NORTHWOODS - The Northwood Immunization Coalition joined a national effort to get more kids and young adults vaccinated for HPV, the human papillomavirus. The coalition received a grant from the Wisconsin Immunization Program and the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.
Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties make up the coalition, which will talk to health care providers, parents and schools about the vaccine. The group also plans to advertise with billboards, posters and video PSA announcements.
"Our marketing plan goes along the lines of 'closing the door on cancer,'" said Charlotte Ahrens, a public health nurse at The Oneida County Department of Public Health. "We're trying to get rid of this situation, this danger, for this generation of kids."
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