LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
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Your Story Can Save Lives |
Tu historia puede salvar vidas |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a national search to find people with compelling stories to be featured in a future Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign. CDC is looking for people who used to smoke and have a smoking-related health condition including, but not limited to: Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), or another smoking-related lung disease.
CDC is also looking for people who used to smoke and have a diagnosed mental health condition such as depression or anxiety, as well as for loved ones who have had to regularly care for someone suffering from a smoking-related health condition. For more information, please visit the Tips recruitment website at www.joincdctips.org. Recruitment will close on May 15, 2021. |
Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) están realizando una búsqueda nacional para encontrar personas con historias convincentes que se incluyan en una futura campaña de Consejos de exfumadores® (Consejos®). Los CDC están buscando personas que solían fumar y tienen una afección de salud relacionada con el tabaquismo que incluye, entre otros: cáncer, enfermedad cardíaca, accidente cerebrovascular, enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) u otra enfermedad pulmonar relacionada con el tabaquismo.
Los CDC también buscan personas que solían fumar y tienen una afección de salud mental diagnosticada, como depresión o ansiedad, así como seres queridos que han tenido que cuidar regularmente a alguien que padece una afección de salud relacionada con el tabaquismo. Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web de reclutamiento de Consejos en www.uneteCDCconsejos.org El reclutamiento se cerrará el 15 de mayo de 2021. |
National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Infographic:
Community Health Workers: Promoting Health Equity
in the Pandemic and Beyond
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The 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey Results
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The National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) conducted the 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey with a broad, national sample that mirrors the population of cancer survivors in the United States. The survey found consistent themes from the first NCCS survivorship survey in 2018, such as: cancer survivors face significant challenges both during and after treatment. While the cancer care team effectively addresses many of the physical effects of cancer treatment, survivors reported that their care team is not as helpful addressing other effects of their cancer, including fatigue, anxiety, and depression. The results also showed differences in the level of empowerment and involvement in decision-making. The majority of patients in the national sample defer to their clinicians for decision-making about their care. Learn more HERE.
To download the executive summary of the report and an infographic click below.
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2021 Messaging Guidebook: Effectively Messaging Cancer Screening
During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The American Cancer Society has released the 2021 Messaging Guidebook: Effectively Messaging Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic, which includes information on both old and new barriers to cancer screening, delivers updated findings on how the pandemic has impacted cancer care, and shares tested messages that will resonate throughout the pandemic. A companion brief and additional communications assets were also developed, to support the return to cancer screening outreach efforts. For more information visit https://www.acs4ccc.org/cancer-screening-and-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ |
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Bilingual Infographic: Smoking, Vaping, and COVID-19
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Webinar:
Taking Action on Colorectal Cancer Preventions
Monday, March 22, 2021 @ 1:00pm ET
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Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States when men and women are combined. However, regular screening can find colorectal cancer when it is small, hasn’t spread, and might be easier to treat. Join our group of experts who will discuss colorectal cancer prevention and diagnosis, as well as colorectal cancer screening and options during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To download the webinar resources (Colorectal Cancer Training Course, Return to Screening Messaging Guide, A {Playbook for Reigniting Cancer Screening During COVID-19) click below.
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La Alianza Geográfica para la Equidad en Salud (GHEA) se ha unido a las redes de Liderazgo Juvenil de CADCA y la Red de Nuestras Voces para presentar una adaptación al español del seminario virtual “Los primeros pasos en el involucramiento de los jóvenes en el control del tabaquismo,” el cual se llevará a cabo el miércoles, 17 de marzo del 2021, de 2:00 a 3:30 pm hora del este.
Este seminario virtual presentará los fundamentos necesarios para el desarrollo de programas auténticos y equitativos, para movilizar a los jóvenes con el objetivo de lograr cambios a nivel poblacional y del entorno en los esfuerzos de prevención del consumo del tabaco y otras sustancias. * This webinar is a Spanish language adaptation of “Youth Engagement in Tobacco Control: Getting Started.” |
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month:
Screening Can Prevent Colorectal Cancer
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CDC’s Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign informs men and women who are 50 years old or older about the importance of getting screened for colorectal cancer regularly. Screening tests help find precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. This prevents colorectal cancer. Screening also can find this cancer early, when treatment works best.
To access the Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign information and resources in both English and Spanish click HERE.
To access the Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign information and resources in both English and Spanish click HERE.
