title: Current initiatives to protect Rhode Island adolescents through increasing HPV vaccination.
abstract: This commentary provides an overview of recent initiatives in Rhode Island to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vac-30 cination with the goal of protecting Rhode Island adolescents against vaccine-preventable HPV-associated cancers. With the exception of the introduction of a recent school entry requirement, most of the initiatives and related activities described were conducted as part of a cooperative agreement between 35 RIDOH and CDC, and were supported by the Prevention and Public Health Fund. (1).
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community Health and Equity , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: Tricia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Washburn
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community Health and Equity , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devi Wold
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community Health and Equity , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community Health and Equity , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duggan-Ball
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community Health and Equity , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marceau
authors.affiliation: b Center for Communications , Rhode Island Department of Health , Providence , RI , USA.
authors.forename: AnneMarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beardsworth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012237:Rhode Island; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: adolescents; cancer prevention; human papillomavirus; immunization; policy; school immunization requirements; school located immunization; vaccine, vaccination