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Title: Lesson Plan Support


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HPV and Cervical Cancer
This campaign has been produced by The Royal
Society of Health with funding from Sanofi
Pasteur MSD. Sanofi Pasteur MSD has reviewed this
article/item for accuracy. Editorial control
remains with The Royal Society of Health. Correct
at time of print July 2008.
  • Lesson Plan Support
  • Taking Responsibility for Your Own Health

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Learning Objectives
  • Have a greater understanding about taking
    responsibility for your own health.
  • Be able to take actions today that will have an
    impact on your health in later life.
  • Have an understanding of the importance of
    vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer.
  • Know that most cases of cervical cancer are
    preventable through a 3 dose vaccination likely
    to be delivered to girls through schools.
  • Know that cervical cancer is caused by the human
    papillomavirus (HPV) and that it is other types
    of this virus that cause genital warts.

3
Ideas for being healthy
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Be Healthy - Physical Health
  • Healthy diet eat 5 portions of fruit /
    vegetables a day
  • Drink 6-8 glasses of water (more if involved in
    physical exercise)
  • Dentist regular check-ups (6 monthly)
  • Optician regular eye-check (once a year)
  • Sleep 8½ -9 hours

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Be Healthy Physical Health
  • Physical exercise 30 minutes a day.
  • Become body aware learn what is normal for you.
    Talk to your family doctor, practice nurse or
    school nurse with any concerns or changes.
  • Vaccinate girls and young women against cervical
    cancer.
  • Young women smear tests after age of 20 in
    Scotland and Wales and 25 in England and Northern
    Ireland to test for cervical cancer.
  • Avoid smoking, illegal drugs and alcohol.
  • Sun safety.

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Be Healthy Stay Safe
  • Let adults know where you are.
  • Keep a phone on you at all times.
  • Avoid places where you feel nervous and unsafe
  • Keep ALL vaccinations up-to-date (HPV for girls,
    MMR and travel vaccines).
  • Protective sex as soon as you become sexually
    active.
  • Report incidents of bullying or discrimination.

7
Be Healthy Enjoy and Achieve
  • Try to have good relationships with friends and
    family.
  • Attend school.
  • Talk about worries and concerns with a trusted
    adult.
  • Join after-school clubs or activities.

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Be Healthy
  • Make a Positive Contribution
  • Develop self-confidence.
  • Responsible behaviour and attitude in and out of
    school.
  • Volunteer to help others.
  • Choose not to bully or discriminate.
  • Achieve Economic Wellbeing
  • Consider further education or training or
    employment on leaving school.

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Immunisation to prevent Cervical Cancer
PREVENTION Immunisation
CAUSE Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
DETECTION Cervical Smear
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2nd most common cancer in women under 35
Only occurs in females
CERVICAL CANCER
Cervix opening to the uterus
Almost always caused by human
papillomavirus (HPV)
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Contagious and transmitted through skin to
skin genital contact
No symptoms / silent virus
Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused
by HPV and other types can cause genital warts
HPV is very common
HPV
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Vaccines are given to people by doctors, nurses
or health administrators
Vaccines help protect you against many diseases
Vaccines contain antibodies that fight against
specific diseases
Vaccines
Some vaccines are injected, like the HPV
vaccine. Some can be taken by mouth like the
polio vaccine
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Taking responsibility for my own health
  • Things I CAN do to take responsibility for my own
    health
  • Things I WILL do to take responsibility for my
    own health
  • Things I CAN do with friends to improve my own
    health

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Five things you have learnt today
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