Published:
HPA, July 2008. |
Description:
This leaflet is about the new HPV vaccine that can help protect against cervical cancer. It is for 12–13 girls and addresses questions or concerns they may have about HPV, cervical cancer or the new vaccine that has been introduced as part of the routine childhood immunisation programme. |
Format:
1/3 A4, 6 pages, leaflet |
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Other formats:
Also available as a PDF in English (2.25mb), Chinese (complex) (262kb), Chinese (simplified) (180kb), Irish (106kb), Lithuanian (160kb),Polish (155kb), Portuguese (104kb), Russian (198kb), Slovak (159kb).
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Target
group:
17–18 year old girls |
Available from:
This leaflet will be distributed to schools via school health teams. Each girl in the target age group will receive a copy along with a question and answer booklet for parents and a consent form that should be signed and returned to the school health team. A small quantity are also available from the central health promotion resource service in local health and social care trusts.
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Additional information:
This leaflet was published as part of the Help protect yourself campaign to support the introduction of the HPV vaccine. Further information is available at www.helpprotectyourself.info
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