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The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Prevention Programs Host 2016 Cancer Symposium

GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMEN’S HEALTH BOARD WEBSITE By Tori Whipple, Program Manager Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Prevention Programs Host 2016 Cancer Symposium The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Prevention Programs held a Cancer Symposium on May 17 – 19, 2016 in Rapid City, SD. This […]

No such thing as a healthy smoker

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Jane E. Brody of The New York Times HERE Smokers who think they are escaping the lung-damaging effects of inhaled tobacco smoke may have to think again, according to the findings of two major new studies, one of which the author originally titled “Myth of the Healthy Smoker.” Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, […]

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST II – CRIHB

ORIGINAL JOB POSTING HERE CLICK HERE FOR MOST RECENT INFORMATION Reports to: Research & Public Health Deputy Director/Nutritionist Supervises: None Salary Grade: CCS 10 FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt Position Summary: The Health Educations Specialist II will provide leadership and coordination in outreaching to target communities under various grant-funded health education programs. Also will develop and implement […]

Alleviate Cancer Survivor Distress: Screening and Psychosocial Care

ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Medscape.com HERE Hello. I’m Dr Natasha Buchanan, a behavioral scientist with the Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch in CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. Over the next few minutes I will share information about cancer survivorship in the United States, the prevalence of psychosocial distress among survivors, and what medical professionals […]

Smokefree Protection in the South: Is Your Community Smokefree?

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Joint Jurisdiction Courts: A Manual for Developing Tribal, Local, State & Federal Justice Collaborations

The Bureau Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to share with you the Joint Jurisdictional Courts: A Manual for Developing Tribal, Local, State & Federal Justice Collaborations. Please Share with your Indian Country contacts. Joint Jurisdiction Courts: A Manual for Developing Tribal, Local, State & Federal Justice Collaborations BJA, through the Center for Evidence-based Policy of […]

DDW Poster on 80% by 2018

NCCRT Evaluation and Measurement Subgroup co-chair Ann G. Zauber, PhD, presented a poster describing 80% by 2018 progress to date at the 2016 Digestive Disease Week Conference in San Diego last month. The poster illustrates the progress of the 80% by 2018 initiative by comparing the number needed to screen to reach 80% by 2018 […]

Well-timed exercise might improve learning

ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Fox News HERE Aerobic exercise four hours after a memorization task, but not exercise right afterwards, was linked to improved recall in a series of Dutch experiments. Newly-learned information turns into long-term knowledge through a process of stabilization and integration of memories, the study team writes in Current Biology. This requires certain […]

Real Men Wear Gowns: New screening process for colon cancer

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from KREM by Mark Hanrahan SPOKANE, Wash. – There is a good chance you or someone you know has visited a CHAS clinic in Spokane. However, you may not know about the organization’s recent push to screen more patients for colon cancer. “We went from 8.5% screening rate up to 33% last […]

MSU to be a tobacco-free campus this fall

FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE from The State News by Sasha Zidar CLICK HERE In August 2016, Michigan State University will officially be a tobacco-free campus. The MSU Board of Trustees approved for a tobacco-free campus in 2015 to help ensure that the Spartan community enjoys a healthy lifestyle on campus. In April 2013, the Office of […]

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