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INFOGRAPHIC: Sacred Traditional Tobacco for Healthy Native Communities

Thank you the American Indian Cancer Foundation for this new infographic, located HERE.

Cancer: Planning for the Future

Check out the new motion graphic on the CDC home page. This is a new way to present ideas about cancer incidence and mortality – based on great analyses by Dr. Hannah Weir. Take a look, and share with partners, grantees, friends, and family! www.cdc.gov/cancer

INFOGRAPHIC: Going Smokefree Matters – Casinos

Infographic – Going Smokefree Matters – Casinos CLICK HERE FOR PDF Visit www.cdc.gov/tobacco

Can smoking kill cat videos? A bold public health ad says yes

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM NPR By Angus Chen After the Grammys, social media were awash in Hamilton and Kendrick Lamar shares, but cats took the Web like they owned it. In a 30-second ad, house cats sent a chilling memo to smokers: The health of the Internet is at stake. The montage of cat videos […]

Palo Alto looks to raise age for tobacco sales

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE From Palo Alto Online By: Gennady Sheyner PALTO ALTO, Calif. – Seeking to make Palo Alto a regional leader in a crusade against cigarette smoke, city officials are preparing to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco to 21 and to ban smoking in local apartment buildings and condominium complexes. The two proposals would […]

APPLY NOW! Prevent Cancer Foundation – 2016 Community Grants

FURTHER DETAILS HERE! Announcing the Prevent Cancer Foundation 2016 Community Grants Cycle! Apply now! Share with groups in your community! The purpose of the Community Grants is to provide the needed resources to support organizations which have strong ties to their local communities and which have programs that focus on helping people prevent cancer […]

Blog: You Can Quit Smoking at Any Age

By Tammi Meissner – SEARHC WRANGELL, Alaska – My Grandma, Yvonne (Bakke) Stough, started smoking in 1942 at the age of 17. Grandma said “I started smoking because everybody smoked. Back then we didn’t know it was bad for you.” She married my Grandpa Richard Stough, in 1949. He smoked an average of three packs […]

February 2016 Newsletter

The National Native Network released it’s February 2016 Newsletter. Download here!

Tobacco Dependence: Prevalent, Lethal, and Neglected as a Chronic Disease

By Edy Rodewald On February 2, 2016, SEARHC presented at the 33rd annual Alaska Health Summit in Anchorage, entitled “Health Across the Generations.” Sessions focused on ways the public health community can support and promote optimal health and wellness across the life span, including health policy and systems change, the social and economic determinants of […]

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is February 16

By Edy Rodewald SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and other Alaska Native organizations take an annual paid holiday on February 16 to honor the life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Peratrovich. This date was established by the Alaska Legislature as the anniversary date of the signing of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, a bill […]

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