Small Actions, Big Impact: How Rotary Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer
MEETING FOR THE WEEK OF April 14, 2025
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: Small Actions, Big Impact: How Rotary Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Speaker: Dr Isabel C. Scarinci
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Preparing for Easter
My sister was busy getting ready to host our entire family for Easter. On her to-do list was a hair appointment for her daughter.
"So, Katie," said the stylist as the little girl got up in the chair, "who’s coming to your house this weekend with big ears and floppy feet?"
Katie replied, "I think it’s my Uncle Brian."
INSPIRATION
Something about dance opens up the mind to new stories of individuals and communities. In this trailer from Irish Film Festival Australia, be inspired by both the ideas and the footwork!
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
What Happens if You Don't Put Your Phone on Airplane Mode?
Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, and cell phones. And the sky is flooded with interference from routers, satellites, and, of course, people flying who haven’t put their phones on airplane mode. So, what exactly does airplane mode do? Lindsay DeMarchi explains the setting's importance.
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PROGRAM: Small Actions, Big Impact: How Rotary Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer
SPEAKER: Dr Isabel C. Scarinci
We bring you a new program every week on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and how they contribute to service to others.
Rotary Clubs around the world have successfully united toward the eradication of polio. Now, we, Rotarians, have the opportunity to use the same strategies, the same tools, the same determination to eliminate cervical cancer. From prevention to treatment, there are many entry points to intervene ranging from preventive HPV vaccination, promotion of screening and follow-up, and social mobilization. This presentation will focus on why cervical cancer elimination is an achievable goal, and lessons learned from small actions that are leading to major impact.
Our speaker, Dr Isabel C. Scarinci, is a professor and Vice-Chair for Global and Rural Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama. Professionally, she has dedicated her career to the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs in cervical cancer prevention and control among underserved populations. As a Rotarian, she has partnered with the Rotary Club of Colombo (Sri Lanka), and more recently with the Rotary Club of Guatemala-Sur, toward the elimination of cervical cancer in these countries. In 2023 Alabama became the first and only state in the U.S. to launch a statewide plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem through a partnership between the Rotary Club of Birmingham and other organizations. In 2021, Dr Scarinci was chosen as one of the six champions of health worldwide by Rotary International for her work in cervical cancer.
Members and guests, please welcome Dr Isabel C. Scarinci!
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