FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: New Informatics Tools and Methods to Enhance U.S. Cancer Surveillance and Research

Funding Opportunity New Informatics Tools and Methods to Enhance U.S. Cancer Surveillance and Research http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-349.html   Goal:  To advance surveillance science by supporting the development of new and innovative tools/methods for more efficient, detailed, timely and accurate data collection by population-based central cancer registries in the U.S. Research Areas:    1)    Development, validation, evaluation of tools/methods […]

Native American Athletes Take Center Stage in Red Lake Nation Summer Camps

FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Austin Monteith of Grand Forks Herald HERE RED LAKE — A number of Native American athletes and coaches from around the country have flocked to Red Lake Nation this summer. A series of sports camps are being held in conjunction with Oshkiimaajitahdah, a community organization in Redby also known as Tribal […]

NH rule protects residents from secondhand smoke

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Healthy Monadnock New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) recently ruled that all future units built using the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit will be required to be 100 percent smoke-free. New Hampshire is one of only five states in the U.S. to have this requirement. This new requirement […]

Most smokers not aware of chemicals they’re inhaling

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Emma Tiller of NH Voice Cigarette smoke contains as many as 4,800 chemicals and many of these chemicals are carcinogens, but a new study has revealed that a big majority of smokers don’t realize what they are inhaling. In the study, a team of researchers analyzed data related to […]

Colorectal cancer screening: Estimated future colonoscopy need and current volume and capacity.

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE FROM PubMed.gov Colorectal cancer screening: Estimated future colonoscopy need and current volume and capacity. Joseph DA1, Meester RG2, Zauber AG3, Manninen DL4, Winges L4, Dong FB4, Peaker B5, van Ballegooijen M2. Author information 1Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control […]

U.S. healthcare facilities have capacity to meet colorectal cancer screening goals

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM CDC HERE US government agencies and their colorectal cancer prevention partners have set a goal that at least 80% of adults ages 50-75 will be screened for colorectal cancer.  A recently published study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the U.S. healthcare system has […]

Smokers May Try to Quit 30 Times Before it Sticks

FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Kathryn Doyle of Reuters HERE Though conventional wisdom says it takes five to seven attempts for most smokers to quit, those estimates may be very low, a recent study suggests. Based on data for more than 1,200 adult smokers in Canada, the real average number of quit attempts before succeeding may […]

Hannahville Farmers Market Kicks Off

ORIGINAL ARTICLE from WLUC HERE HANNAHVILLE, Mich. – Tuesday was the first day customers could take advantage of the fresh produce and meats at the Hannahville Farmer’s Market. The Health Department started the farmers market about three years ago to encourage local and healthy eating. They also have cooking demonstrations with the produce you can […]

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, […]
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NIHB presents National Tribal Health Conference | Sheraton Grand at Wildhorse Pass in Chandler, Arizona | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

75 Years Later:  The Impact of the 1950 Papers on Smoking and Lung Cancer | This symposium will celebrate the achievements that have occurred over the past 75 years in the fields of tobacco control, lung cancer epidemiology and causal inference.  Two seminal papers on lung cancer and smoking initiated these three areas of scholarship in 1950.  Since then, significant public health, policy, and research contributions have been made by scholars around the world.  In this symposium, speakers will highlight such accomplishments and present their current research in these fields. | DOWNLOAD FLIER | REGISTER HERE

Association of American Indian Physicians 53rd Annual Meeting | Hyatt Regency Seattle in Seattle, Washington | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

National Lung Cancer Screening Day | Now in its fourth year, this initiative is kpowered by a dynamic collaboration among the American Cancer Society's National Lung Cancer Roundtable, GO2 for Lung Cancer, the Radiology Health Equity Coalition, and the American College of Radiology. | LEARN MORE