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Advocating:  You can do it too!

12/13/2015

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If you could prevent just one person from getting cancer, wouldn't you do it?  Well, guess what.  You can!  Knowledge is the key to preventing cervical cancer and advocacy is the best way to spread that knowledge!  Are you wondering what you can do?

1.  FACEBOOK - Use Facebook to share accurate and relevant information.  A great place to locate this information is via the Cervivor Facebook page.  Please like the Cervivor page and share posts!

2.  HASHTAG - Use a hashtag in your posts or writing to help make your content searchable.  Do you have questions?  Here is a great resource to help you perfect your hashtagging skills!  A few key hashtags would be #cervivor #cervicalcancer #HPV #endwomenscancer #knowledgeispower #CCAM #tealelfs

3.  TWITTER - Use Twitter to tweet out important information.  Looking for some great information?  Follow @IAmCervivor and @tealelfs on Twitter.  Don't forget to hashtag!

4.  TALK - Talk to your friends, your neighbor, your family, even strangers in the grocery store if you are comfortable.  It is important to know what your message is.  Everyone's message is tailored to his/her experience but the central idea is the same.  We can eradicate cervical cancer!  You could talk about the importance of the HPV vaccine, screening tests, concerning symptoms, and/or well women exams.  Your voice is the tool of knowledge!

5.  MEDIA - Reach out to the media to help spread the word about cervical cancer awareness.  Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is officially January.  Let's start off 2016 with a bang and get people talking about cervical cancer!

6.  QUESTION- Don't be afraid to ask questions.  If you are passionate about this cause and you aren't sure where to get started, reach out and ask.  I'd be happy to talk to you as would several Cervivor Ambassadors I know.

7.  SHARE - If you find a blog post informative, empowering, or inspiring please share it!  I make all my posts here at TealELFS: Living Life public and I love it when you use them as a tool for advocacy.

8.  WATCH - Watch the documentary Someone You Love;  The HPV Epidemic.  Talk about it with anyone you are able to.  This documentary reveals a very real concern.

9.  SCREEN - Sponsor a screening for the documentary Someone You Love:  The HPV Epidemic.  Did you find the video especially impactful?  Do you think your friends, family, or another organization would benefit from viewing the documentary.  There is an option to host a screening.  I'd love to coordinate with you to get some experts at a screening to do a Q&A session in correlation with the video.

10. DONATE - Are you not comfortable talking with other individuals about cervical cancer, but you still want to help?  You can help our advocacy by making a donation to Cervivor.

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    Erica is a 32 year old cervical cancer advocate who is out living cancer for the third time. When she isn’t advocating for cervical cancer and HPV awareness as a Cervivor Ambassador, she previously oversaw the STEM program at the school where she was an educator; she now helps coordinate the robotics program. Erica enjoys spending time with her husband and son in their Indianapolis neighborhood, as well as pursuing new and adventurous hobbies. She can most recently be found fawning over kayaks and daydreaming of returning to whitewater kayaking with First Descents, an organization for young adults impacted by cancer. 

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