"Check Ya Self" Virtual Informational/Orientation

Session 2-7-22

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Check Ya’ self is a campaign is to increase knowledge of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), HPV-related cancers, and the HPV vaccine among young men and women aged 11 –24 in Macon County, AL. This campaign is seeking students aged 11 -24 who will serve as leaders among their Peers to help increase awareness. The Peer Leaders will be involved in virtual educational and outreach activities and will receive a $100.00 incentive for their participation.
This is a collaboration among Macon M.E.A.N.S., The Southern Black Girls & Women Consortium, the Macon County School System, Department of Graduate Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine/Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI), ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, and the Alabama Department of Public Health. Some of collaborators, information as follows:
* Macon M.E.A.N.S.

*  Doretha Heard: Co-Founder Macon M.E.A.N.S
 * Shirley Rogers, Volunteer
* The Southern Black Girls & Women Consortium
* The Macon County School System
* ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Department of Graduate Public Health College of Veterinary/ Research Centers in Minority Institutions Medicine (RCMI)
* Ehsan Abdalla: Assistant Professor/Director of Analytics, Department of Graduate Public Health College of Veterinary/ Research Centers in Minority Institutions Medicine
(RCMI)
* Samina Akhter: Assistant Director of Analytics & Career Placement, Department of Graduate Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine
* Atiya Shahid, MS, MPH & PhD Candidate, Department of Graduate Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine
* Isra Elhussin, MD, M.S. Integrative Bioscience (IBS) Ph.D. Fellow, Department of Biology, Center for Cancer Research Alabama Department of Public Health
* Chelsea Greer, M.Ed., CHES (c), Public Health Educator, Family Health Services, Division of Women's Health
* Nada Al-Assi, Public Health Educator, Family Health Services