Save the cold turkey for Thanksgiving: Other ways available to quit smoking

American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest smoking rates in the U.S., but more than half of smokers want to quit.  This article from the Native Health News Alliance talks a bit about other ways available to Natives to help quit smoking. http://www.nativehealthnews.com/quit-smoking/

Updates on how the CDC is Helping Meet the Needs of Cancer Survivors

Cancer is always a large topic of discussion for the AI/AN population.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published updates online on how they are helping to meet the needs of cancer survivors. Journal supplement: http://www.ajpmonline.org/issue/S0749-3797(15)X0006-7 Information about the supplement and individual papers available on CDC website: www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/survivorship-supplement.htm  

Found too late: Cancer preys on rural Americans

Rural Americans and those Natives that live in rural America struggle to have access to health care.  Below is an article from USAToday.com on what Rural Americans face when it comes to getting the proper access to proper health care and cancer screenings. Found too late: Cancer preys on rural Americans

No Shave November!

courtesy of: No Shave November www.no-shave.org   What is No-Shave November? No-Shave November is a month-long journey during which participants forgo shaving and grooming in order to evoke conversation and raise cancer awareness.  Learn more about how you can get involved and start getting hairy! Mission: No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to […]

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
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