Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent launches the “Women with Disabilities need pap smears too” information session at DIRC on Friday 11th may 2012.
“Women with Disabilities need pap smears too” information session podcast
You can now listen to a recording of the information session presented at the “Women with Disabilities need pap smears too” event held at DIRC on Friday 11th May.
In this session Megan Banzanten from the SA Cervix Screening Program discusses pap smear awareness with attendees of the session.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 38:20 — 43.9MB)
Pap Awareness Week 2012 – Community Small Grants
Community Small Grants are available for Pap Awareness Week 6-12 May 2012. The grants assist community and health professionals to conduct promotional activities in their local communities.
Pap Awareness Week promotes and encourages women aged 18 – 70 to have two yearly Pap smears. Target groups for 2012 are:
- Low socioeconomic and isolated rural areas
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities
- Women 30 – 45 years of age in under screened areas
- Women with disabilities
- Young women 18-30 who have received the cervical cancer vaccine
- Women over 60 years of age in under screened areas
Community Small grants of $500 are available.
Further details are available in this flyer.
See also:
- The SA Cervix Screening Program
- Further information on Cervical screening grants
