HPV legislation in Vermont

Women in Government Ratings
Women in Government, a non-profit network of state level women legislators, receives significant funding from the pharmaceutical industry, including Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Digene Corporation -- all with products related to HPV vaccination and testing. According to their report, "The 'State' of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America - 2008" :

POPULATION: 623,908

Incidence & Mortality (2008 Score / 2007 Score)
 * Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate: 7.3/100,000 (2/ 1)
 * Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate/Race: White: 7.4
 * Cervical Cancer Mortality Rate: 2.5/100,000 (1 / 1)
 * Cervical Cancer Mortality Rate/Race: White: 2.6

Screening (2008 Score / 2007 Score)
 * Cervical Cancer Screening Rate: 87.1% (2 / 2)
 * Cervical Cancer Screening Rate/Race: White: 87.6%
 * % Uninsured/Unscreened: 23.9% (1 / 1)
 * Medicaid Coverage HPV Testing: Unrestricted (2 / 2)

Healthcare Access (2008 Score / 2007 Score)
 * Rate Uninsured Women: 13% (1 / 1)
 * % Low Income/Uninsured Women: 23%

Policy Initiatives and Infrastructure (2008 Score / Cumulative Score (2005–2008)

Screening Requirements (0 / 0)
 * There are no new screening requirements.

Task Forces (0 / 2)
 * There is no new cervical cancer prevention task force legislation.

Access to HPV Vaccines (1 / 1)
 * HB 256/SB 139 would require girls entering 6th grade to show evidence of HPV vaccination or require parents objecting on religious/moral grounds to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of information about connection between HPV and cervical cancer; to House Committee on Human Services/ Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.

HPV Vaccine Information Programs (0 / 0)
 * There is no HPV vaccine information activity.

Miscellaneous (0 / 0)
 * There is no new miscellaneous cervical cancer prevention activity.

Additional Notes
 * $2,054,155 was appropriated to the state Department of Health to provide the HPV vaccine for Girls aged nine to 18.

Annual Ratings
 * 2008: Good (12 out of 22 points)
 * 2007: Good (10 out of 18 points)

SourceWatch Resources

 * Gardasil
 * GlaxoSmithKline
 * Merck
 * Women in Government
 * Edelman
 * The Marketing of Gardasil in Australia
 * The Marketing of Gardasil in Canada
 * The Marketing of Gardasil in Europe
 * The Marketing of Gardasil in New Zealand
 * The Marketing of Gardasil in the United States
 * Direct-to-consumer advertising
 * Disease Mongering
 * Drug industry