Just Released: The Patient Navigation Barriers and Outcomes Tool (PN-BOT)

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new tool.  The Patient Navigation Barriers and Outcomes Tool (PN-BOT) is a customizable, free, Excel-based data entry management and reporting product designed for oncology patient navigation programs.  “We are excited about the PN-BOT’s potential to capture the value of […]
Richard Mousseau

National Native Network Podcast Episode 1

Presenting the inaugural National Native Network podcast. This podcast features a conversation with Richard Mousseau from the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, a partner agency in the National Native Network. During this podcast we discuss the work that GPTCHB and Richard in particular do to promote health in the Great Plains region and some […]

National Native Network Webinar Series: Native Cancer Wellness

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: Native Cancer Wellness Date: July 26, 2016 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1340439188695312643 Presenter:  Krisstina Gowin, Physician, Salish Cancer Center Roberta Basch, Native Outreach Coordinator, Salish Cancer Center Eiko Klimant, MD, FACP, Medical […]

County adds e-cigs to workplace ban

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Sean Cameron of Kokomo Herald HERE Advocates for a smoke-free Kokomo celebrated another victory last week as the Howard County Commissioners voted to add e-cigarettes to the county government’s own smoke-free workplace ordinance. It was a move applauded by Shirley Dubois, coordinator for Howard County Tobacco-Free. “Thanks to Commissioners Tyler Moore, Brad […]

At Michigan State, tobacco prohibition nears

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by RJ Wolcott of Lansing State Journal HERE Three Marlboro black cigarettes. That’s enough to get Nicole Cichon, a second-year veterinary medicine student at Michigan State University, through a day of classes. In previous semesters, Cichon could find 10 minutes between classes to get her nicotine fix. When MSU’s ban of tobacco products […]

Indian Country Leads Health Revolution Sweeping U.S.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Tanya H. Lee of IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com HERE A medical revolution that began in Indian country is spreading across the U.S., from Oregon to Vermont, and tens of millions of lives will be better for it. Most recently, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a law that authorizes mid-level dental health aide therapists (DHATs) to […]

Study: New concerns raised over teen e-cigarette use

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Karina Shedrofsky of USA Today HERE As e-cigarette use among teens rapidly increases, a national health report suggests adolescents who would not have otherwise used tobacco products are now turning to electronic smoking devices. The report, released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is based on a study that found overall […]

What’s in cigarette smoke? Most people don’t know

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Kathryn Doyle of Reuters HERE Many people in a recent study said they’d tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not familiar with components other than nicotine. Surveyed by phone, more than half the respondents said they’d like to see this information on cigarette […]

Colorado celebrates 10 years of clean indoor air

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Bev Orrill of Chaffee County Times HERE This month marks the ten-year anniversary of a state law designed to protect Coloradans from exposure to secondhand smoke. With the law’s passing the state has seen a number of improvements in certain health markers including a decrease in the proportion of adults who report […]
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