Tips From Former Smokers Campaign: Ten Years Helping People Quit
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CDC is celebrating 10 years since the Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) Campaign first hit the airwaves, inspiring millions of people to try to quit smoking. It was the first-ever federally funded national tobacco education campaign featuring real people telling their stories about their challenges of living with a smoking-related health condition and the importance of quitting for good.
Over the years, the campaign features people suffering from a variety of diseases caused by smoking, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung and other cancers, heart disease and stroke, Buerger’s disease, and gum disease.
The people featured in the campaign could be your parents, grandparents, neighbors, or friends.
To access the campaign information and resources click HERE.
Over the years, the campaign features people suffering from a variety of diseases caused by smoking, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung and other cancers, heart disease and stroke, Buerger’s disease, and gum disease.
The people featured in the campaign could be your parents, grandparents, neighbors, or friends.
To access the campaign information and resources click HERE.
FDA Center for Tobacco Products Virtual Exhibit Booth
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The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) launched a Virtual Exhibit Booth, which provides visitors an opportunity to explore CTP’s resources on the Exchange Lab. This virtual platform provides a “site within a site” series of carefully crafted landing pages (with a unique URL) designed for each of CTP’s targeted stakeholder audiences - public health practitioners, health care providers, school nurses, educators, and tobacco retailers. The pages contain content curated and tailored for each audience. |
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Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Among Women Aged 21–65 Years in a Large Integrated Health Care System — Southern California, January 1–September 30, 2019, and January 1–September 30, 2020
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KPSC patient data provided an opportunity to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening because of the availability of a large volume of data from a diverse population and capacity of detailed monitoring and reporting. Cervical cancer screening rates at KPSC were substantially lower during the COVID-19 pandemic than during the comparable period in the preceding year. Screening rates declined in both routinely screened age groups during the stay-at-home order compared with rates during 2019, with similar declines across all racial and ethnic groups. Read the full report HERE. |
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Facing Hereditary Cancer Empowered (FORCE): Información en español
Research Highlights: Cost Effectiveness of the Tips FromFormer Smokers® Campaign—U.S., 2012−2018During 2012−2018, the Tips From Former Smokers® campaign was associated with an estimated 129,100 premature deaths avoided, 803,800 life years gained, 1.38 million quality-adjusted life years gained, and $7.3 billion in healthcare sector cost savings. Mass-reach health education campaigns, such as Tips From Former Smokers®, can help smokers quit, improve health outcomes, and potentially reduce healthcare sector costs. The article is available online at this link: https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(20)30468-2/fulltext
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New Cancer Facts & Figures 2021
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In the Cancer Facts & Figures 2021, ACS researchers estimate that in the US in 2021, almost 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed. And more than 600,000 people will die from cancer. These numbers do not account for the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has likely had on cancer diagnoses and deaths because they are projections based on reported cases and deaths through 2017 and 2018, respectively. More details about COVID-19 and its impact on cancer is available in the Cancer Facts & Figures report’s Special Section: COVID-19 and Cancer. |
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Webinar: Cervical Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives
Monday, January 25, 2021
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Join us to hear a panel of experts who will discuss cervical cancer screening and diagnosis, and the role of patient navigation as a way to help reduce cancer disparities among the medically underserved. In addition, participants will hear about CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), and how it is being implemented at the community level to provide access to timely cancer screening and diagnostic services.
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To download the Inside Knowledge Gynecologic Cancer Campaign webinar resources click below.
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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
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Webinar: Youth Engagement in Tobacco Control: Getting Started
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Webinar: Towards Ending the Confusion About Breast Cancer Screening
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CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) is partnering with CADCA’s Youth Leadership Initiative and Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network to present a two-part webinar series on youth engagement in tobacco control. Grounded in the CDC’s Youth Engagement in Tobacco Prevention and Control Best Practices User Guide and led by CADCA’s professional youth trainers, this webinar with outline a foundation for an authentic and equitable youth program focused on achieving population-level change in tobacco and other substance misuse prevention efforts.
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Join us in this webinar, to hear a panel of experts from the WISDOM Study discuss the importance of breast cancer screening and how the WISDOM Study is working to determine how to best screen women from diverse communities. Be a part of this very important discussion and learn how to join and/or collaborate to help address breast cancer disparities and improve the health of our mothers, sisters, and daughters, and future generations of women.
