QUICK CHAPTER FACTS • 30 Chapters in 24 states, Puerto Rico and Canada • 34 Chapter Leaders
NCCC CONFERENCE UPDATE Early registration for the NCCC 2013 National Conference has begun! Chapter Leaders receive registration at a 50% discount ($60 through November 30; $70 December 1-January 15). The conference will take place January 19-20, 2013 at the W Downtown Hotel in Atlanta. Go to the conference page at www.nccc-online.org/ index.php/nccc-nationalconference to register, read about the hotel, and see the agenda of topics our speakers will be covering in Atlanta. You DON’T want to miss it!
CHAPTER LEADER
news
OCTOBER 2012
RECENT AND UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS NCCC Arizona (Southwest Regional Chapter), Chapter Leader: Shaundra Hall • September: Shaundra attended the annual AACR Press Conference in Washington, DC, to roll out their annual report. Her story as a cervical cancer survivor is featured in this year’s report. NCCC Illinois, Chapter Leader: Franciene Sabens • September: Franciene participated as an exhibitor at the 26th Annual Southern Illinois Women’s Health Conference, an event that educates women about common health issues and inspires them to commit to a healthier lifestyle. NCCC Wisconsin, Chapter Leader: Suzie Hempel • September: NCCC Wisconsin held a successful rummage, craft, and bake sale fundraiser.
Remember that each chapter’s page on the NCCC website has a Razoo fundraising widget. Be sure to take advantage of this tool: use it in your promotions and send potential donors to your page so they can contribute online. ASHA monitors all fundraisers and donations through our account with Razoo. Donors are sent an automatic email with a customized thank you message that we have created, and we also send a thank you letter by mail. So donor management is taken care of—you need only point donors in the right direction!
NCCC Pacific Northwest Chapter, Chapter Leader Lori Stone • The Pacific NW Chapter of NCCC is partnering with HPV Hope for the event Ladies Night Out! on Octover 18. The Happy Hour event is designed to raise awareness and raise funds for the chapter. NCCC New Jersey, Chapter Leader Sandy Fischer • On Saturday, October 20, 2012, the NCCC NJ Chapter will host its third annual Halloween 5k to end Cervical Cancer in Montclair, NJ to raise funds to support its work in the community. NCCC New England, Chapter Leaders Noel Aube and Denise Allen • On October 25, the NCCC New England Chapter will be participating in an all-day health fair geared toward women’s health. In past years, this health fair has been very successful with approximately 1,500 women passing through.
ARE YOU PLANNING AN EVENT?
Don’t forget to submit applications for any events, fundraising and education alike. Let us know what you’re doing so we can help promote and support your good work. On the Chapter Leader Tools page of the website you can download the correct NCCC logo for use with you events and on your social media and web pages. You’ll also find event applications, activity reports (to file after each event), and tips on fundraising.
NCCC National Fundraising: We Need Your Help! Each year, ASHA submits an application to participate in state and federal employee fundraising campaigns under the umbrella organization Independent Charities of America. As part of this annual application, we are required to provide detail on our programs, events and activities.
NCCC Chapter Leaders on Cervical Cancer Themed Episode of Dr. Oz On September 14, two NCCC Chapter Leaders visited the Dr. Oz show—a daily talk show focused primarily on health-related topics—to raise awareness about HPV and cervical cancer. Michele Appel Prigo (NCCC New York City) and Sandy Fischer (NCCC New Jersey) were taped for an edition of the show that focused on information abour cervical cancer. The episode will be broadcast on October 11 in the afternoon time slot. As the show airs at different times in diffferent markets, be sure to check your local listings to find when and where the episode airs in your area. Thanks to Sandy and Michele for participating in the show to raise awareness about cervical cancer and provide terric exposure for NCCC!
