Join the GW Cancer Center's Community of Practice to master rural cancer control. Meet monthly with experts and peers to enhance your knowledge of rural cancer challenges, barriers, and solutions. Perfect for CCC program staff and coalition representatives seeking to strengthen cancer care in underserved communities.
Join the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout on November 21st and make it your quit day. While quitting smoking is challenging, proven treatments like counseling and medicines can help. Discover the health benefits of quitting and access free resources to support your journey toward a healthier life today.
Join healthcare professionals examining the critical connection between vaping and mental health in Michigan teens. Learn regional data insights, identify risk and protective factors including peer pressure and family support, and discover evidence-based prevention strategies tailored for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Michigan tribal teens and young adults can now access This is Quitting, a free, anonymous text message program designed to help them quit vaping. Launched through a partnership between the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan and Truth Initiative, the program provides personalized support, coping strategies, and social encouragement. Clinical trials show participants aged 18-24 had nearly 40% higher quit rates. Enroll by texting SACREDBREATH to 88709.
Project SUN addresses a critical health crisis: up to 42% of American Indian/Alaska Native youth use commercial tobacco. This culturally adapted, evidence-based cessation program integrates traditional elements like Talking Circles, distinguishing commercial from sacred tobacco use. Dr. Claradina Soto presents research demonstrating Project SUN's effectiveness in reducing tobacco use among AIAN youth communities.
Discover how to support Native American patients in quitting tobacco. This webinar covers the Michigan Quitlink and American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program, including referral mechanisms, caller experiences, and free nicotine replacement therapy options for enrolled participants.
Discover Navajo Peacemaking, an ancient Indigenous restorative justice practice rooted in Diné wisdom. Learn how this millennia-old approach resolves conflict, heals trauma, and restores balance through Hózhó—the philosophy of harmony. Join Dr. Paulina Whitehat to explore practical applications in modern settings and communities.
Join the SelfMade Health Network webinar on June 7, 2023, to explore cancer disparities among low-income populations. Learn from leading experts about identifying contributing factors, enhancing care coordination, and implementing interventions to reduce disparities. Earn free continuing education credits across multiple healthcare disciplines while gaining insights on health equity and intersectionality approaches.
GLMA announces scholarships for students, trainees, and historically excluded groups to attend the Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health. Full or partial registration coverage available. Applications due July 30, 2023. Prioritizes BIPOC, intersex, disabled, Indigenous, and Two-Spirit individuals.
The CDC released the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, offering crucial insights into high school students' health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dataset includes new questions on housing instability, community violence, mental health, and protective factors like parental monitoring and school connectedness.
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National Network of Public Health Institutes Annual Conference | New Orleans, LA | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
2026 National Council of Urban Indian Health Conference | Washington, D.C. | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Webinar | Behavioral Health and Tobacco Product Use: Addressing Disparities, Improving Outcomes | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Partners in Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium | Hosted by Great Plains Tribal Health | Great Plains Tribal Health is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Partners in Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium. Travel scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To apply for a scholarship, please indicate so on the registration page and return all necessary documents by April 10, 2026. | ATTENDEE REGISTRATION | VENDOR REGISTRATION
