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January 2017 NNN Newsletter

The January 2017 National Native Network Newsletter includes: CRIHB’s “Commercial Tobacco Media Resource Guide” Another Apartment goes Smoke-Free in Wrangell Surgeon General Reports Youth and Young Adult E-Cigarette Use Poses a Public Health Threat Countdown to Quitting – Make 2017 your year to quit Infographics Opportunities Upcoming Events

My rollercoaster ride with quitting smoking.

“I started smoking as a young teen and continued as an adult. i stopped during my pregnancies but went right back to it after. My infant daughter had RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and was diagnosed with asthma and a heart condition so I stopped smoking, cold turkey, for 8 years. Due to life changes and […]

Rural Americans are more likely to die from the top 5 causes of death

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Lena H. Sun of The Washington Post HERE Rural Americans are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer and three other leading causes of death than their urban counterparts, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those five top causes of death — heart disease, […]

Employment Opportunity: American Indian Cancer Foundation

VIEW JOB POSTING HERE: The American Indian Cancer Foundation is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to assist in the management of finances, vendor relations, organizational policies and procedures, meeting/event coordination and take a lead role in providing administrative experience and the capacity to set and deliver outcomes in a fast paced environment. This is an excellent […]

Walking Away from Smoking

“Growing up, all my friends smoked, and I had easy access to people willing to buy cigarettes for me. I started smoking regularly by age fourteen. I quit during my pregnancy but had no plan to stay smoke-free. I started up again soon after I gave birth and kept smoking until one eveniing out when […]

Commercial Tobacco Media Resource Guide

The California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) developed the Commercial Tobacco Media Resource Guide. It is a great resource for the healthcare professionals to identify education materials and resources that are available at tribal, state, and national levels. Please feel free to distribute it through your social media outlets and websites.

SEARHC welcomes the U.S. Surgeon General’s report on E-cigarettes and Youth

From SEARHC JUNEAU, December 8, 2016 – The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) welcomes the U.S. Surgeon General’s (SG’s) report Know the Risks: E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults. This report highlights how e-cigarettes have the potential to cause lasting harm to the health of young users, especially their brain development, which continues until […]

Another Apartment goes Smoke-Free in Wrangell

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Dan Rudy of Wrangell Stentinel HERE Another housing unit has officially gone smoke-free, according to the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s local health promotion department. This fall the new owners of the Stikine Native Organization building on Front Street – colloquially known as the SNO building to locals – formally made the […]

NNN Webinar: E-cigarettes and the Community

The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network and the Indian Health Services Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: E-cigarettes and the Community Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Time: 3 – 4 PM, EDT Presenter: Sohab Arif, MPH, Health Educator, California Rural Indian Health Board Learning Outcomes/Objectives: […]

Laura’s Quit Story

By Tammi Meissner, Health Educator, SEARHC “On December 10, 2015, my grandson was born. On January 24, 2016 I went to the ER with the flu after fighting pneumonia for most of December. The decades of smoking made my immune system weak and my lungs compromised which also led to my severe asthma. When I […]

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