The overarching focus of the Task Force is preventive health for women.  Our initial focus was on cervical cancer for two main reasons: 1) Cervical cancer is almost always preventable, and 2) The recent introduction of the HPV vaccine has spurred a national dialogue on this disease, giving us the opportunity to educate women and adolescents about screening and HPV vaccination.

The other issues you will find in this section ot the site are:

breast cancer

depression/mental health

diabetes

heart disease

lung cancer

obesity

osteoporosis

ovarian cancer

preterm labor & birth

sexually transmitted infections