Call for Abstracts: 10th Annual Conference Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: Strength through Tradition and Science

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS:  Friday, April 14, 2017 COURSE DESCRIPTION Strength through Tradition and Science, builds upon our nine previous “Changing Cancer Patterns in Native Communities,” National Conferences and will be held September 21-24, 2017 in Niagra Falls, New York.  All who work with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) community-based health promotion and disease prevention are welcome […]

Women smokers 13 times more likely to have a major heart attack than non-smoking peers

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM MedicalXpress.com HERE Women smokers under the age of 50 are nearly 13 times more likely to suffer a major heart attack than non-smokers even if they are fit and healthy, according to new research led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. New research, presented by cardiologists from the South Yorkshire Cardiothoracic […]

Gone Too Soon

Dear Aileen, I can’t believe that it has been 13 years since you passed after a two and a half years fight against colorectal cancer.  you were so strong and so positive through all the poking, prodding, and chemo treatments.  I wish you had gotten checked earlier so that maybe your cancer wouldn’t have taken […]

American Indian Cancer Foundation to host Powwow for Hope on May 6, 2017

American Indian Cancer Foundation to host Powwow for Hope, the nation’s only known cancer awareness powwow, on May 6, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS — The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) will host its sixth annual Powwow for Hope:  Dancing for Life, Love & Hope on May 6, 2017 at the Base Camp facility at Fort Snelling.  Powwow […]

1 in 4 youths exposed to secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes, study shows

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM The Washington Post BY Jia Naqvi HERE One in four middle school and high school students report that they have been exposed to secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to a new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding translates to about […]

Results Available from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the results of the first large-scale federal survey designed to provide detailed health information about the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island population in the Unite States.  The project, the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), was conducted in 2014 through […]

DCPC’s Cancer and Surveillance Branch Releases United States Cancer Statistics: Data Visualization

The new application, United States Cancer Statistics:  Data Visualizations, is a user-friendly product that allows cancer surveillance data to be directed and more easily accessible by public and cancer control planners. The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) Data Visualization tool displays a subset of cancer incidence and mortality data from United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) […]

COPD Learn More Breathe Better

The NHLBI’s campaign, COPD Learn More Breathe Better provides educational resources designed to raise awareness about COPD and to encourage those at risk to get a simple breathing test and talk to their health care providers about treatment options.  A National Action Plan for addressing COPD will be launched this spring.

FACT SHEET – Breathing Better with a COPD Diagnosis

Breaking Better With a COPD Diagnosis is a fact sheet that lists some of the steps COPD patients can take to breathe better and improve their quality of life.

SD QuitLine among most successful in nation

ORIGINAL ARTICLE BY Sara Bertsch of The Daily Republic HERE Need help quitting smoking?  Call the South Dakota QuitLine, which has been proven the best service in the state – and possibly, the nation. The national quit rate across the nation is around 30.3 percent, according to Jacob Parsons, the South Dakota Tobacco Control Program […]
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