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Tobacco Product Use Among Middle & High School Students, US, 2020
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CDC, in collaboration with the FDA, analyzed data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey. During 2019–2020, decreases occurred in current use of any tobacco product, any combustible tobacco product, multiple tobacco products, e-cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco among both high and middle school students. These declines resulted in an estimated 1.73 million fewer current youth tobacco product users in 2020 (4.47 million) compared to 2019 (6.20 million). During 2019–2020, no change occurred in the use of cigarettes, heated tobacco products, hookah, or pipe tobacco. The comprehensive and sustained implementation of evidence-based tobacco control strategies, combined with regulation by FDA, is warranted for continuing progress toward reducing and preventing tobacco product use among U.S. youths. For a copy of the full article click HERE.
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New CDC/OSH's feature article for this year’s Great American Smokeout®:
Breathe Easier – Quit Smoking
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) announces a new feature article for this year’s Great American Smokeout®, observed on November 19th this year. CDC joins the American Cancer Society in urging people in this country who smoke to make a commitment to quit for better health. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs. In addition to causing lung cancer, smoking also makes chronic lung disease worse and increases the risk of severe illness from infections like pneumonia and the flu. Adults who smoke have an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as well. To read the full article click HERE.
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November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic cancer is among the top causes of cancer-related deaths among Hispanics. Nuestras Voces Network partnered with Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer to raise awareness about the symptoms and risk factors of the disease among Hispanics. Consumers can visit Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer website (www.letswinpc.org) for bilingual information on pancreatic cancer or contact the Alliance's Su Familia Helpline at 1-866-783-2645 to find a healthcare provider in their area.
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El cáncer de páncreas se encuentra entre las principales causas de muerte por cáncer entre los hispanos. La Red Nuestras Voces está colaborando con Let's Win! para crear conciencia sobre los síntomas y factores de riesgo de la enfermedad entre los hispanos. Los consumidores pueden visitar el sitio web de Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer(https://letswinpc.org/es/) para obtener información bilingüe sobre el cáncer de páncreas o comuníquese con la línea de ayuda Su Familia al 1-866-783-2645 para encontrar un proveedor de servicios de salud en su área.
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FORCE Blog: Doing a Better Job at Reaching Latinx People and
Families About Hereditary Cancer
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Many people of Hispanics background are not being offered genetic counseling and testing as recommended by national guidelines. These individuals have similar risk for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 inherited mutation than non-Hispanic Whites, yet they are significantly less likely to undergo genetic counseling. Read FORCE's blog by researchers who want to change that equation by studying telephone genetic counseling to address some of the language barriers to genetic counseling and testing. To read the blog click HERE.
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New Cancer Resource from the American Cancer Society:
Guidance on Cancer Screening During COVID-19
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Early detection of cancer through screening reduces mortality from cancers of the colon and rectum, breast, uterine cervix, and lung. Yet, far too many individuals for whom screening is recommended remain unscreened, and this situation has been aggravated by the substantial decline in cancer screening resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the pandemic-related disruptions will likely exacerbate existing disparities in cancer screening and survival across groups of people who have systemically experienced social or economic obstacles to screening and care. These ACS reports provide guidance on how public health agencies, health care providers, and screening advocates across the nation can promote and deliver cancer screening appropriately, safely, and equitably during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Download the full toolkit of guidelines HERE |
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Join the WISDOM Study During Hispanic Heritage Month/Únase al Estudio Wisdom durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana
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Nuestras Voces Network & Buena Salud Club
Gynecologic Cancers Bilingual InfoCard
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Nuestras Voces Network released a bilingual print and digital InfoCard to raise awareness about gynecologic cancers. The bilingual InfoCard has been mailed to the 20,000+ members of the Alliance's Buena Salud Club. The InfoCard provides information about the types of gynecologic cancers, what women can do to help lower their risk, and information about the symptoms. The InfoCard also provides the Alliance's helpline number for consumers to call for more information, as well as the link to CDC's bilingual website on gynecologic cancers. To request printed copies of the InfoCard send an email to nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org
To download the digital version of the bilingual InfoCard click on the files below:
To download the digital version of the bilingual InfoCard click on the files below:
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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! /¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Association Between the Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign and Smoking Cessation Among Adults, United States, 2012–2018
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In March 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign—the first federally funded anti-smoking ad campaign—which profiles real people who are living with serious long-term health effects from smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. To assess the campaign’s impact on quit attempts and sustained-quits, CDC analyzed data from a nationally representative longitudinal survey of U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes during 2012–2018.
