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Coalition Workgroups Collaborate to Craft Innovative Strategies

September 3, 2019

The Texas HPV Coalition is dedicated to increasing HPV vaccination rates through coordinated work across Texas.

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Dear Texas Moms: We Can Do Better

September 3, 2019

I get it. We are inundated with the daily deluge of decisions about our children. We are constantly on guard for the health of our family.

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Texas HPV Coalition

September 3, 2019

More Than 40 Health Organizations Launch Texas HPV Coalition to Help Prevent HPV-Related Cancers

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Austin American-Statesman: Health Experts: Vaccinate kids for HPV to prevent cancers

August 9, 2019

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KUT (NPR affiliate) – Medical Groups Push to Increase Texas’ HPV Vaccination Rate, One Of The Worst In The U.S.

June 13, 2018

Only about a third of kids in Texas are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is linked to several cancers.

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KVUE (ABC affiliate) – Texas Doctors urging teens to get HPV Vaccine

June 12, 2018

According to the Texas Medical Association, eight out of 10 people will get an HPV infection, or human papillomavirus, in their lifetime.

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Spectrum News: Texas ranks near bottom nationwide for children getting HPV vaccine

June 12, 2018

Texas has ranked near the bottom of a nationwide list that ranks states for children getting the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine.

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Austin American-Statesman: Texas Lags in Vaccination Rates for Human Papilloma Virus

June 12, 2018

Hoping to increase vaccination rates in Texas for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a group of health professionals on Tuesday announced the launch of a new education effort.

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KXAN (NBC affiliate) – Mission: HPV Cancer Free Campaign

June 12, 2018

There’s a new push by the American Cancer Society to educate parents and encourage healthcare providers to offer the human papillomavirus vaccine in Texas.

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San Antonio Express-News: HPV vaccines to protect our children

June 10, 2018

Two shots, six to 12 months apart, protect our kids against multiple strains of a virus responsible for more than 30,000 cancer deaths every year in the United States.

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The Rise of HPV-Related Cancers in Men

June 6, 2018

A 2017 research paper found the overall prevalence of oral HPV in men in the U.S. to be upwards of 11 million—much higher than previously believed.