nnn Low cost, desire to quit smoking play into youth e-cigarette use
ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Amanda Cuba of CT Post HERE Teens and adolescents who used e-cigarettes for more than six months cited low cost and the desire to quit smoking as two of the biggest reasons for their habit, according to a study by Yale University researchers. The researchers’ goal was to gain insight into the […]
Publications Publication: Characteristics of American Indian/Alaskan Native Quitline Callers Across 14 States
CLICK HERE FOR PUBLICATION Nicotine & Tobacco Research (June 17, 2016). These findings stress the critical need for tailored efforts to better reach AI/AN commercial tobacco users who are considering treatment, in order to make meaningful gains in commercial tobacco cessation for this vulnerable population. CLICK HERE FOR PUBLICATION
Report CDC 2016 Cancer Summit Report – Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Collaborating to Advance Cancer Control in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT The Planning Committee is proud to release a report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2016 Cancer Summit, Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The State of Cancer Control in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. The summit convened current and former Division of Cancer Prevention and Control […]
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We have eight interactive, online cancer education modules with helpful resources and activities free of charge for CHA/Ps, community health workers, and anyone interested in learning more about cancer. The modules are approved for 2 hours of CHA/P continuing education. Each module was created with input from Alaska Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps), and content experts. […]
Traditional Foods Making small changes for healthier families
Mallory Black / Native Health News Alliance SAN DIEGO — It’s summertime across Indian Country. That means sunflowers, tomatoes, sweet grass and squash are popping up all over the Lower Sioux Indian Community garden. “We have some really nice tomato plants, and the strawberries came in good,” describes Beth O’Keefe, a member of the Lower Sioux Indian […]
Youth Tobacco Free Missouri Youth attend Lead On summit
ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Daily Journal Online HERE Leaders from Tobacco Free Missouri Youth (TFMY) convened at the YMCA of the Ozarks for the second “Lead On” youth summit sponsored by the Department of Health and Senior Services, Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program and University of Missouri Tobacco Control Research Center held June 24-26. Sixteen youth from […]
Webinar National Native Network Webinar Series: Native Cancer Wellness
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The National Native Network held their regular webinar series on July 26, 2016. The team from the Salish Cancer Center, Dr. Krisstina Gowin, Roberta Basch, and Dr. Eiko Klimant presented for the NNN with their presentation titled “Native Cancer Wellness.” The three objectives of the webinar are: Identify the unique […]
Tobacco Policy UCLA SAFE Program to help low income residents avoid second hand smoke
ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Jennifer Bihm of Los Angeles Sentinel HERE On April 6, organizers of UCLA SAFE (Smoke Free Air For Everyone) launched a three year program aimed at increasing access to smoke free apartments in low-income neighborhoods in the city of Los Angeles. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the program […]
Trails Glenwood Springs bans public smoking from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m
ORIGINAL ARTICLE from Denver Post HERE It will be OK to light up and smoke a cigarette on downtown Glenwood Springs sidewalks after 10 p.m., under a new ordinance adopted by City Council Thursday. The ordinance prohibiting smoking in several public places around town passed on a 5-1 vote after the change was added at […]
Taxes Pa. cigarette tax will be nation’s 10th highest
ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Don Sapatkin of Philly.com HERE The budget-balancing $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase that takes effect Aug. 1 will make Pennsylvania’s $2.60 levy the 10th-highest in the nation. New Jersey’s $2.70 per pack is ninth. In Philadelphia, the tax will be $4.60 per pack, which includes a $2 surcharge added two years ago to […]