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PSG vs WRG TPC Event

From Tammi Meissner, Health Educator, Partnership for a Tobacco Free Southeast at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium For ten days in January, Petersburg and Wrangell competed in a friendly Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control competition in which individuals who participated were entered into community drawings and fought for a “bragging rights trophy.” Five tobacco […]

Receipt of Cessation Treatments Among Medicaid Enrollees Trying to Quit Smoking

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, in collaboration with the Center for Health Policy Research at the George Washington University, released the following tobacco-related article in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Receipt of Cessation Treatments Among Medicaid Enrollees Trying to Quit Smoking Cigarette smoking prevalence is higher among adults enrolled in Medicaid than adults with private […]

2021 NACP Indigenous Cancer Prevention Webinar Series – Rodney Haring

Thursday, February 25, 2021 12 p.m. (AZ) Rodney Haring will be presenting: Two-Row Collaborations: Indian Health Services, Rural Safety net Providers, and the Cancer Care Continuum Please register in advance here: http://tinyurl.com/uanacp6 If you would like to view past webinars, visit: https://nartc.fcm.arizona.edu/partnership-native-american-cancer-prevention-nacp Download the flier here.

CCC Coalitions Advancing Health Equity

The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP) has a new effort, designed to assist CCC coalitions and programs in addressing health inequities in cancer. This initiative specifically focuses on: How a coalition can advance health equity through CCC plan update processes and CCC plan implementation and How a CCC coalition can look at its operations […]

February 2021 – GW Cancer Center Social Media Toolkit

The February GW Cancer Center Social Media Toolkit features sample social media posts and information on Cancer Prevention Month and World Cancer Day on February 4. Download the toolkit from GW Cancer Center here: https://smhs.gwu.edu/cancercontroltap/sites/cancercontroltap/files/World%20Cancer%20Day%20and%20National%20Cancer%20Prevention%20Month%20Social%20Media%20Toolkit%202021%20FINAL.pdf

National Native Network seeks Program Manager

Open Until Filled Full details listed in below job posting. To apply and for additional info, contact Kim Nystrom at knystrom@itcmi.org or 906-632-6896 x. 114.

2021 Board President’s Challenge Calls on States to Advance Racial Equity in Chronic Disease Programs

From ChronicDisease.org CONTACT: Paige Rohe, 404-924-8295 ATLANTA (Jan. 28, 2021) – Today Dr. Susan Kansagra, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Board President, announced her 2021 Board President’s Challenge, calling upon state chronic disease programs to redouble their efforts to dismantle structural racism through a greater focus on racial equity in chronic disease programs. Dr. Kansagra, a […]

CDC: Tribal Program Increases Breast Cancer Screening Despite Pandemic

From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) “I recently lost a relative to cancer. I think it’s important to get these screenings done,” said a member of the tribal council of the Hannahville Indian Community in northern Michigan. But women who live on Indian reservations […]

Effective Strategies to Reach Patients for Colorectal Cancer Screening During COVID-19 Part II – CRC Screening Awareness Month – Implementation Strategies at the Grass Roots Level

American Indian Cancer Foundation’s Colorectal Cancer Toolkit:https://4dmdemos.com/aicf/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AICAF_CRCToolkit_PRINT-1.pdf Date: January 28, 2021Time: 3 – 4 p.m. ET PRESENTED BY: Melissa BuffaloDeputy DirectorAmerican Indian Cancer Foundation Beth Sieloff, MPHProgram ManagerCancer Prevention and Control ProgramsInter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. DESCRIPTION: American Indian Cancer Foundation’s Colorectal Cancer Toolkit:https://4dmdemos.com/aicf/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AICAF_CRCToolkit_PRINT-1.pdf This webinar takes the strategies discussed in the January 20th webinar […]

Cigarette Smoking – United States, 2006 – 2008 and 2009-2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report From Social Determinants of American Indian Nutritional Health Abstract: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, resulting in approximately 443,000 deaths and $193 billion in direct health-care expenditures and productivity losses each year. Declines in smoking prevalence would significantly impact the health-care […]

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