nnn Understanding the California Smoker’s Helpline Webinar – May 17, 2016
CLICK HERE FOR FLIER California Indian Tobacco Education (a program of CRIHB) will be sponsoring a webinar with the California Smokers Helpline, “Understanding the California Smokers Helpline.” Many smokers think they have to quit the moment that they call the Helpline, so they do not call. This webinar will help clinic personnel and tribal services […]
nnn E-cigarette poisoning in kids skyrocket, study finds
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Sandee LaMotte from CNN.com (CNN) – The number of children under 6 poisoned by nicotine in e-cigarettes rose by nearly 1,500% between 2013 and 2015, and one child died, according to an analysis of calls to the National Poison Data System published in the journal Pediatrics. More than 90% of the […]
Webinar National Native Network Webinar: May 31, 2016 – Traditional Foods Toolkit
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network and the Indian Health Services Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series: Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country. Title: Traditional Foods Toolkit Date: May 31, 2016 Time: 3 – 4 PM EDT REGISTER NOW HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3160526756430920963 Presenter: Tammi Meissner, Health Educator II/Tobacco Policy, SouthEastern Alaska […]
What Moves You Congratulations to MoveMoreNow.org on 2016 Silver Communicator Award of Distinction
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The National Native Network offers congratulations to Better World Advertising and MoveMoreNow.org for winning the 2016 Silver Communicator Award of Distinction. MoveMoreNow.org and the What Moves You? program are administered by the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Better World Advertising is the agency working […]
Tobacco Is your pet worthy of Instafame?
From TRUTH Fact: cats and dogs are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. Truth has joined forces with DoSomething.org to give you and your pet a chance to – well, do something – about that. By sharing a pet pic captioned with your furry friend’s reaction to the fact that secondhand […]
USET National Native Network Releases April 2016 Newsletter
DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER HERE The National Native Network released it’s April 2016 Newsletter: Included in this issue: National Native Network (NNN) presents to USET NNN and Public Health Law Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law lead workshop at NIHB Tribal Public Health Summit Tribal Tobacco Tax Survey Keynote Speakers announced for 2016 CDC AI/AN Cancer […]
Traditional Tobacco Returning to Tradition
By Mallory Black/Native Health News Alliance ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE Motivation to Quit Smoking from Native Health News Alliance on Vimeo. SAN DIEGO—A little over a year ago, Pernell-Thomas Begay made a New Year’s resolution to stop smoking cigarettes. “I was 29 at the time and I thought, ‘Wow, I’m going to be 30,’ so […]
nnn MCC Tool of the Month – National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: April 10-16
To better prepare and promote National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, April 10-16, use this resource! Find it also on the MCC homepage: www.michigancancer.org. Click here to find easy-to-use information including: A sample article for MCC organization newsletters Quick, ready-to-use data AND data resources MCC exclusive products and resources Social media posts How you can help: […]
Smoking status; Problem behavior theory; American Indian youths; Generalized estimating equations; Positive school activities; Family warmth and support A prospective, longitudinal study of cigarette smoking status among North American Indigenous adolescents
ORIGINAL STUDY HERE from ScienceDirect.com Highlights • Female Indigenous youths had higher rates of smoking than male youths over time. • Problem behavior theory guides us to identify predictors of smoking status. • Generalized estimating equation model was used to investigate longitudinal predictors of smoking status. • Family warmth and support was negatively associated with […]
nnn Gradual Versus Abrupt Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Noninferiority Trial.
LINK TO ORIGINAL STUDY HERE FROM NCBI Abstract Background: Most smoking cessation guidelines advise quitting abruptly. However, many quit attempts involve gradual cessation. If gradual cessation is as successful, smokers can be advised to quit either way. Objective: To examine the success of quitting smoking by gradual compared with abrupt quitting. Design: Randomized, controlled noninferiority […]