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Blog: How Can I Tell if I Have HPV?

A woman listens to her doctor speak in an exam room

March 12, 2024

Maybe you have heard that more than 8 out of 10 adults will get HPV — human papillomavirus — in their lifetime. So how can you tell if you have HPV?



Blog: Why are school nurses such valuable resources?

Blog: Why are school nurses such valuable resources?

December 19, 2023

Distributing Band-Aids, taking temperatures, and dealing with in-school illnesses. But also monitoring students’ chronic health conditions, advising families on insurance access, and educating parents on available health services at their child’s school. School nurses provide vital care — both immediate and ongoing — to the students and their families, who want their children to be healthy, happy, and safe.


Blog: How to Register for an All for Them Clinic

Blog: How to Register for an All for Them Clinic

November 2, 2023

You just heard that your child’s school will be hosting a free All for Them vaccination clinic, and it’s perfect timing — your child needs vaccinations, including their HPV vaccine series, which will secure their protection against six types of cancer.

But how do you register for the clinic?


Blog: What is All for Them?

Blog: What is All for Them?

September 29, 2023

All for Them is an initiative run by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in collaboration with a number of academic, health, and community-based partners. The project’s mission is to increase the number of Texas youth who get the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. The All for Them team pursues this mission using several evidence-based strategies.




All for Them team publishes paper on lessons learned over project’s course

Efrat Gabay, MPH, senior program manager of All for Them, talks with middle school students during a recent vaccination clinic in Houston.

May 26, 2023

Higher-level champions within schools. Known and trusted health organizations. Tailored outreach efforts that meet families and communities where they are. These are just a few key ingredients to the recipe of success that All for Them created while coordinating hundreds of free, school-based vaccination clinics for Texas students.


Blog: What are the risks of HPV?

Blog: What are the risks of HPV?

May 26, 2023

Everyone should be aware of three significant risks from human papillomavirus (HPV) — and how they can take steps to prevent them.



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