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Operation Wipe Out Regional Meetings

Operation Wipe Out hosted regional meetings throughout the state to share local data, opportunities to maximize cost-effectiveness in the clinic, and best practices now and in the future. Six Regional Meetings for South Alabama were completed in March 2024, and five Regional Meetings for North Alabama were completed in February 2025. Videos of those meetings are available below. 

Locate your region by using the Operation Wipe Out Regional Meeting Map for northern regions and southern regions. 

Regional Meeting 1

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington Counties (22 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 2

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, and Monroe Counties (21 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 3

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston Counties (23 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 4

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, and Pike Counties (23 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 5

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Choctaw, Dallas, Marengo, and Wilcox Counties (22 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 6

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (45 minutes), Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties (22 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 8

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Blount, Cullman, St. Clair, Walker, and Winston Counties (24 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 9

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa Counties (24 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community)

Regional Meeting 10

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, and Talladega Counties (24 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community) 

Regional Meeting 11

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Cherokee, DeKalb, and Etowah Counties (24 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community) 

Regional Meeting 12

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Partnering to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties (25 minutes), Nancy Wright, MPH
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community) 

Regional Meeting 13

Harnessing What We Know About HPV to Eliminate Cervical Cancer (25 minutes), Teresa K.L. Boitano, MD
Presentation Slide Deck (for use in your community) 

Be Aware of Cancer Misinformation on Social Media

Millions of women are turning to the social media platform TikTok for health advice related to gynecologic cancers, but the majority of that information is misleading or dramatically inaccurate, according to a new study published by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in the journal Gynecologic Oncology. Watch this video for more information. 

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Visit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition for health news, patient information, and community and online resources related to cervical cancer and HPV.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Visit National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for health news, patient information, and community and online resources related to breast cancer.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day is observed on October 13. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (MBCN) chose the date to coincide with its first national conference for people with metastatic breast cancer. Visit the MBCN to learn more about the history and purpose of the observance.

Breast Cancer Car Tag

The Joy to Life Foundation has a Fight Breast Cancer car tag that is available now. Proceeds from the car tag will help fund mammograms for the Medically Underserved in Alabama. ABCCEDP will receive more than 80% of the proceeds generated by the "#87" Fight Breast Cancer car tags. The dollars will be used to provide mammograms to women aged 40-64 in Alabama.

FDA Approval of HPV Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening

The FDA approved primary human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection for cervical cancer screening in healthcare facilities, bringing hope for more effective detection, treatment, & survival of cancer. Visit the American Cancer Society to learn more. Download our flyer to learn how to wipe out cervical cancer in three steps.