiver\u2019s questions and emphasize that the vaccine is safe, effective, and prevents cancer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue to offer patients the HPV vaccine at every visit\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clinical Guides\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Physician assistants &amp; nurse practitioners: <a href=\"https:\/\/hpvroundtable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/PROVIDERS-Action-Guide-WEB.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hpvroundtable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/PROVIDERS-Action-Guide-WEB.pdf\"><strong>Action Guide<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurses &amp; medical assistants: <a href=\"https:\/\/hpvroundtable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RNMA-Action-Guide-WEB.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hpvroundtable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RNMA-Action-Guide-WEB.pdf\"><strong>Action Guide<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, reach out to our team at <strong><a href=\"emailto:vaccines@phila.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"emailto:vaccines@phila.gov\">vaccines@phila.gov<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recommend HPV Vaccine Using the Guidance Below The HPV vaccine is approved for ages 9 years through 45 years for all genders. The American Cancer Society and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vaccination starting at age 9. Early vaccination at ages 9-10 has several&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,141,139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-program-updates","category-vfc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}