The research brief is available online at https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/20_0052.htm |
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Tobacco Product Use Among High School Students— Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019
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Although current cigarette smoking, cigar smoking, and smokeless tobacco use has decreased among high school students, the increased prevalence of electronic vapor product use among youths is concerning. Continued surveillance for all tobacco product use is warranted for guiding and evaluating public health policy at the local, state, tribal, and national levels. Report highlights include:
Ever tobacco product use, 2019
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2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey
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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship released the results of the 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship survey, which include new data surrounding cancer patients’ mindsets during and after treatment and important preparation, experience and needs in post-treatment information and care. NCCS conducted the 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey with a broad, national sample that mirrors the population of cancer survivors in the United States. They found consistent themes from the first NCCS survivorship survey in 2018, such as: cancer survivors face significant challenges both during and after treatment. While the cancer care team effectively addresses many of the physical effects of cancer treatment, survivors reported that their care team is not as helpful addressing other effects of their cancer, including fatigue, anxiety, and depression. To access the report and infographic click HERE
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
Understanding Early Onset of Breast Cancer
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in collaboration with CDC has launched a free online course series Understanding Early Onset Breast Cancer. These courses are available to obstetrician-gynecologists and other women’s health care clinicians including family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and genetic counselors. In addition, ACOG released an Infographic and a toolkit that includes an email newsletter blurb, social media posts and a Dropbox link with digital assets for use with social media channels. To download the toolkit, please click below.
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Spanish Guide for Patient Navigators - A Supplement to the Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals
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This guide developed by the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center, along with Navegación de Pacientes Internacional, and the Latino Cancer Institute, provides the foundational knowledge that Spanish speaking oncology patient navigators need, as well as free resources and tools that can be put into practice immediately.
Download the guide today by visiting bit.ly/SpanishPNGuide2020 or clicking on the button below: Esta guía en español desarrollada por el Centro de Cáncer de la Universidad George Washington (GW), junto con la Navegación de Pacientes Internacional y el Instituto Latino del Cáncer, proporciona el conocimiento fundamental que los navegantes de pacientes oncológicos necesitan, así como recursos y herramientas gratuitas que se pueden poner en práctica inmediatamente.
Descargue la guía hoy visitando bit.ly/SpanishPNGuide2020 o haciendo clic en el botón a continuación: |
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COVID Symptom Study Bilingual App
(with cancer related questions)
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Stand Up To Cancer announced an initiative that will both help scientists understand the coronavirus pandemic and ensure the needs of cancer patients and survivors are being included as the research goes forward. The COVID Symptom Study was created by doctors and scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, King's College London and Stanford University School of Medicine, working with ZOE – a health science company. The app will be used to study the symptoms of COVID-19 and track the spread of this virus.
At SU2C’s advice, scientists added questions related to a cancer diagnosis and treatments, such as if they are living with cancer, what type of cancer, what treatment they are receiving, if they are in a clinical trial and where they are receiving treatment. The medical community knows that individuals with cancer and those receiving anti-cancer therapies are at increased risk for having a more severe course of the illness, although more research is being done to better understand the connection. The App is available in both English and Spanish: English - https://covid.joinzoe.com/us Spanish - https://covid.joinzoe.com/us-post/spanish-covid-app |
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NEW NCI Webpage: Coronavirus & Cancer /
Nueva página web del NCI: El coronavirus y el cáncer
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Many people with cancer have questions about coronavirus. This new web page presents information about coronavirus and COVID-19, including:
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Muchas personas con cáncer tienen preguntas sobre el coronavirus. Esta nueva página web presenta información sobre coronavirus y COVID-19, que incluye:
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SAMHSA Guide on Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) just released a new guide as part of their ‘Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series’ called Reducing Vaping among Youth and Young Adults. With this guide, SAMHSA’s goal is to inform school administrators, community leaders, educators, parents, policy makers, and others about the rising rates of vaping among youth and the need for targeted prevention programs and policies, as well as a comprehensive vaping reduction strategy. This guide discusses effective programs and policies to prevent vaping among youth and young adults, challenges to reducing e-cigarette use and vaping, and program and policy implementation strategies that can be used to address those challenges.
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Nuestras Voces & GWCC Cancer: Patient Survivorship Tool in Spanish
Nuestras Voces Network partnered with the George Washington Cancer Center to develop the Spanish version of a tool to support patients who have finished cancer treatment prepare for their next doctor’s visit. The worksheet is available as a formatted version and as a version that can be adapted.
