Notification of Job Opening

NOTIFICATION OF JOB OPENING Open/Closed Competitive Job Title:  Comprehensive Cancer Coordinator (full-time perm) Department:  Health Ed & Chronic Disease Location:  ITC Central Office, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITC) is a state chartered 501 C3 non-profit organization consisting of twelve federally recognized Indian Tribes in Michigan. We offer a […]
Linda Burhansstipinov

Standing on the Shoulders of our Ancestors: Surviving and Thriving Beyond Cancer

By:  Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH (Cherokee Nation), Founder, Native American Cancer Research Corp (NACR) and President, Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc. (NACI) Flashback:  During NACR’s 2001 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Survivorship Conference, the AI/AN survivors shared their personal cancer stories.  Tina Aguilar (Wasco/Warm Springs) spontaneously wrote a poem as she was listening to participants share […]

Indigenous Pink Day 2017

  Indigenous Pink Day is a national breast cancer awareness campaign for American Indians/Alaska Natives.  Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death and the most common cancer found in American Indian/Alaska Native women.  The goal of Indigenous Pink Day is to educate all indigenous people of the importance of early detection and […]

GW Cancer Center Releases Updated Lung Cancer Awareness Month Social Media Toolkit

November is lung cancer awareness month, an opportunity to raise awareness about the disease; combat stigma around a lung cancer diagnosis; and support patients, survivors and caregivers affected by lung cancer. Are you looking for ways to promote lung cancer awareness but don’t know where to start?  The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce […]

Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Receives Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Visit Great Plains Tribal Chairmans Health Board Here (Rapid City, SD) The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board received a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment referral services within the 17 tribes and one service unit in a four state […]

Funding Opportunity – “The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations”

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to supporting research that will increase scientific understanding of the health status of diverse population groups thus improving the effectiveness of health interventions and services for individuals within those groups.  This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]

In Case You Slip Up

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM IQuitMonday.org HERE You’ve embarked on a brave journey to quit smoking. Maybe you’ve made it through the first few days without a cigarette, riding out cravings and filling your new free time in healthier ways. But then something happened – a rough day at work, an argument with family or a long commute through […]

GW Cancer Center Releases New Resource on Patient Navigation

The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce the release of Implementing the Commission on Cancer Standard 3.1: Patient Navigation Process: A Road Map for Comprehensive Cancer Control Professionals and Cancer Program Administrators. This CDC-funded resource was developed in response to technical assistance requests by comprehensive cancer control stakeholders to help build capacity to meet […]

One e-cigarette with nicotine leads to adrenaline changes in nonsmokers’ hearts

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM ScienceDaily.com HERE A new UCLA study found that healthy nonsmokers experienced increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine but there were no increased adrenaline levels when the study subjects used an a nicotine-free or empty e-cig. The findings are published in Journal of the American Heart Association, […]

Opportunity for Public Comment: USPSTF Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a non-governmental panel that examines scientific evidence to provide recommendations on a wide range of health services. Draft recommendations allow for a period of public comment. Most recently, the USPSTF has issued draft revised guidelines for cervical cancer screening and is inviting public comment on the guidelines […]
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