Join us September 6-8, 2023, in Albuquerque for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and Indian Health Service Cancer Support Leadership Training. Learn essential skills including relationship building, emotional support, and facilitation. Free for AI/AN individuals interested in creating cancer support groups. Register by August 15—limited to 15 new attendees.
Discover how the tobacco industry deliberately targeted Black communities with menthol cigarettes for decades. Join SCLC and the National Medical Association for an urgent webinar exploring this devastating legacy, featuring expert speakers and a former smoker's powerful testimony. Free CME/CEUs available for healthcare providers.
Join us August 25th for an important gathering to reclaim sacred tobacco traditions. Register now for this meaningful event spanning multiple time zones—12 PM ET through 7 AM HT. Discover complete details and flyers below. Don't miss this opportunity to reconnect with ancestral practices and cultural heritage.
Join the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board for the 9th Annual Great Plains Good Health and Wellness Symposium, August 29-30 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Limited travel stipends available. Register now and explore tentative agendas, event details, and vendor opportunities. Contact delnita.traversie@gptchb.org by July 18.
Tobacco-related diseases devastate men's health, particularly those with low socioeconomic status. The SelfMade Health Network's new resource explores how smoking impacts lungs and heart, addressing critical cancer disparities. Download the comprehensive fact sheet to learn prevention strategies and improve men's wellness outcomes nationwide.
Join the National Native Network and Indian Health Service for an archived webinar on tobacco and vaping cessation in tribal communities. Learn evidence-based screening, counseling, and culturally appropriate interventions to support patients and reduce health disparities. Featuring Dr. Jackie Kaslow from the Native Star Foundation. Free CE credit available.
The FDA has issued a marketing denial order for myblu Menthol e-cigarettes, prohibiting Fontem US from selling the product in the United States. The agency determined the application lacked sufficient scientific evidence proving menthol-flavored e-cigarettes provided net public health benefits over tobacco-flavored alternatives, particularly regarding youth initiation risks.
A Truth Initiative study reveals alarming trends: 73% of young oral nicotine pouch users also smoke cigarettes, while nearly half vape. These flavored pouches from brands like Zyn have exploded in popularity, with sales skyrocketing six-fold since 2019, raising serious public health concerns.
Early mammography screening detects breast cancer before it advances, improving treatment options and survival rates. However, significant disparities in access to care persist. Join this free webinar exploring screening guidelines, disparities, and systemic barriers affecting breast cancer burden in Michigan.
The FDA has issued warning letters to 189 retailers for selling unauthorized Elf Bar and Esco Bars e-cigarettes—disposable vaping devices in youth-appealing flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy. This nationwide inspection blitz targets emerging marketplace concerns about youth usage risks. Recent CDC studies confirm Elf Bar's alarming popularity among young people and document thousands of poison center cases, predominantly involving children under five.
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