Young adult smokers – a hidden demographic

ORIGINAL FROM MEDICALXPRESS HERE In their many efforts since the 1990s to prevent Canadians from taking up smoking, governments have had a big blind spot: young adults. That’s the finding of new research published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health by Thierry Gagné, a doctoral student at Université de Montréal’s School of Public Health. […]

Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Lower for Adults with Disabilities

Article from OncologyNurse Advisor: Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Lower for Adults with Disabilities

Going Beyond Being Lost in Transition: A Decade of Progress in Cancer Survivorship

Article from Journal of Clinical Oncology: Going Beyond Being Lost in Transition:  A Decade of Progress in Cancer Survivorship

News from the GW Cancer Center

NEW: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Awareness Social Media Toolkit – The month of May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. Our brand new viral hepatitis and liver cancer awareness social media toolkit is designed to help public health professionals establish a viral hepatitis and liver cancer prevention and awareness social media strategy. Download […]

Using Logic Models for Program Planning & Evaluation for Tribal Agencies

Why all the excitement about logic models?  Using logic models for program planning & evaluation for tribal agencies. Our latest webinar why all the excitement about logic models? Using logic models for program planning & evaluation for tribal agencies is now available on our YouTube page.  The presentation slides are also available here.

Spirit of Eagles Second Call for Abstracts Due May 15

Greetings from Spirit of EAGLES! We got great responses to the first Call for Abstracts and reviews are underway.  The first deadline was early, but it was required for us to start the process of making continuing education credits available for the conference.  There are additional presentation opportunities available, so we have decided to issue […]

Kris Rhodes of AICAF meets with Michael Patterson of CDC TIPS Campaign at ATCA Summit

Michael Patterson, Alaska Native, Tlingit, from Juneau, Alaska, formerly featured in one of the CDC TIPS from Former Smokers campaign presented a personal gift to Kris Rhodes, MPH, CEO of American Indian Cancer Foundation.  The gift was an Alaska Native made necklace at the Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) Summit in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, […]

Task Force recommends Interventions to Support Healthier Foods and Beverages in Schools

What is being announced? The Community Preventive Services Task Force<http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/task-force-members.html> (Task Force) issued separate findings for four types of interventions to increase the availability of healthier meals, snacks, and beverages in schools.   1.  The Task Force recommends meal interventions and fruit and vegetable snack interventions<https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/obesity-meal-fruit-vegetable-snack-interventions-increase-healthier-foods-beverages-schools> to increase the availability of healthier foods and beverages […]
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The National Institutes of Health Announces Undergraduate Student Scholarships to attend the 2024 AAIP 52nd Annual Meeting and National Health Conference | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

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