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January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month.  The World Health Organization has a plan for the elimination of cervical cancer through vaccination and screening—we can get there! This January, we encourage you to learn more about cervical health and cervical cancer prevention and take steps to help eliminate this preventable cancer. Below are resources from our program, the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC).

Get Involved—Download the Toolkit for Advocates

Are you interested in raising awareness about cervical cancer and HPV disease? Great! There are so many ways you can get involved. Check out the page on advocacy to get ideas for ways you can educate family, friends, and your broader community. Our Toolkit for Advocates has printable materials, a sample press release, social media content, and more as well as a guide to getting started.

Get Educated with Project PEACH

Project PEACH is designed for NCCC chapter leaders and others interested in community advocacy and education. The course contains a series of educational modules on HPV-related disease, cervical cancer screening and prevention, HPV vaccination, and more.

Listen to the Cervical Cancer Survivor Series

Across eight episodes of our Sex+Health podcast, we share stories from cervical cancer survivors across the country, touching on topics including diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, as well as advice for others whose lives are impacted by this preventable disease. We also talked to providers in the field to answer questions about screening prevention and treatment. Episodes from the series will be released over four weeks in January. Tune in each Wednesday to hear from NCCC chapter leaders, cervical cancer advocates, and health care providers, all sharing their insight and expertise.

Check in with a Local NCCC Chapter

NCCC volunteer chapter leaders—many of whom are cervical cancer survivors—are passionate about seeking out opportunities to educate people in their local communities. They bring a true passion to help others and have reached thousands of people across this country through their efforts. You can check here to see if you have a local chapter and see what plans the chapter has for January.

Promote Cervical Health on Social Media

You can help ASHA and NCCC promote the importance of cervical health and cervical cancer prevention by sharing prevention messages throughout the month that cervical cancer is preventable! In addition to the messages below, you can check out the NCCC Ambassador Toolkit for additional graphics and posts to share.

  • January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Visit NCCC to learn more. Get involved and make a difference! http://ow.ly/MdJb30760xc 
  • During Cervical Health Month in January ASHA is offering free downloads of our fact sheets and a fotonovela. Get yours today. https://tinyurl.com/2p8hesrh   
  • During Cervical Health Month in January you can download free materials from NCCC. For more go to NCCC. Get involved, make a difference! https://www.nccc-online.org/cervical-health-awareness-month/
  • Not one single woman ever needs to die from cervical cancer. We have the tools we need to prevent this disease so let’s use them. Get involved. Make a difference! Visit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition online https://www.nccc-online.org/  

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