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is it March already? We've been so busy that the time seems to be flying by. Kat and Bella just returned from a second shoot for the I Have Immunity campaign in Kamloops (to your left, you can see Kat warming up on set!), and I finally got around to giving away our first prize in the I Have Immunity contest: a $50 gift card to Shoppers Drug Mart. Congratulations to our winner Gail, from Lillooet!

We'll be giving away three more $50 gift cards, so if you haven't entered the contest hurry up and fill out our survey, because I'll be doing another draw on Wednesday. Your feedback on our ideas so far is invaluable in helping us create a campaign that works for British Columbians, and we've had some really thoughtful comments so far. If we haven't heard from you yet, we're eager to know what you think!

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Michelle is a freelance writer and anthropologist with a Master of Public Health from UBC. Her passions are promoting health and building community. She's worked in grassroots community organizations in Vancouver, Victoria and Oceania.

Photoshoot at Sugar Studios!

This past week the Hello Cool World team has been spending a lot of time at Sugar Studios, working with families from around Greater Vancouver on the "I Have Immunity" campaign to promote vaccination for British Columbians. We think the results are going to be amazing, and we were glad to have the opportunity to hear from real people about why vaccination is so important to them.

The first focus of this campaign is the HPV vaccine, which protects against the strains of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 45, and every year 6000 women in BC are treated for pre-cancerous cervical changes caused by HPV.

Does your daughter have immunity? Help us create a new health campaign to protect your family and community!

Are you a parent with a daughter who is between grades 6 and 11?

Hello Cool World is looking for advocates for healthy families to participate in an information sharing session in Vancouver.

We know you’re passionate about supporting health for your loved ones—that’s why LACE Campaign was such a huge success! Together we worked to promote women’s health, culminating in hundreds of women from all around the province taking control of their health and getting a Pap test during Pap Awareness Week 2010 in October.

We were so glad to learn that there’s massive support around BC for initiatives to promote preventative health measures like Pap tests—so we’re launching a new campaign with ImmunizeBC to spread the word about the value of immunizations: I Have Immunity.

We’re starting off with a focus on one of the newest immunizations available, which prevents infection by Human Papililomavirus (HPV). More than 80% of women will be infected with strains of HPV during their lifetime. Some HPV infections lead to cervical cancer, from which 50 women in BC die each year. The vaccine protects against the strains of HPV responsible for 70% of cervical cancer cases.