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From CDC: States update number of cases of lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products

PRESS RELEASE FROM CDC Thursday, October 24, 2019 CDC today announced the updated number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases and deaths associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products. Patients with Lung Injury As of October 22, 2019, 1,604 confirmed and probably lung injury cases associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, […]

From CDC: E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Practices and Characteristics Among Persons with Associated Lung Injury — Utah, April – October 2019

Shared from CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Practices and Characteristics Among Persons with Associated Lung Injury — Utah, April – October 2019 During August 6 – October 15, 2019, 83 confirmed or probable cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury in Utah were reported and investigated to determine […]

Liver Cancer in Indian Country Webinar

Presentation by: Dr. Mary Owen Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 12 – 1 PM Central Time REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/2n5MBfw Bio: Dr. owen is from the shark clan of the Tlingit nation. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Family Practice Residency before returning home to work for her tribal health clinic in Juneau, […]

Oglala Sioux ban e-cigarettes on Pine Ridge Reservation

For further information and complete details, contact Terra Houska Tobacco Educator, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, or Julian Bear Runner, President Oglala Sioux Tribe. From Associated Press HERE SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council has banned the sale, possession and use of e-cigarettes on the Pine Ridge Reservation amid a […]

NNN & IHS HP/DP Webinar – “Pow Wow Sweat”

The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease Prevention present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: “Pow Wow Sweat” Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Presenter:LoVina LouieConsultantCoeur d’Alene Tribe — Marimn Health Learning Outcomes/Objectives: By the end of the webinar, participants will be able […]

Success Story: Implementation of Support to Survival

Thank you to Melissa Meza, Health Educator, CRIHB

Success Story: Strides Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Thank you to Melissa Meza, Health Educator, CRIHB

From CDC: Initial State Findings Point to Clinical Similarities in Illnesses Among People Who Use E-cigarettes

The following message is released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click here for full original article from CDC. All credit to CDC. Today, CDC issued a press release on the outbreak of lung disease associated with using e-cigarette products. Initial findings from the investigation into serious lung illnesses associated with e-cigarette products […]

Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes

From the Washington Post – Full complete article here. By Laurie McGinley September 4, 2019 Michigan on Wednesday will become the first state in the nation to ban flavored e-cigarettes, a step the governor said was needed to protect young people from the potentially harmful effects of vaping. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), in an interview, […]

Sitka Community Cigarette Butt Cleanup Success Story

From Tammi Meissner, Health Educator, SEARHC Challenge: The Alaska statewide smoke-free law passed in July of 2018, going into effect on October 1, 2018. The law passed with an opt out clause. This means that any governing body on a local community level can potentially opt out of the law if proper procedures are followed […]

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