With NCCC now a part of ASHA, we want to ensure that we are now including details on your events as well. Providing detail on events is vital to our application, and to do this—we need your help! For each activity we include on our application, we need the date and location of the event, a brief description, and the number of people who attended. While we gather some of this information on your event applications, the one element missing is the number of attendees, or people “served” at your event (people you spoke with, for example, or gave material to). All we would ask is that, following an event, you give us an estimate of the number of people at the event, and a brief description (one or two sentences). We ask this for any event that has an education component--even if funds are being raised at the event. If you have questions, please email us at nccc@ashastd. org—and thank you for your help!
RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR CHAPTER WITH THE STERLING SILVER RIBBON BRACELET We recently added a new item to our NCCC “gear”–a sterling silver plated ribbon bracelet designed to send a message of awareness. While only available for a few weeks, the bracelet has already sold well and can be an potential fundraiser for your chapter. The bracelets are priced at $15 for the general public, but are available for $7 for chapter leaders to use as a fundraiser. You sell the bracelets for a price that your determine (perhaps $15 or $20) and keep the difference as profit for your chapter. To order bracelets, contact us at nccc@ashastd. org. Chapter funds can be used to order.
RECENT NEWS ABOUT HPV AND CERVICAL CANCER Report: Too Few Adolescents Being Vaccinated Against HPV
Read the report at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/ mmwrhtml/mm6134a3.htm.
HPV vaccination rates continue trail well behind those of other immunizations recommended for adolescents, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hail the Vaccine: Fewer Genital Warts Diagnosed in the Golden State
Two HPV vaccines are currently on the U.S. market, and both protect against the two high-risk types associated with about 70% of cervical cancers. One of the vaccines also covers a pair of low-risk types found with approximately 90% of genital warts. Both vaccines are given in a series of three doses over a period of six months. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises CDC and other federal agencies on vaccine issues, recommends routine HPV vaccine for all adolescents beginning at age 11. Additionally, ACIP recommends all 11-12 year olds receive the Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY), Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), and influenza vaccines. HPV vaccine rates badly lag the others: CDC says that in 2011, only 53% of females ages 13-17 had received at least one dose of an HPV vaccine, and a scant 34.8% completed the three-dose series. Uptake with Tdap, by comparison, was 78.2% while coverage with the meningococcal vaccine was 70.5%. The challenge with males is even greater: In 2011 only 8.3% had received even one shot, with 1.3% completing the series. One bright spot of the report is that more blacks (56%) and Hispanic (65%) females had started the HPV vaccination series than whites (47.5%), an important factor given that cervical cancer rates and mortality are higher among women of color. Nearly 60% of American Indians and 56% of Asians had received at least their first HPV vaccine doe, too. With all groups except Hispanics (41.6%), though, fewer than 40% had received all three shots. CDC says getting more needles in arms involves doing a better job of making sure parents understand both the risks of HPV and the value of the vaccines in protecting their sons and daughters. More robust recommendations from healthcare providers might help, too, they say.
Researchers in California say a decrease in the diagnosis of genital warts in the state may indicate HPV vaccine programs are working. The first HPV vaccine came on the U.S. market in 2006, and it protects against four HPV types: the two types that cause most cervical cancers, along with two additional types found in most cases of genital warts. The vaccine is recommended for use with adolescent and young adult males and females. Using data from the California Family Planning Access Care and Treatment (Family PACT) program, Dr. Heidi Bauer and colleagues examined clinical claims data from the California Family Planning Access Care and Treatment (Family PACT) program and found that in the years 20072010, genital warts diagnosis fell 35% among females in the program who are under 21 years of age. Warts diagnosis among males in the same age group also fell, by 19%. Family PACT provides healthcare services to clients in California with low income. Genital warts diagnosis in the same time period also dropped among both males (11%) and females (10%), respectively, between the ages of 21-25. With older groups, however, there was no decrease in the rate at with genital warts were diagnosed, offering strong evidence the vaccine is working. The authors say the decreases observed with males are potentially attributable to herd immunity, where even those who don’t receive the vaccine may benefit because there is less HPV in the population. Read more at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/22420808.
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