Wrangell Senior Apartments go Smoke-Free!

By Tammi Meissner, Health Educator, SEARHC Health Promotion No-smoking policies are rare in public housing.  This is especially troubling because it affects disadvantaged and vulnerable populations who have little choice when it comes to tobacco smoke exposure.  In 2008-2009, 32% of households in public housing included elderly persons.  Wrangell Senior Apartments is leading the way […]

Smoking permanently damages your DNA, study finds

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Maggie Fox of NBC News HERE Smoking scars DNA in clear patterns, researchers reported Tuesday.  Most of the damage fades over time, they found – but not all of it. Their study of 16,000 people found that while most of the disease-causing genetic footprints left by smoking fade after five years if […]

Anti-smoking group, Truth, releases musical FOMO spot for MTV Video Music Awards

    The anti-tobacco movement Truth is hitting young people in their pocketbooks with a new spot called “Squadless” that makes its television debut during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 28th. Citing statistics that say smokers earn 20% less money than their smoke-free peers, the spot by 72andSunny features hapless teen smokers […]

Smokers with newly discovered genetic markers have higher lung cancer risk

ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Medical News Today HERE University of Hawai’i Cancer Center researchers discovered new genetic markers associated with a fast rate of nicotine metabolism, which potentially leads smokers to smoke more, thereby, increasing their risk for lung cancer. Dr. Loïc Le Marchand, a professor and leading epidemiologist in the UH Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Program, […]

Two thirds of US adults believe pharmacies should not sell tobacco

  Two-thirds of American adults believe pharmacies should not be allowed to sell tobacco, while 14 percent strongly oppose such a policy, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  Researchers also found nearly half of cigarette smokers, as well as nearly […]

HPV Vaccination Coverage Data

The latest HPV vaccination coverage estimates show that – while occurring at a slow pace – HPV vaccination is becoming more routine. Six out of 10 teen girls (63 percent) and five out of 10 teen boys (50 percent) in the United States have started the HPV vaccination series (i.e., received at least one dose […]

Don’t start. You’re not missing a thing.

Ninety percent of smokers started before the age of 19, and almost a quarter of them started by the age of 10.  The younger children are when they first try smoking, the more likely they are to become regular tobacco users and the harder it will be to quit.  Shannon was one of those kids. […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DUE NEXT MONTH- NPCCCP RFP 2016-2017 COMMUNITY GRANTS

Just a reminder that you are invited to submit a proposal for the Northern Plains Cancer Coalition Community Grants project in accordance with the requirements set forth in the attached Request for Proposal (RFP).   The Northern Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program has a funding opportunity open to tribes, tribal agencies, urban tribal programs, tribal […]

Lakota No Smoking Sign Contest

  Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Health Board and Missouri Breaks are holding a contest to design a Lakota No Smoking Sign. Enter the contest!Print the attached poster to hang in your office or community.Print the attached poster and pass it out to the talented Lakota artists you knowForward this email to your contacts in Lakota Country.Share our […]

Smoking Isn’t Taking Care of Yourself

By Leah Todd, SEARHC Health Educator JUNEAU, Alaska – Andra grew up watching her parents smoke.  It seemed normal to her.  At nine years old, she tried her first cigarette.  She smoked off and on until she quit for her pregnancy.  Andra became a non-smoker for the next thirty years.  But six years ago, during […]
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