SelfMade Health Network Webinar: Examining the Intersection of Cancer Disparities Among Populations with Low Socioeconomic Status Characteristics

As a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Consortium of National Networks [Networking2Save] with a shared focus on health equity, cancer, and tobacco-related disparities; specifically among populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics, we are happy to announce that registration is available for the next upcoming webinar on June 7, 2023 […]

GLMA’s Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health

  CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS Announcing GMLA’s Scholarship Program for Students, Trainees, and Members of Historically Excluded Groups to Attend the Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health! The GLMA scholarship program is designed to ensure inclusivity and representation, with a focus on individuals who have faced systematic barriers in accessing LGBTQ+ health resources and education.  […]

2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data and Toolkit

On April 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) dataset and results.  CDC released the survey results within a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement. The supplement provides the most recent surveillance data on ongoing and emerging health behaviors and experience among a nationally representative […]

New CDC Feature Article Highlights Military Appreciation Month and Quit-Smoking Resources for Service Members

May is Military Appreciation Month, a chance to thank all troops past and present, along with their spouses and family members, for their sacrifices to keep our country safe.  A new CDC feature article recognizes and celebrates service members featured in the Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign.  CDC is grateful to each of them […]

Call for Manuscripts | Arizona State Law Journal

The Arizona State Law Journal (ASLJ) is seeking articles for the upcoming fall issue.  ASLJ will consider articles discussing any area of Arizona law but will give priority and preference to manuscripts focused on Indian law.  Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis until June 23. |  LEARN MORE AND SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT

FDA Denies Marketing of 250+ Flavored and Tobacco-Flavored E-Liquids

FDA issued marketing denial orders to the firm Mothers Milk WTA for more than 250 flavored and tobacco-flavored e-liquids. After completing initial acceptance review and subsequently proceeding to and completing a substantive scientific review of the company’s premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs), FDA determined that the applications lacked sufficient evidence to show the products are […]

ARTICLE: Elevated Colorectal Cancer Incidence Among American Indian/Alaska Native persons in Alaska compared to other populations worldwide

By Donald Haverkamp, Diana Redwood, Elena Roik, Stephen Vindigni, Timothy Thomas Colorectal cancer (CRC is a leading cancer worldwide; incidence varies greatly by country and racial group.  We compared 2018 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) CRC incidence rates in Alaska to other Tribal, racial, and international population rates.  AI/AN persons in Alaska had the highest CRC […]

What 40-Somethings Should Know About Breast Cancer

Reprint from New York Times, May 18, 2023 Last week, a panel of U.S. health experts issued a striking update to their guidance on breast cancer screening, urging women who are at average risk for the disease to start getting mammograms every other year starting at age 40, rather than age 50. The new draft […]

CDC: New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Outbreak Response through Data, Forecasting, and Analytics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new Notice of Funding Opportunity:  New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Outbreak Response through Data, Forecasting and Analytics | LEARN MORE
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NIHB presents National Tribal Health Conference | Sheraton Grand at Wildhorse Pass in Chandler, Arizona | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

75 Years Later:  The Impact of the 1950 Papers on Smoking and Lung Cancer | This symposium will celebrate the achievements that have occurred over the past 75 years in the fields of tobacco control, lung cancer epidemiology and causal inference.  Two seminal papers on lung cancer and smoking initiated these three areas of scholarship in 1950.  Since then, significant public health, policy, and research contributions have been made by scholars around the world.  In this symposium, speakers will highlight such accomplishments and present their current research in these fields. | DOWNLOAD FLIER | REGISTER HERE

Association of American Indian Physicians 53rd Annual Meeting | Hyatt Regency Seattle in Seattle, Washington | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

National Lung Cancer Screening Day | Now in its fourth year, this initiative is kpowered by a dynamic collaboration among the American Cancer Society's National Lung Cancer Roundtable, GO2 for Lung Cancer, the Radiology Health Equity Coalition, and the American College of Radiology. | LEARN MORE