Project Description

The American Cancer Society’s Mission: HPV Cancer Free Texas (HPVCFT) is a three-year project focused on increasing preteen vaccination rates through a four-pronged approach: increase public awareness, convene key partners, implement evidence-based clinical interventions, and measure impact. The campaign will impact hundreds of thousands of preteens across a 26-county North Texas area over the next three years. The goal of the campaign is to have 80 percent of 13-year-old boys and girls in the targeted counties fully vaccinated with HPV vaccine by 2026.

Project Type

Prevention; awareness; provider education; parent education; quality improvement; coalition building;

Target Population

males; females; 11 to 13 years of age; parents; providers

Related Cancers

Project Lead

Rachel Coughlin

Contact Info

Rachel.coughlin@cancer.org

Website

cancer.org/hpvtexas

Funded Organization

American Cancer Society

Collaborating Organizations

Funding Amount

$4.6 million

Funding Source

Lyda Hill Philanthropies

Counties

Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Somervell, Tarrant, Upshur, Wise

Award Date

January 2019

Start Date

01/01/2019

End Date

12/31/2021