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Perceived Health Risks Associated with the use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE From Tobacco Induced Diseases (June 9, 2021) Tobacco/nicotine use was perceived to increase the risk of COVID-19 severity and the perceived risk of tobacco/nicotine use to general health was high during the pandemic, particularly for cigarettes. People who perceived higher risks of using cigarettes and cigars to COVID-19 severity were […]

Big Tobacco is Exploiting COVID-19 to Market its Harmful Products

CLICK HERE TO FOR MORE Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (2021). The report details how tobacco companies use the pandemic to market products, and boost brands. Click here to see the tactics that big tobacco companies have been using during the pandemic.

CDC: United States Cancer Statistics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a dashboard providing the latest cancer data on the United States population. Click here: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/uscs/

Native America Calling: New Ideas for Preventing Colon Cancer

From Native America Calling Monday, June 21, 2021 New Ideas for Preventing Colon Cancer By Art Hughs The panel that oversees health recommendations for the U.S. is lowering the age that adults should get colon cancer screenings. In May, the U.S. Preventative Task Force reduced the recommended screening age from 50 to 45. Native American […]

WEBINAR: The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program: Five Year Evaluation

The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider)present a webinar. Title: The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program: Five Year EvaluationDate: Wednesday, August 18, 2021Time: 3 – 4 p.m., EDT Presenters:Thomas Ylioja, PhD, MSWClinical Director, Health InitiativesNational Jewish Health Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, health educators, administrators, […]

Begin Quitting Smoking Today — Keep Tobacco Sacred | Free help: 1-855-5AI-QUIT | AIQuitline.com

Native Americans in Michigan can begin the journey to keep tobacco sacred and quit smoking commercial tobacco today by calling 1-855-5AI-QUIT (1-855-524-7848) or visit aiquitline.com for free culturally tailored quit coaching. The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program (AICTP) is a free resource dedicated to helping Native Americans in Michigan begin their journey to quit using […]

CDC: New Web Content to Help People Use Quit-Smoking Medicines

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has just launched new web content related to smoking cessation medicines. The new pages help people who want to quit smoking to: select a quit-smoking medicine, and learn how to use the 7 FDA-approved medicines to increase their likelihood of quitting for good. These pages can be accessed […]

CDC: Best Practices User Guides | Partnerships in Tobacco Prevention and Control

From CDC: Best Practices User Guides | Partnerships in Tobacco Prevention and Control https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/best-practices-partnerships/pdf/best-practices-partnership-user-guide-508.pdf

Smokefree Tribal Casinos Petition

Over the past several days, dozens of Tribal casinos across the United States have begun rolling back COVID-19 restrictions, including long-awaited smokefree indoor air ordinances. We are urging the National Congress of American Indians to make an immediate statement in support of smokefree air so that additional Tribal casinos will not revert back to allowing […]

COMMENTARY: Supports smoking ban for Cherokee casinos

FULL ARTICLE HERE By Lavita Hill Big Cove Community In May, a group of enrolled EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) members submitted an ordinance change to tribal council which will ban smoking on the gaming floors of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah’s Valley River Casino Resort. Our casinos have been smoke-free since they […]

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