Community Outreach
The Community Outreach & Prevention Education
Program (COPEP) is designed to educate the public about cancer prevention and
the importance of early detection and screening. The program consists of an
education and awareness session on cervical cancer, Breast cancer, Mouth cancer
etc. Each workshop aims to introduce
basic knowledge of cancer, identifying risk factors and the common signs &
symptoms while highlighting the importance of prevention and early detection as
ways to reduce your risk of developing these cancers in the future.
Cervical Cancer
Education
The
Cervical Cancer Education Program (CCEP) focuses on raising awareness of
cervical cancer prevention and is designed for female high school students. ACSG
Health Educator conducts a 30-minute presentation on cervical cancer with
awareness and prevention as key messages in order to have a positive influence
on the young women. The presentation incorporates the link between
cervical cancer and exposure to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and includes
information on the signs & symptoms, staging and screening.
A
separate awareness brochure on cervical cancer with content for older women
(+18 years old) is distributed among the students after each session as take-away
material that can help share the information with friends and family.
