SEARHC Tobacco Program shares info at 3A Eastern Regional Basketball Tournament

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Sitka, Alaska hosted a table at the 3A Eastern Regional Basketball Tournament, at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, in March.  Different departments from SEARHC manned the table during the three day event. The Tobacco Program shared information on chemicals in tobacco products that are also in household products, the Tar […]

Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2020

CDC released the following tobacco-related article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2020 From 2019 to 2020, the use of commercial tobacco products overall, combustible tobacco products, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and multiple tobacco products (two or more), decreased among U.S. adults.  However, in 2020, nearly […]

Health Equity in Native America

The Association of American Indian Physicians presents a virtual, free & public summit! 1 – 6 p.m. EDT | 4/4/2022 & 4/6/2022 Please join in a conversation with medical, community, and academic leaders from MIT, Harvard, Massachusetts, General Brigham Hospital, and across the United States about what is at stake within indigenous health. To learn […]

CDC MMWR: Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2021

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration release the following article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2021 Youth tobacco remains a serious public health concern in 2021, […]

2022 IHS Cancer Support Leadership Flyer and Registration

Join the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and IHS for the Cancer Support Leadership Virtual Training 2022! Deadline to register March 21, 2022. Details in the flyer below!  Registration form is under the flyer.  

March 2022 E-Newsletter

Our new March 2022 E-Newsletter is now out! Read more about: Anishinaabek Cooking Resources Quit Smoking for the Ones You Love Smoke-Free Housing Policies Webinar Cancer Survivorship Care Webinar Nuestras Voces Network’s Tips to Start Your Quitting Journey Smokefree Policy Toolkits CLICK HERE FOR OUR E-NEWSLETTER

Our Breath is Sacred E-Cigarette Imaging Campaign

Below are e-cigarette/vaping communications resources directed toward Native American and Alaska Native youth.  This was developed in partnership with the Hannahville Health Center at the Hannahville Indian Community and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan. There are two posters and nine social media posts. These posters and social media posts may be used and shared in […]

WEBINAR: Cancer Survivorship Care

The National Native Network presents a webinar. Title:  Cancer Survivorship CareDate:  Wednesday, April 27, 2022Time:  3 – 4 p.m., EDT Learning Objectives/Outcomes:At the conclusion of this activity, the healthcare team will be able to: 1.  Examine the American Cancer Society’s cancer survivorship care guidelines.2.  Identify the unique aspects of cancer survivorship care coordination for American Indian cancer […]

Zoom Panel Presentation: Behavioral Health Challenges & Solutions with COVID-19 Pandemic

By:  Linda Woods – GTB Elder, Dr. Shirly Rowland – Cherokee Elder, Keith Smith – Red Lake Chippewa – Minnesota Friday, February 25, 2022 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. To register, contact: Arlene Kashata, MA, CSAC akashata@itcmi.org Full details in flyer below.

Quit Smoking for the Ones You Love

Valentine’s Day is a day to show your family and friends how much you love them.  Quitting smoking can be an expression of that love, by showing how much you value your own health, and with the health of those around you. According to the CDC, exposure to secondhand smoke, even for a short time, […]
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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