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To download the worksheet in English and for additional resources for patients and providers visit the GW Cancer Center's Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit website at: smhs.gwu.edu/cancercontroltap/resources/advancing-patient-centered-cancer-survivorship-care-toolkit
World No Tobacco Day 2020
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Día Mundial del Tabaco 2020
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SMOKE-FREE OREGON: Together We Are Stronger Than Big Tobacco/
Juntos somos más fuertes que las grandes empresas de tabaco
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Oregon Health Authority launched a new media campaign and website that focuses on actions real people in Oregon are taking to protect the next generation of youth from nicotine addiction. https://smokefreeoregon.com/stronger-together/ |
La Autoridad de Salude de Oregon lanzó una nueva campaña de prevención del uso del tabaco para medios de comunicación y con un nuevo sitio web, que se enfoca en las medidas que los habitantes de Oregón están implementando para proteger a las futuras generaciones de jóvenes de la adicción a la nicotina.
https://smokefreeoregon.com/mas-fuerte-juntos/ |
Webinar: Beyond Translation: Reaching Hispanic Communities with Effective Tobacco Cessation Messaging Campaigns
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET
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This webinar will focus on the development and implementation of the New Mexico’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program media campaign to connect Spanish-speaking communities to effective cessation support and quitline services. Speakers will discuss the approaches and strategies utilized during the campaign development and will highlight the successes and challenges when assessing the campaign’s effectiveness.
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Target Audience: Health Departments’ tobacco program directors and managers, health educators, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities. To download the webinar slides please click below.
To download the webinar resources click below.
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To view the recording of the webinar please click below.
To view the campaign ad go to:
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New Social Media Toolkit:
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Hable con alguien, una nueva herramienta interactiva para pacientes
con cáncer de mama triple negativo
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La serie Habla con alguien también incluye videos en otros temas importantes para los sobrevivientes de cáncer.
Para ver la serie completa de videos haga clic AQUÍ. Un proyecto de la Asociación Nacional de Directores de Enfermedades Crónicas y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (Oficina de Apoyo Estatal, Tribal, Local y Territorial de los CDC). |
SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week (NPW) 2020
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National Prevention Week (NPW) is a public education platform that promotes prevention year-round through providing ideas, capacity building, tools, and resources to help individuals and communities make substance use prevention happen every day. NPW 2020 will take place May 10–16, 2020. Each year around NPW, communities and organizations across the country come together to raise awareness about the importance of substance use prevention and positive mental health. Visit www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week to join in and learn more about National Prevention Week 2020 and how you can get involved!
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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Webinar: Advancing Health Equity in Tobacco Control through Tailored Interventions
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET
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As tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, tobacco-related disparities disproportionally affect populations defined by race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental health status, educational level, socioeconomics, and geographic location. Tailoring cessation interventions and resources to target audiences can promote engagement and are promising practices to improve cessation outcomes.
Join the Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network and ASPIRE Network to hear about:
2020 Surgeon General's Report on Cessation Resources:
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To download the webinar slides please click below.
Download the Nuestras Voces & APPEAL Cessation Toolkit below.
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Screening for Lung Cancer – 10 States, 2017
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016. Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer at an early stage when treatment can be more effective. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual lung cancer screening for adults aged 55–80 years who have a ≥30 pack-year cigarette smoking history and currently smoke or have quit <15 years ago. In 10 states, one in eight persons aged 55–80 years met USPSTF criteria, and, among those meeting USPSTF criteria, only one in eight reported a lung cancer screening exam in the last 12 months. Public health initiatives to prevent cigarette smoking, increase smoking cessation, and increase recommended lung cancer screening could help reduce lung cancer mortality.Read the full report HERE. |
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What You Need to Know About Quitting Smoking
Advice from the Surgeon General
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The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams announced the publication of a comprehensive new report on tobacco cessation. This is the first Surgeon General's Report that focuses solely on smoking cessation since 1990, highlighting what we currently know about the health benefits of cessation and proven interventions to help people quit smoking. Materials include:
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Nuestras Voces Network & SelfMade Health Network
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Infographic
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Cancer Facts & Figures 2020
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The death rate from cancer in the US declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society. The decline in deaths from lung cancer drove the record drop. Deaths fell from about 3% per year from 2008 - 2013 to 5% from 2013 - 2017 in men and from 2% to almost 4% in women. However, lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer death.
