http://ijahsp.nova.edu     Vol. 7 No. 1     ISSN 1540-580X

A Health Care Education and Promotion Challenge: HPV Vaccination 

Mattie Davis-Wolfe, M.Ed, RN1
 Nathalie Garbani, MS, RVT2
Sylvia Hay-Thompson, MSN, RN3
 Susan Mayer, MSN, RNC4
Carol Spencer Roane, MS, RN5

  1. Assistant Professor, Everett Community College, WA.

  2. Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University, FL.

  3. Team Supervisor, Office of Palm Beach County, FL.

  4. Professor, Maricopa County Community College, AZ.

  5. Professor, Cecil College, MD.

United States
 

CITATION:  Davis-Wolf, M., Garbani, N., Hay-Thompson, S., Mayer, S., Roane, CS. A Health Care Education and Promotion Challenge: HPV Vaccination. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. Jan 2009, Volume 7 Number 1. Share/Bookmark

ABSTRACT
In 2008, approximately 11,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 3,800 American women will die of this disease. The recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that is over 90% effective in preventing new infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the HPV types that cause cervical cancer may possibly reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. However, a number of unresolved issues exist regarding this vaccine. This paper will explore considerations and challenges facing healthcare educators regarding the HPV vaccine in the following areas: (a) demographic, (b) social, (c) economic, (d) ethical, and (e) political.

Keywords and terms:  health care education, health promition, HPV vaccine

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