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6th Annual American Indians Accessing Health Professions Conference

August 13-14, 2021 The American Indian Accessing Health Professions Program (AIAHPP) is designed to give American Indian, Alaska Native, and Indigenous students from undergraduate, community, and tribal colleges exposure to different careers in the health professions, as well as the tools and mentors to help them get there. This conference is designed for AI/AN/Indigenous students […]

Nathan’s Tips Poster in Lakota Language

Nathan, a Native American Lakota and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. For 11 years, he worked at a casino that allowed smoking. The exposure to secondhand smoke caused permanent lung damage called bronchiectasis. The lung damage led to his death at 54 years old. The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board has worked with […]

Art CLark Scrap Fish Derby – Wrangell, July 2, 2021

Tammi Meissner of the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium partnered with the Wrangell Chamber Art Clark Scrap Fish Derby to setup a table at the Family Fishing Day in Wrangell, Alaska. The table and information focused on cigarette butts and vaping pods being toxic waste. Tammi also gave out Alaska Quitline kids coloring books. Over […]

Addressing Cigarette Smoking Cessation Treatment Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic with Social Media

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE From Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (March 22, 2021) As the COVID-19 pandemic limits in-person healthcare services and leads to increased levels of stress, the potential reach of social media to support smoking cessation should continue to be explored, with particular attention to privacy, inclusion of timely content, and deeper […]

Perceived Health Risks Associated with the use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE From Tobacco Induced Diseases (June 9, 2021) Tobacco/nicotine use was perceived to increase the risk of COVID-19 severity and the perceived risk of tobacco/nicotine use to general health was high during the pandemic, particularly for cigarettes. People who perceived higher risks of using cigarettes and cigars to COVID-19 severity were […]

Big Tobacco is Exploiting COVID-19 to Market its Harmful Products

CLICK HERE TO FOR MORE Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (2021). The report details how tobacco companies use the pandemic to market products, and boost brands. Click here to see the tactics that big tobacco companies have been using during the pandemic.

CDC: United States Cancer Statistics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a dashboard providing the latest cancer data on the United States population. Click here: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/uscs/

Native America Calling: New Ideas for Preventing Colon Cancer

From Native America Calling Monday, June 21, 2021 New Ideas for Preventing Colon Cancer By Art Hughs The panel that oversees health recommendations for the U.S. is lowering the age that adults should get colon cancer screenings. In May, the U.S. Preventative Task Force reduced the recommended screening age from 50 to 45. Native American […]

WEBINAR: The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program: Five Year Evaluation

The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider)present a webinar. Title: The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program: Five Year EvaluationDate: Wednesday, August 18, 2021Time: 3 – 4 p.m., EDT Presenters:Thomas Ylioja, PhD, MSWClinical Director, Health InitiativesNational Jewish Health Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, health educators, administrators, […]

Begin Quitting Smoking Today — Keep Tobacco Sacred | Free help: 1-855-5AI-QUIT | AIQuitline.com

Native Americans in Michigan can begin the journey to keep tobacco sacred and quit smoking commercial tobacco today by calling 1-855-5AI-QUIT (1-855-524-7848) or visit aiquitline.com for free culturally tailored quit coaching. The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program (AICTP) is a free resource dedicated to helping Native Americans in Michigan begin their journey to quit using […]

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