Download Cervical Cancer

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Introduction
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The Signature Project
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Timeline
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Signature Project Partner
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Facts and Figures
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Ballot Process
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Meeting Mission
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Q&A
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A Signature Project is a 3-5 year project that the League
selects to meet an under-served population.
It serves a population that does not have community
representation.
It pushes the envelope.
It provides opportunities for growth as individuals and as an
organization.
Please Review Your Seat Sheets
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Successful Signature Projects Serve Both!
◦ Branding
◦ Retention of all members
◦ Recruitment of new members
◦ Create additional community partnerships
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What’s Our
Timeline?
Maintain or
Change?
* THRIVE *
Year 3: ‘11-’12
Sustain
Year 2: ‘10-’11
Year 1: ‘09-’10
Jan ‘09
Feb ‘09
Mar ‘09
Evaluate
Outcomes &
Adjust
* CHANGE *
Start-up With
Initial Projects on
‘09-’10 Community Ballot
Commit to Partnership
Member Feedback & Build Ballot
Vote on Community Ballot
Signature Project
Roadmap
* CREATE *
We are here
tonight to
discuss the
proposed
project and
vote on the
partnership
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In 2007-2008, the membership voted to reinstate the Community
Research Project Development Committee
CRPD was charged with identifying a signature project during the
2008-2009 year
◦ The membership identified:
 Childhood hunger, domestic violence/sexual assault, and
literacy
CRPD has spent the first half of this year researching these issues
and others using the criteria that CRPD developed.
Have you read the
research packet created by CRPD?
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This Signature Project will:
1. Make a large impact on the women and children in our
community thus aligning with our mission.
2. Offer a variety of volunteer opportunities and manners
in which members can volunteer.
3. Be self sustaining.
4. Include partnerships with other organizations.
5. Provide publicity opportunities for the JLHR.
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JLHR has been invited to become the Peninsula Cancer
Institute (PCI) primary partner in the fight against Female
Reproductive Cancer
JLHR would work with PCI to create educational and charitable
programs focused on Female Reproductive Cancer awareness,
prevention, treatment and patient care.
This opportunity meets all five criteria the CRPD committee
used to evaluate proposed Signature Projects
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This Signature Project will:
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Make a large impact on the women and children in our community
thus aligning with our mission.
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Underserved population - no identified agency attached
Offer a variety of volunteer opportunities and manners in which
members can volunteer.
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Community council developing ballot
Be self sustaining.
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Fiscal and programmatic longevity
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Include partnerships with other organizations.
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Provide publicity opportunities for the JLHR.
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Branding
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The Peninsula Cancer Institute (PCI) provides comprehensive,
compassionate, state-of-the-art care to their patients and
their families.
PCI integrates all forms of effective cancer care, coordinated
through a team of highly trained, competent, and reliable
professionals.
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No patient is turned away because of inability to pay
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PCI is an affiliate of the Riverside Health System
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Sites of Service include Gloucester, Newport News and
Williamsburg
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PCI combines complementary therapies with the most up-to-date cancer
treatments to support, educate and promote healing and wellness.
• Family Support Services
• Patient Education
• Social Services
• Meditation
• Gentle Stretching
• Yoga
• Tai Chi
• Art Therapy
• Massage Therapy
• Pet Therapy
• Music Therapy
• Therapeutic Writing/Journaling
• Nutritional Counseling
• Hospice Care
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The teal colored
Cancer Awareness
Ribbon
is for Cervical,
Ovarian and Uterine
cancers.
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Cervical Cancer is highly treatable with early detection.
Cervical Cancer is linked to certain types of a virus called
human papillomavirus (HPV)
Other Risk Factors include:
Age
Smoking
Diet
Poverty
Multiple
Births
HIV
Oral
Contraceptives
Family
History
11% of United States women report that they do not have
their annual Pap test screenings
TESTING IS CRITICAL!!
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Cervical Cancer occurs most often in women aged 30 years
and older.
Approx. 10,000 women are diagnosed with Cervical Cancer
each year in the US.
3,700 women die in the USA each year from this disease.
Women in developing countries account for 85% of both the
yearly cases of Cervical Cancer (estimated at 473,000 cases
worldwide) and the yearly deaths from Cervical Cancer
(estimated at 253,500 deaths worldwide).
In the majority of developing countries, Cervical Cancer
remains the number-one cause of cancer-related deaths
among women.
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Ovarian Cancer occurs more than 60% of the time in women
over the age of 55.
In 95% of Ovarian Cancer cases, there is no specific known
cause. However, there are many risk factors.
1 in 71 women will be diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in their
lifetime (1 in 95 will die from the cancer).
In 2008, it is estimated that 15,520 women died from Ovarian
Cancer in the United States.
The five year survival rate for Ovarian Cancer is 45%. If found
early there is a 92% survival rate. But, less than 20% of cases
are found early enough for this survival rate.
Detection: education, talking to your doctor, & pelvic exams.
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Endometrial Cancer occurs most often in women aged 45+.
50% of cases are diagnosed in the 55 to 74 age range.
There is no known specific cause for Endometrial Cancer.
However, there are many risk factors.
1 in 41 women will be diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in
their lifetime.
In 2008, there were 40,100 new cases of Endometrial Cancer
in the United States.
The 5-year survival rate for women with Endometrial Cancer
is 88%. But, early detection here is key!!
Detection is key: education, talking to your doctor, & routine
pelvic exams.
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What about the Community Ballot?
◦ You are voting tonight on whether or not JLHR will enter into a
partnership with PCI (Peninsula Cancer Institute)
◦ Your vote tonight will determine how the Community Ballot
will be shaped for when it is presented in March.
◦ The Community Council is already developing preliminary
ideas for the 2009-2010 Community Ballot
◦ The membership will have the opportunity to discuss the
Community Ballot during February GMM Small Group
meetings
Would you like us to host
additional Fireside Chats
before the Feb. GMM?
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The ballot is a fluid entity!
◦ Each year, the Community Council creates a ballot and
presents it to the membership in March for a vote
 The ballot changes each year based on the needs of the
community and the growth potential of existing
committees.
 The Community Council is working to produce a ballot that
is balanced and captures the spirit of the Signature Project.
 While still in draft form, we have begun developing ideas
for the ballot.
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Here are some ideas that are being developed:
 Dignity K.I.T.S.: Scarves and head gear for women who
have lost their hair during the treatment process
 Family Care K..I.T.S.: Kits for the families to use when a
loved one is in treatment. Kits would contain coloring
books, crayons, appropriate literature about cancer, &
games.
 Miles of Smiles: Events for families affected by any type of
cancer
 Kids Play Area at PCI
 Healing Garden at PCI
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The Community Council is committed to preserving
the relationships that we’ve built with our existing
community partners
Some current projects are a natural fit!
Exit strategies will be developed for those that do
not fit
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Meeting Our Mission?
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Mission Statement
◦ The Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc. is an organization of
women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the
potential of women and improving communities through the
effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose
is exclusively educational and charitable.
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This project seeks to not only develop the potential of women – but
to SAVE THEIR LIVES through the effective action of you – our
members! This project has the ability to help many generations.
The purpose of this project is to EDUCATE our community about
Female Reproductive Cancers – and provide information that could
inspire a woman to pick up the phone and schedule her annual
exam.
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Get H.I.P.
(HOPE, Inspiration and Power)
About Reproductive
Cancer
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