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On January 16, 2007, MFH announced its largest
single grant -
$11 million to provide the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
for 30,000 girls and women this year in Missouri. The grant
represents the largest non-governmental funding of the vaccine's
distribution in the United States, and the most comprehensive
effort in any state to ensure all who can benefit from the
vaccine receive it. The vaccine, Gardasil®, prevents cervical
cancer in females caused by certain types of HPV.
The grant enables Missouri health care providers to provide
the vaccine free of charge to girls and women ages 9-26 not
covered by adequate insurance or who do not qualify for Missouri's
free Vaccines For Children (VFC) program.
The grant to purchase the vaccine is being given
to Missouri Family Health Council (MFHC) and Missouri Primary
Care Association (MPCA), which is distributing Gardasil to
139 health centers around the state.
Following are printed and electronic materials
related to this grant announcement. For more information,
please contact Bev Pfeifer-Harms, Director of Communications,
at 314.345.5505 or bpfeiferharms@mffh.org.
Health Care Foundation of Greater
Kansas City Announcement
On May 22, 2007, The Health Care Foundation
of Greater Kansas City announced it was granting $2 million
to provide the HPV vaccine to 5,000 females in its six-county
service area. For more information, please follow the links
below.
Health
Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City News Release (PDF)
Distribution
Sites in Kansas City Metropolitan Area (PDF)
Link
to Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Website
Printed Materials & Resources
Distribution
List (updated 02.28.08)
Press
Release (Number of Distribution Sites, Interest Grows for
HPV Vaccine - August 2007)
Press
Release (January announcement)
HPV
Fact Sheet - MFH
HPV
Fact Sheet - Kaiser Family Foundation
Gardasil
Fact Sheet
Missouri
Primary Care Association & Missouri Family Health Council
Fact Sheet
HPV
Vaccine Page of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Website
Frequently
Asked Questions
Vaccine Images
Click here
for images related to HPV and the vaccine Gardasil.
Vaccine Video
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This video, courtesy of Merck & Co., Inc., is footage
of Gardasil being packaged and two sample vaccinations.
It is 2 minutes and 20 seconds long.
View
video (large file - 24.6 MB)
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