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Explore resources on HPV cancer prevention
Health care providers play the most important role in getting people vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) and helping parents to understand that the HPV vaccine is cancer prevention.
Explore free materials for encouraging and educating providers and parents on vaccination uptake.
Clinician & Systems Action Guides 
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released August 2018. This handout is a great outreach and promotional tool to introduce providers, practices and systems to the full suite of action guides and resources available to support their HPV vaccination quality improvement efforts.
ReadAn Action Guide for Physicians, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, and Advanced Practice Nurses
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Providers have the power to make a lasting impact on human papillomavirus vaccination and help reduce the HPV cancer burden in your community. Your recommendation is the number one reason parents decide to vaccinate.
ReadAn Action Guide for Office Administrative Staff
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Your office team has the power to help your patients avoid pain and suffering caused by HPV cancers and pre-cancers. HPV cancer prevention starts with your team.
ReadAn Action Guide for Dental Health Care Providers
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Oral health professionals play a critical role in combating growing rates of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers, which affect the tonsils and the base of the tongue. HPV cancer prevention starts with you. Oral health professionals should strongly and clearly recommend HPV vaccination to all age-eligible patients.
ReadAn Action Guide for Nurses and Medical Assistants
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Nurses and Medical Assistants have the power to reduce the incidence of HPV cancers and pre-cancers among patients in your care. HPV cancer prevention starts with you. Vaccinating patients with the HPV vaccine can prevent future suffering and may save patients’ lives.
ReadAn Action Guide for Small Practices
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Small practices have the power to make a lasting impact on human papillomavirus vaccination and help reduce the HPV cancer burden in your community. Whether you’re a pediatric or small family medicine practice, we share tips on means to improve the quality of care, reduce future …
ReadAn Action Guide for Large Health Systems
Organization: National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Released in February 2018. Large health systems have the power to make a lasting impact on HPV vaccination and help reduce the HPV cancer burden. By instituting system changes to improve HPV vaccination, your health system can reduce future suffering, lower costs associated with treatment, and ultimately help save patients’ …
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HPV has been linked to six different types of cancer
HPV vaccination helps prevent the infection that can cause 6 types of cancer.
HPV is short for human papillomavirus. HPVs are a large group of related viruses.
Infection with HPV is very common. It is estimated that more than 8 out of 10 people will get HPV at some point in their lives. Most HPV infections go away on their own without any health problems, but some persist and can cause 6 types of cancer including cervical, throat, vulvar, vaginal, penile and anal cancers. There is no way to know if an HPV infection will lead to cancer.