Wellness One e-cigarette with nicotine leads to adrenaline changes in nonsmokers’ hearts
ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM ScienceDaily.com HERE A new UCLA study found that healthy nonsmokers experienced increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine but there were no increased adrenaline levels when the study subjects used an a nicotine-free or empty e-cig. The findings are published in Journal of the American Heart Association, […]
Tribal Home Visiting Home visits help strengthen maternal, infant health in Native American communities
ORIGINAL ARTICLE BY Katie Pearce of John Hopkins University HERE A baby’s first laugh, in Navajo culture, is cause for formal celebration. Whoever provokes that milestone moment wins the privilege of hosting a “first laugh ceremony” to mark the infant’s full arrival into the earthly world. “That laugh sounds to the world, ‘This is me […]
nnn September 2017 National Native Network Newsletter
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER In this month’s NNN Newsletter: Benefits of a Commercial Smoke Free Facility Funding Opportunity: 2017 Commercial Tobacco-Free College Program – from Truth Initiative Recent Webinar Archives AICTP Crushes Enrollment Goal with 193 for 2017 Tobacco: Honoring our Traditions and our Health Published Articles and Research Funding Opportunities Upcoming Events CLICK […]
Smoke Free Benefits of a Commercial Smoke Free Policy
Tribes have a sovereign right to determine the health of their own people. To adopt and implement a commercial smoke free policy to protect children and elders from the dangers of commercial secondhand smoke is an exercise of that sovereignty. A policy also helps state the Tribe’s position on commercial tobacco and commercial secondhand smoke […]
Truth Initiative 2017 Commercial Tobacco-Free College Program – Funding Available
In the fight to curb commercial tobacco use in the U.S., college campuses have emerged as a critical battleground. That’s because virtually all smokers — 99 percent — start smoking before turning 26 years old. Community colleges and minority-serving academic institutions, including trial colleges, are especially important because they tend to serve students who are […]
Webinar NNN & IHS HP/DP Webinar – Dine’ Food System Movement
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease Prevention present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: Dine Food Access Collaborative Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Time: 3 – 4 PM, EDT ARCHIVE: DOWNLOAD PDF SLIDES HERE Presenter: Gloria Begay, Community Advocate and Educator Learning […]
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease Prevention and the Indian Health Services Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: Michigan Tribal Food Access Collaborative Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Time: 3 – 4 PM, EDT Presenter: Michelle […]
Webinar NNN & IHS HP/DP Present Webinar: “It Sticks! Secondhand and Third hand Smoke”
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease Prevention and the Indian Health Services Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: “It Sticks! Secondhand and Third hand Smoke” Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Time: 3 – 4 […]
Truth Initiative Funding Opportunity: 2017 Tobacco-Free College Program for Community Colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions.
The Truth Initiative is launching its new Tobacco-Free College Program, which offers 17-month grants of up to $20,000 to community colleges and minority-serving institutions to adopt a 100 percent tobacco-free college policy. Register for one of two informational webinars on Aug. 16 and Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. ET. Participation is optional. The deadline for […]
Spirit of Eagles July 2017 National Native Network Newsletter
July 2017 National Native Network Newsletter In this issue: NNN at Spirit of Eagles NNN Webinar Archives AICTP Update CDC Report DOWNLOAD HERE