Join the California Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Control Program for the Journey of Wellness Conference on June 9 and 23, 2021. Attend free panel sessions focused on cancer prevention, survivorship, and cultural wellness in Native communities. Learn from experts, strengthen your support capacity, and receive workshop materials. Register now on Zoom.
Master brief tobacco interventions with this WHO-endorsed toolkit designed for primary care providers. Learn the evidence-based 5As model for patients ready to quit and the 5Rs framework to boost motivation. Discover essential strategies for tobacco control and secondhand smoke prevention integrated into routine practice.
Empower your clinical practice with the 5A and 2A tobacco intervention framework. This evidence-based pocket card, developed by leading health authorities, provides quick-reference strategies for counseling patients on smoking cessation during every patient encounter.
Tobacco use remains America's most preventable cause of illness. This comprehensive toolkit empowers community health facilities to create tobacco-free environments through policy implementation, organizational readiness assessment, and evidence-based cessation services. Workplace smoking bans reduce secondhand smoke exposure by 72%, while interventions help even those with mental illness and addiction successfully quit.
Discover how to implement campus-wide smoke-free policies that boost employee health and productivity while reducing business costs. This comprehensive toolkit from Greater Flint Health Coalition and Commit to Fit helps organizations create healthier workplaces and improve community wellness outcomes.
Motivational interviewing empowers behavior change through four key principles: resist the urge to "fix," understand patient motivations, listen with empathy, and empower choice. Research proves its effectiveness across health areas—from addiction recovery to smoking cessation, medication adherence, and diabetes management—making it invaluable for primary care practitioners.
The FDA announced plans to ban menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and all characterizing flavors in cigars, with proposed standards coming within a year. This addresses significant disparities in menthol use among Black smokers, who comprise 85% of menthol cigarette users compared to 30% of White smokers.
In 2019, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan's Three Fires Comprehensive Cancer Consortium launched culturally tailored tobacco digital ads focused on smoking cessation and cancer prevention. The campaign generated significant response to their American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program helpline, demonstrating the power of targeted, culturally sensitive health messaging.
In 2020, 5.1 million U.S. youth reported ever using marijuana in e-cigarettes. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black youth showed highest prevalence and steepest increases from 2017-2020. These disparities highlight urgent need for targeted, evidence-based interventions protecting young people from health risks.
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