Join the Great Plains Good Health & Wellness Community Health Webinar Series on December 9th to explore oral health in North Dakota. Discover why oral health is critical, learn interventions from the state's oral health program, and find ways to integrate oral health into your community initiatives. Register today!
A CDC study examining U.S. youth from 2004-2018 reveals that e-cigarette introduction coincided with slowing traditional cigarette smoking declines. While ever-smoking decreased, combined e-cigarette and cigarette use stalled. Importantly, e-cigarette users don't match traditional smoking risk profiles, yet nicotine exposure among youth continues expanding through new products.
Adults with active epilepsy smoke at twice the rate of those without epilepsy. Between 2010-2017, smoking rates among epilepsy patients remained stagnant while declining in the general population. Comprehensive tobacco control interventions and cessation resources are urgently needed for this vulnerable group.
Smoking damages nearly every organ, especially the lungs, increasing risks of cancer, COPD, and severe infections. This Great American Smokeout, join millions quitting for better health. Discover proven resources and treatments to help you succeed in leaving cigarettes behind forever.
Seeking up to 50 community partnerships to evaluate social determinants of health strategies. Fund successful initiatives addressing built environment, food insecurity, clinical-community linkages, social connectedness, and tobacco-free policies. Deadline: December 8, 2020. Up to $50,000 per community available.
Join Air Is Life Thursday, November 19th at 6-8 p.m. MDT on KTNN for an essential tribal casinos forum. Expert speakers discuss smoke-free workplace initiatives, gaming industry insights, and tribal leadership strategies. Hear from Clinton Isham, Brian Christopher, Britt Carter, and Missy Tracy as they explore creating healthier tribal casino environments nationwide.
Discover the healing power of traditional ingredients with Indigenous Chef Brian Yazzie. Learn to prepare nourishing dishes featuring heirloom squash, medicinal chaga, and maple-sumac glazed duck. Join us November 19 at 3 pm CT for an inspiring virtual cooking demonstration where food becomes medicine.
Cancer incidence rates among American Indian and Alaska Native populations in urban areas reveal significant geographic disparities. In Alaska and the Southern Plains, AI/AN populations experience higher cancer rates than White populations, highlighting the need for targeted prevention and treatment strategies in these regions.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for Native people, yet our communities have the highest smoking rate nationally. Join #SacredBreathDay on November 5 to raise awareness, encourage healthy practices, and keep traditional tobacco sacred through commercial tobacco avoidance and cessation efforts.
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