Employment Opportunity – Prevention & Policy Coordinator – AICAF

The American Indian Cancer Foundation is seeking a PREVENTION & POLICY COORDINATOR to work across cancer prevention and policy projects to support sustainable strategies that will strengthen American Indian community systems and improve health outcomes. This individual must have interest and experience in the areas of tobacco, physical activity, and/or healthy eating for cancer prevention […]

Promising Practices to Build Healthy Active Native Communities

VISIT HEALTHY ACTIVE NATIVE COMMUNITIES RESOURCES HERE The Association of American Indian Physicians’ (AAIP) Healthy Active Native Communities project is working toward increasing access to and impact of obesity prevention projects in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Through evidence-based research, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Winnable Battles to prevent obesity […]

Monica Martin joins CRIHB and NNN Team

The National Native Network welcomes Monica Martin to our team.  Monica Martin has recently joined our team with the California Rural Indian Health Board as a Health Education Specialist.  Monica will be helping with NNN work along with other CDC grant duties.  Monica comes armed with public health and community level experience and hopes to […]

Need some #MondayMotivation? Join a Running Club for Smokers Who Are Quitting!

FOR FULL COMPLETE BLOG FROM iquitmonday.org CLICK HERE There are two popular resolutions people make for themselves eery New Year:  quit smoking and get in shape.  If you have decided to quit smoking, you’re already on your way to a healthier life.  If you decided you also want to try getting in shape while you […]

Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Household Income and Education — United States, 2011-2014

COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE Summary What is already known about this topic? Studies have suggested that obesity prevalence varies by income or education, although patterns might differ in high and low income countries. What is added by this report? Analysis of data from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) examining the association between […]

Cervical Health Awareness Resources

January is Cervical Health and Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  Great Plains Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (GP-BCCEDP) has created multiple resources to share in order to increase cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination awareness.  Below you will find two HPV information sheets, a social media guide tailored to American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, and […]

Apply to Present in the Community Showcase at the Spring Tobacco Control Institute

What is the Community Showcase? The Community Showcase is a casual poster session being held as part of the Spring Tobacco Control Institute on March 7, 2018.  The goals are to showcase the good tobacco control work being done in South Dakota’s communities, network with and learn from others, and have fun!  A small group […]

Tobacco Companies to Run Court-Ordered Ads Telling the Truth about their Deadly Products

By Stacy Smith – SEARHC December 18, 2017 JUNEAU, Alaska — On November 26, under court order, tobacco companies Phillip Morris USA, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Altria Group began a year-long advertising campaign telling the American people the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke. In 2006, a federal court […]

How exercise is key to successfully quitting smoking

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM Science Daily HERE New research has confirmed that exercise can help smokers finally kick the habit. Experts at St. George’s University of London, have examined the mechanism underlining exercise’s way of protecting the body against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. The study reveals that even moderate intensity exercise markedly reduces the severity of […]

In a Good Way: Indigenous Commercial Tobacco Control Practices

This report intends to highlight tribally-based strategies developed over a 10-year period through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) formerly funded national Tribal Support Centers and through ClearWay MinnesotaSM’s Tribal Tobacco Education and Policy (TTEP) grant initiatives. The CDC’s Tribal Support Centers were charged with advancing commercial tobacco control in tribal and American […]
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