TRIBAL YOUTH FLASH MOB!

Michigan tribal youth organized a flash mob for tobacco education and awareness at the 2015 Michigan Indian Family Olympics.  There were over 1,015 in attendance.  The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe recorded the flash mob which can be seen here:  https://youtu.be/kpxl1nHG2Iw The youth organizers had participated in a Tribal Youth Tobacco Leadership Program in the spring […]

COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES

  The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends early childhood education programs based on strong evidence of effectiveness in improving educational outcomes that are associated with long-term health and sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving social- and health-related outcomes. When provided to low-income or racial and ethnic minority communities, early childhood education programs are likely to […]
Chris Cooper

American Indian Imagery and Cigarette Branding

As I rode home on the train today, I observed one person bumming a cigarette off of another person.  As the man pulled the pack of cigarettes out of his pocket, I saw the familiar silhouette of an American Indian man wearing a head dress and a sacred pipe.  And as he pulled out the […]

October/November 2015 National Native Newsletter Available

The new National Native Network Newsletter is now available to be read and shared. Topics covered in this newsletter include: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis National Cacner Survivorship Resource Center’s new CRC Curvivorship Care Guidelines Success Story on Northern Valley Indian Health’s Mammogram Screening Program and more. October National Natiive Network Newsletter

Smoke-Free Policies in Multiunit Housing: Smoking Behavior and Reactions to Messaging Strategies

Berg CJ, Haardörfer R, Windle M, Solomon M, Kegler MC. (2015). Smoke-free policies in multiunit housing: smoking behavior and reactions to messaging strategies in support or in opposition. Prev Chronic Dis. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140479 A significant number of U.S. adults live in multi-unit housing (MUH). In the absence of smoke-free MUH policies, residents in these establishments are […]

Reactions to Cigarette Taxes and Related Messaging: Is the South Different?

Study published on tobacco control in the South

FDA Proposes Rule on Products Made or Derived from Tobacco

FDA proposed a rule on the circumstances in which a product made or derived from tobacco, intended for human consumption, will be subject to regulation as a drug, device, or a combination product under the FD&C Act

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Investigational Tobacco Products

Today, FDA issued the “Use of Investigational Tobacco Products Draft Guidance.” When finalized, this guidance will reflect FDA’s detailed recommendations on the use of investigational tobacco products. For the purpose of the draft guidance, an “investigational tobacco product” is a tobacco product that is: (1)  a new or modified risk tobacco product that is not […]

US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation on Cessation

UPDATED U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION ON TOBACCO SMOKING CESSATION IN ADULTS, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN: BEHAVIORAL AND PHARMACOTHERAPY INTERVENTIONS

Walking for Hope @ NIHB Consumer Conference

On Wednesday September 23, the National Native Network will be partnering with the National Indian Health Board and the American Indian Cancer Foundation for Walking For Hope, a part of the NIHB Annual Consumer Conference. The event will be taking place from 6:30AM-7:30AM in Washington DC.      
×

Upcoming Events

Attending any of these upcoming events? Have other events to share? Let us know! Email us at NNN@ITCMI.ORG to share your event information or to get on our list serve for event updates.

 

From SelfMade Health Network | Addressing Social Determinants of Health:  Building Partnerships to Improve Tobacco-related Outcomes | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

National Native Network Presents a Webinar | Colorectal Cancer Prevention in the Alaska Tribal Health System | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | LEARN MORE

2023 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference | The Broadmoor | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Core Conference:  March 29-31, 2023 | Intensive Training Seminars:  March 27 - 28, 2023 | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Tribal Public Health Conference 2023 | Choctaw Casino & Resort, Durant, Oklahoma | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER