Women In Government Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign

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Women In GovernmentChallenge to Eliminate
Cervical Cancer Campaign

• Sarah Wells
• Director of Public Policy
• Women In Government
• Washington, DC
• May 4, 2005
• CDC Partnership Market
• Atlanta, GA

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Background on Women In Government

• Mission Statement
• Women In Government is a national 501(c)(3),
  non-profit,
• bi-partisan organization of women state
  legislators providing leadership opportunities,
  networking, expert forums, and educational
  resources to address and resolve complex public
  policy issues.
• Our Vision
• Women In Government leads the nation with a
  bold, courageous, and passionate vision that
  empowers and mobilizes all women legislators to
  effect sound policy.

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Women In Government U.S. Women State
Legislators

• Women In Government represents the 1600 elected
  women in state office
• Women In Government began its relationship with
  women state legislators in 1988 with a series of
  legislative business roundtables, bringing
  together women legislators with members of the
  business community to establish a dialogue for
  information exchange

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Women In Government Cervical CancerPrevention

• Women In Government believes state legislators
  have a tremendous opportunity to eliminate
  cervical cancer through legislation and programs
  that bring awareness and access to the most
  advanced and appropriate screening technologies.

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Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign
Success

• Women In Government is pleased to report that
  since the January 2004 launch of our Challenge to
  Eliminate Cervical Cancer Campaign, 37 states
  have introduced/filed legislation or resolutions
  related to cervical cancer prevention and 17 of
  these measures have been enacted.

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Campaign History in 2004

• The Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
  Campaign commenced in January 2004, at the 10th
  Annual State Directors Conference.
• Throughout the 2004 legislative session, Women In
  Government provided legislators with educational
  materials as part of a legislative toolkit
  developed specifically for the Campaign.
• The legislative toolkit contains educational
  materials on HPV and cervical cancer, medical
  guidelines from ACOG and ACS, information on
  Women In Governments Campaign, as well as model
  legislation and resolutions.
• Additionally, legislators had access to sample
  media relations materials.

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A Call to ActionThe State of Cervical Cancer
Prevention in America

• On January 13, 2005 Women In Government held a
  national press conference to release A Call to
  Action The State of Cervical Cancer Prevention
  in America.
• There have been over 15 million media impressions
  as a result of this press conference and local
  media outreach.
• Our objectives with this report
• to ensure that all women have access to cervical
  cancer education
• To ensure access to effective screening programs
  that utilize the most advanced and appropriate
  technologies available
• and to provide a baseline assessment for state
  legislators with which to evaluate current
  practices in their states.

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A Call to Action ReportIndicators

• The report provides a baseline assessment of the
  current status of cervical cancer prevention in
  each state.
• Assessment areas include
• incidence and mortality rates in U.S.
• access to health care and utilization in U.S.
• policy initiatives and infrastructure in states

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Report Grading

• Out of the 16 available points, the results
  ranged from 4 to 12 points (25 to 75). This
  range of results was then divided into four
  value-ordered groups, with each group given a
  grade based on percentage breakdowns

• Grades of 84 to 100 Excellent
• Grades of 67 to 83 Very Good
• Grades of 50 to 66 Good
• Grades below 50 Fair

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National State Results

• The nation as a whole received a grade of Good
  for its efforts to prevent cervical cancer,
  showcasing the need for raising the national
  standard of care.

• 0 states received a grade of Excellent
• 4 states received a grade of Very Good
• 26 states received a grade of Good
• 21 states received a grade of Fair

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A Call to ActionSummary of Findings

• Incidence rates remain unnecessarily high in the
  U.S.
• Mortality rates remain unnecessarily high in the
  U.S.
• Millions of women remain unscreened or
  under-screened.

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HPV Cervical CancerPolicy Resource Center

• In August 2004, Women In Government opened the
  HPV Cervical Cancer Policy Resource Center.
• The Resource Center is open on Monday, Wednesday
  and Friday from 1200 to 500 pm EST.
• The Resource Center is available to provide
  information on HPV and Cervical Cancer Policy in
  addition to providing educational resources and
  materials.

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International NationalOutreach

• Women In Government Presentation
• Nice, France, 2004
• Women In Government Presentation Vancouver,
  Canada, May 2005
• CDC
• C-Change

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Thank you.For more information, please
contactSarah WellsPhone 202-333-0825 ext.
213Email swells_at_womeningovernment.orgWomen In
GovernmentsHPV Cervical Cancer Policy
Resource CenterToll-Free 1-888-333-0164Email
resourcecenter_at_womeningovernment.org