E-cigarettes have quietly become teenagers' nicotine delivery device of choice, with the market exploding 40 percent to $1.16 billion by 2017. Juul dominates this landscape, offering flavored pods that deliver nicotine without traditional cigarette stigma. Yet long-term health impacts remain unknown, raising urgent questions about regulation and school safety.
E-cigarettes disguised as USB drives are infiltrating schools, with one JUUL pod containing nicotine equivalent to twenty cigarettes. Nicotine damages developing adolescent brains until age twenty-five, harming attention, learning, and impulse control. Parents must educate children about these hidden dangers and work with healthcare providers and schools to enforce tobacco-free policies.
The National Native Network partnered with Native American Lifelines to present on integrating traditional tobacco into urban health programming. Speakers discussed cultural teachings, policy considerations, and practical clinic implementation strategies at the National Council for Urban Indian Health's annual conference.
Breastfeeding is traditional medicine for babies and offers profound health benefits for mothers and children alike. The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan's culturally tailored toolkit empowers American Indian employers to support breastfeeding employees, reducing obesity, diabetes, and chronic diseases while strengthening families and communities.
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan partnered with the George Washington Cancer Institute to adapt Cancer Survivorship Training specifically for Anishinaabe culture and the Indian Health Service. This culturally-tailored program addresses physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of Native American cancer survivors and caregivers, improving quality of life and reducing cancer-related death and disability across Michigan's tribal communities.
Stay informed with the National Native Network's July 2018 newsletter. Discover Alaska's groundbreaking smoke-free workplace law, explore upcoming webinars including the Southwest Tribal Tobacco Coalition presentation on August 29th, and access valuable resources, opportunities, and events for Native communities. Download today.
Alaska Governor Bill Walker will sign the "Take It Outside Act" on July 17, making workplaces smoke-free starting October 1, 2018. The ceremony at The Lucky Wishbone restaurant honors its owner George Brown, who pioneered smoke-free dining in Alaska to honor his mother who died of cancer.
Tammi Meissner represented the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and National Native Network at Wrangell's July fishing derbies, promoting the Alaska Quit Line to over 500 attendees. She raised awareness about cigarette butts as toxic waste while connecting with visitors from Southeast Alaska and beyond.
Over 300 community members from Prince of Wales Island gathered for the Jim Beard Memorial Fishing Derby in Thorne Bay, Alaska. The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and National Native Network promoted the Alaska Quit Line while raising awareness about cigarette butts as toxic waste.
The Great Plains Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program announces community funding to increase cancer screening rates across tribal and urban Indian organizations in the Great Plains region. Tribes and nonprofits serving American Indians in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa can apply for grants implementing evidence-based interventions. Application deadline: August 10, 2018.
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