The National AHEC Organization's HPV Immunization Project was a five-year (extended 2014-2021 due to COVID) grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant proposed to increase HPV vaccination rates by delivering primary care clinician training programs, by disseminating education materials on a national scale, utilizing the national AHEC network, and forming and increasing partnerships. Key project strategies included:

• Conduct direct clinician outreach and training programs
• Disseminate educational materials to clinicians
• Form strong partnerships focused on increasing HPV vaccination rates
• Push prioritization of HPV vaccination efforts

Project Overview

NAO utilized the strength of the AHEC network to deliver HPV training programs by contracting with interested states. The number of AHEC varied by year and states without an AHEC were covered at some point in the project by adjoining states. A total of 1,331 HPV training programs were attended by 52,622 health professionals.

Realizing that access to well-known/experts was limited especially for rural providers and underserved communities, NAO developed, in conjunction with CDC and other grantees 31 webinars conducted with 11,260 health professionals participating.  Webinars were reviewed throughout the project and are now archived on the NAO YouTube channel.  

HPV Archived Webinars

For additional information on the project please review the final project report, special projects, rural provider report and additional resources below.

Final Project Report to CDC

Report Tables

Special Project Success Stories

Gulf Coast South AHEC (Florida)

High Sierra AHEC (Nevada)

Southeast Louisiana AHEC

Southern Kentucky AHEC

Southeast Pennsylvania AHEC

Suwanee River AHEC (Florida)

Rural Providers Interviews and Survey

Funding for this activity was made possible by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Grant No. 1H23IP000960-01 to the National AHEC Organization.