Partnering with schools and clinics to expand a highly successful HPV vaccination program for 9-17 year olds from Medically Underserved Areas
Project Description
The UTMB expansion project will increase the number of counties served from 2 to 25, including 13 that are both rural and full MUAs. We will also provide onsite HPV vaccination services to adolescents in 8 schools located in 4 MUAs with very low vaccination rates. The 25 counties to be served comprise 11 Texas Senate Districts and 12 Texas House Districts ensuring that a widely dispersed, diverse constituency benefits from our program. Participants represent priority populations as they are underinsured/uninsured, reside in medically underserved areas, and are from racial/ethnic groups at higher risk for HPV-related cancers.
Project Type
Prevention; dissemenation; vaccination
Target Population
9 to 17 years of age; underinsured; uninsured; racial/ethnic groups; high risk populations; Males; Females;
Related Cancers
Cervix Uteri; Head and Neck; HPV-related; Penis; Vagina; Vulva;
Project Lead
Berenson, Abbey
Contact Info
abberens@utmb.edu
Website
https://www.cprit.state.tx.us/grants-funded/grants/pp190004
Funded Organization
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Collaborating Organizations
UTMB clinics; County Medical Societies;
Funding Amount
$2,499,411*
Funding Source
CPRIT
Counties
25
Award Date
2/21/2019
Start Date
3/1/2019
End Date
2/28/2022