All for Them Showcases Program Impacts at Major Conferences
Published: January 16, 2025
All for Them team members recently attended the 36th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVC) this past November in Edinburgh, Scotland.
This international conference is held annually to unite people from across the globe with one common goal – to eliminate HPV-related cancers and diseases – presenting the perfect opportunity to share the work on All for Them and its impact on Texas. “From clinical researchers, behavioral scientists, practitioners, advocates, cancer survivors, IPVC provides a forum to share our work on All for Them and other HPV projects and build meaningful connections that could lead to future collaborations,” said Efrat Gabay, MPH, senior project manager for All for Them.
The 2024 conference theme was “Equitable, Evidence-Based Approaches to HPV Disease.” It expanded upon previous years to feature more behavioral science and emerging topics such as health communication and cancer survivorship.
“We had the honor of presenting three posters related to All for Them implementation and dissemination work,” said Dr. Paula Cuccaro, All for Them program director and assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. “The posters were particularly relevant as they presented lessons learned from our project that others can leverage to strengthen their work in this field, such as implementation approaches, the impact of educating school nurses about HPV and vaccine communication, and using Implementation Mapping to develop support tools for school districts and health care providers to bring All for Them to their communities.”
Sharing the impactful work of All for Them led to several engaging discussions and connections with other conference attendees, most notably other behavioral scientists and implementation researchers about how their efforts aligned and opportunities to collaborate in the future.
In December, Cuccaro also highlighted All for Them’s dissemination project by giving an oral presentation at the Academy Health 17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health near Washington, D.C. She served as a panelist for the session Implementation Science Considerations for Underserved Populations. Cuccaro used this opportunity to share how the All for Them team is using Implementation Mapping to design their dissemination strategy. “It was the perfect time to discuss how the All for Them implementation project transitioned to a statewide dissemination project that is now being piloted with diverse populations across Texas,” she said.
As we observe Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, we realize the importance of programs like All for Them. Cervical cancer rates have dropped significantly in recent years, likely due to the HPV vaccine. All for Them will continue to present at conferences, collaborate with other researchers, and share the program’s impactful work of increasing HPV vaccinations, as this will contribute to the elimination of cervical and other HPV-related cancers.
The opportunity to attend these conferences and demonstrate how All for Them’s work has benefited Texas communities is only possible with the support of the project’s funders. All for Them is grateful for funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas through grants PP170046 (2017-2021), PP200017 (2020-2025), PP230033 (2023-2025), and PP240030 (2024-2028), with ancillary support from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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