HPV and HPV Vaccine Information Resources and Education

HPV and HPV Vaccine Information Resources and Education Outreach Annabelle Nuñez, Assistant Librarian Arizona Health Sciences Library Martha Moore-Monroy, Program Director National Center of Excellence In Women’s Health

AGENDA • Stakeholders and partners • Planning process and tips • Outreach efforts • Funding • Outcomes – Lessons Learned

What is HPV? Human Papilloma Virus There are more than 100 types of HPV. Most are harmless, but about 30 types put you at risk for cancer. Low-risk HPV can cause genital warts. High-risk HPV can lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, and anus in women. In men, it can lead to cancers of the throat, anus, and penis. - - NLM Medline. Plus -

Who • People with similar research, outreach and public health • Principal players • SIROW • WCOE • WOSAC • AHSL with outreach activity

National Center of Exellence in Women’s Health WCOE The mission of UA’s (WCOE) is to improve health and promote wellness of all women throughout the lifecycle. It is led by a distinguished and diverse group of UA administrators, clinicians, and researchers with input from community members.

Pima County Cervical Cancer Prevention Partnership (PCCCPP) The PCCCPP is a diverse community partnership to reduce health disparities related to Cervical Cancer for Hispanic women. The PCCCPP is funded by a CDC REACH US grant. Members of this partnerships include traditional and non traditional partners in health promotion initiatives

The Gender & Women’s Studies Department offers BA, MA/JD and Ph. D degree programs, in a wide range of areas including: • Feminist poststructuralist, postcolonial, marxist and queer theory • Critical race studies, Chicana studies and Borderlands studies • Film and Literature • Sexuality and the Body • Social Movements, US Third World and Transnational Feminisms • Feminist Science Studies

The Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) is a regional research and resource center within the Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. SIROW researchers work collaboratively with several University of Arizona colleges and departments, other educational institutions, governmental agencies and numerous community-based organizations with regard to issues pertinent to the lives of women and girls.

Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC) WOSAC is a member-based community organization that promotes and supports activities of Women's Studies Department. Membership is ~200 women from the Tucson community: from all walks of life. They raise funds. In 2008 -2009 WOSAC distributed over $35, 000 in direct aid to the department.

Arizona Health Sciences Library (AHSL) The librarian is entrenched in communitycampus research with faculty and students, and works to improve access to Hispanic, border, cross-cultural, bilingual and culturally appropriate patient/consumer information services for campus and Arizona clients.

Role in the linkage WCOE PCCCPP Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. SIROW WOSAC AHSL / Librarian

Why & What • Education forums exploring health consequences and social issues around HPV & HPV vaccine • The need to present diverse perspectives • Informing biomedical, public health, and social science research • Providing community with current information on HPV and vaccine

Breakout session with youth – community health worker Public health graduate student speaks with men/boys

Why & What • Academic forum - bring content experts w/ diverse perspectives and resources – discourse • Community forums – provided objective, current information and an opportunity for 1: 1 with experts

The Librarian’s Role • Work with partners (get written into grants) • Participation on committee as service • AHSL Librarian and PCCCPP with extensive links to the community, outreach mission & goals • Networks for resources and dissemination – exhibit with brochures

Successful Collaborative Effort • Issue identified by community members • Stakeholders with common goals and objectives • History of successful partnership • Expand resources including time, money, & staff to accomplish common goals • Each partner identified resources and funding • Avoid duplication of effort

Planning • Partners represented on committee • Identify and contact community groups and local institutions working in the identified areas

Planning • Work with partners who have a history of effective collaboration and CBPA • Remember resources are limited but credit is infinite • Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box • Distribution (delegation) of tasks

Funding & Resources • Identified sources • SIROW • City of Tucson • Earmarked • WOSAC • REACH • In-kind from various partners • Staff time, mailings, printing and publicity

Partners • Tucson and Sunnyside Unified School Districts • Health care providers • Libraries, AHSL and Wheeler Taft Abbett • UA Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health • UA College of Medicine • Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center(SEAHEC) • El Rio Community Health Center • Marana Health Center • City of Tucson • Neighborhood Associations • Sunnyside and Elvira Advocates for Health

Outcomes • Academic – 105 participants, panelist were able to provide relevant information, answer questions on HPV and the HPV vaccine, highlighted social issues • Community – rated the speakers as excellent, relevant topic, strong interest in other forums (HIV) & sexual/reproductive health, social justice, vaccination research information

Lessons Learned • Strong interest among community members, men & girls • Community appreciated 1: 1 with health experts • Importance of tailoring forum to the needs and concerns of the community

Thank you! Annabelle Nuñez Arizona Health Sciences Library anunez@ahsl. arizona. edu Martha Moore-Monroy National Center of Excellence In Women’s Health mmonroy@email. arizona. edu