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Smoking Isn’t Taking Care of Yourself

By Leah Todd, SEARHC Health Educator JUNEAU, Alaska – Andra grew up watching her parents smoke. It seemed normal to her. At nine years old, she tried her first cigarette. She smoked off and on until she quit for her pregnancy. Andra became a non-smoker for the next thirty years. But six years ago, during […]

Alaska Native Tobacco Prevention Community Toolkit

The Alaska Native Tobacco Prevention Toolkit is for community grantees of the State of Alaska, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program and anyone who seeks to work with tribes in their journey to become tobacco-free. This toolkit shares resources and ideas for working within a variety of settings in tribal communities, such as health clinics and […]

AASTEC Tobacco Mini Grant RFA FY 2017

Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center request for applications. Comprehensive approaches to American Indian Health & Wellness: Commercial Tobacco Control Program FY 2017 Tribal Mini-Grants Promoting policy, health system, and environmental improvements to address commercial tobacco use by providing competitive grant funding for tribal-based projects. DEADLINE: September 23, 2016

How Mortality Data Fails Native Americans

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Kate Wheeling of Pacific Standard HERE It’s no secret that the Indian Health Service, the federal agency tasked with providing health-care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, is underfunded and overburdened; Native Americans are more likely to die from liver disease, diabetes, homicide, suicide, and respiratory diseases than the general population […]

Smoking Rates are Dropping for Racial and Ethnic Groups – Except One

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Kimbriell Kelly of The Washington Post HERE Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults continues to slide among almost all racial and ethnic groups, but big disparities remain, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among whites and blacks, a quarter still light up. By contrast, barely one […]

Low cost, desire to quit smoking play into youth e-cigarette use

ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Amanda Cuba of CT Post HERE Teens and adolescents who used e-cigarettes for more than six months cited low cost and the desire to quit smoking as two of the biggest reasons for their habit, according to a study by Yale University researchers. The researchers’ goal was to gain insight into the […]

Publication: Characteristics of American Indian/Alaskan Native Quitline Callers Across 14 States

CLICK HERE FOR PUBLICATION Nicotine & Tobacco Research (June 17, 2016). These findings stress the critical need for tailored efforts to better reach AI/AN commercial tobacco users who are considering treatment, in order to make meaningful gains in commercial tobacco cessation for this vulnerable population. CLICK HERE FOR PUBLICATION

CDC 2016 Cancer Summit Report – Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Collaborating to Advance Cancer Control in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT The Planning Committee is proud to release a report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2016 Cancer Summit, Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The State of Cancer Control in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. The summit convened current and former Division of Cancer Prevention and Control […]

Online Cancer Education Modules

We have eight interactive, online cancer education modules with helpful resources and activities free of charge for CHA/Ps, community health workers, and anyone interested in learning more about cancer. The modules are approved for 2 hours of CHA/P continuing education. Each module was created with input from Alaska Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps), and content experts. […]

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