Posts by Jon Steen

This week, Alabama’s statewide effort to end cervical cancer as a public health problem was spotlighted in a powerful piece in the Wall Street Journal. Link to article

Chambers County has the highest rate of cervical cancer in Alabama. HPV vaccination safely and effectively prevents almost all cervical cancers. Tim Vine – President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and LaFayette High School graduate – recorded this special message promoting a program organized by Valley and LaFayette High Schools…

OPERATION WIPE OUT is featured in the newest issue of The Scope of Family Medicine, the quarterly publication of the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians. A piece authored by Nancy Wright, Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Division at Alabama’s Department of Public Health, discusses the formation of this groundbreaking partnership, the launch of Alabama’s statewide…

On January 25, 2024, cervical cancer experts, advocates, and survivors gathered at the White House in Washington, D.C. for a Cervical Cancer Forum organized by the Biden Cancer Moonshot team.  This event featured a wide array of representatives for both U.S.-focused cervical cancer prevention efforts and global initiatives whose efforts align with the Biden Cancer…

Learn more about OPERATION WIPE OUT and meet some of the personalities behind the United States’ first statewide effort to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat in this new video produced by Rocket Camp. This video – commissioned by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and the U.S. Centers for Disease…