A total of 1,806,590 new cancer cases and 606,520 deaths are expected in the US in 2020, which is about 4,950 new cases and more than 1,600 deaths each day. The numbers are reported in “Cancer Statistics, 2020,” published in the American Cancer Society’s peer-reviewed journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The annual report estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the US each year. The estimates are some of the most widely quoted cancer statistics in the world. The information is also released in a companion report, Cancer Facts and Figures 2020, available on the interactive website, the Cancer Statistics Center. |
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
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El cáncer de cuello uterino es altamente prevenible en la mayoría de los países del Hemisferio Occidental, ya que hay pruebas de detección y de una vacuna para prevenir infecciones por el VPH. Cuando el cáncer de cuello uterino se detecta en sus etapas iniciales, sus posibilidades de tratamiento son muy altas y está asociado a una larga supervivencia y buena calidad de vida. Para aprender saber cómo reducir su riesgo y acerca los síntomas, los factores de riesgo, las pruebas de detección y diagnóstico y tratamiento para el cáncer de cuello uterino visite: https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/cancer/cervical/basic_info/
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Cervical cancer is highly preventable in most Western countries because screening tests and a vaccine to prevent HPV infections are available. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life. To learn how to lower your risk and about the symptoms, risk factors, screening tests, and diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer visit: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/basic_info/
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Nuestras Voces Network is Partnering with Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer to Raise Awareness About Pancreatic Cancer
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Pancreatic cancer is among the top causes of cancer-related deaths among Hispanics. Nuestras Voces Network is partnering with Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer to raise awareness about the symptoms and risk factors of the disease among Hispanics. Consumers can visit Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer website (www.letswinpc.org) for bilingual information on pancreatic cancer or contact the Alliance's Su Familia Helpline at
1-866-783-2645 to find a healthcare provider in their area.
1-866-783-2645 to find a healthcare provider in their area.
NCCRT Webinar – What Do The Data Tell Us: What Can We Learn From The Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate Trends Over Time?
Date: January 30, 2020
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide a look at the latest data that informs how we are doing as a nation with our efforts to reach an 80% colorectal cancer screening rate. The webinar will include a review of the key colorectal cancer screening data sets: BRFSS, NHIS, HEDIS, and UDS. You will hear from experts as they give an update on where we are progressing and where we still need to focus, to help inform your work ahead.
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This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration is required.
Register HERE.
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide a look at the latest data that informs how we are doing as a nation with our efforts to reach an 80% colorectal cancer screening rate. The webinar will include a review of the key colorectal cancer screening data sets: BRFSS, NHIS, HEDIS, and UDS. You will hear from experts as they give an update on where we are progressing and where we still need to focus, to help inform your work ahead.
Speakers:
- Djenaba A. Joseph, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Colorectal Cancer Control Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stacey Fedewa, Senior Principal Scientist, Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Inc.
- Mary Barton, MD, MPP, Vice President, Performance Measurement, National Committee for Quality Assurance
- Minh Nguyen, Pharm D, MPH, Public Health Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration is required.
Register HERE.
GW Cancer Center Releases Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center released the Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit, a companion mini-module as part of the Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers and peer forum. Comprehensive cancer control programs and coalitions can use it to provide training and technical assistance to health care providers or organizations focused on improving patient-centered cancer survivorship care in their state, tribe, or territory. It includes a workshop planning and facilitation guide, workshop slide deck, as well as a list of relevant survivorship resources. To learn more click HERE.
Using Inside Knowledge Campaign Materials to Improve
Gynecologic Cancer Knowledge in Underserved Women
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Mary Puckett, PhD, Julie Townsend, MS, Jenny Rees Patterson, MPH, Donna Shaw, BS, Yvonee Wasilewski, PhD, MPH, and Sherri L. Stewart, PhD
Abstract: Purpose: About 30,000 U.S. women die each year from gynecologic cancer, which disproportionately affects underserved and minority populations. This project aimed at increasing and assessing awareness of risk, symptoms, and recommended screenings and prevention activities in underserved women, through unique collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Inside Knowledge (IK) campaign, which was designed to educate women about gynecologic cancer, and the CDC’s national network of organizations to reduce cancer-related disparities. Methods: CDC’s national network and the IK campaign partnered to deliver tailored educational sessions about gynecologic cancer to three populations of women served by the participant organizations. Participant organizations included the National Behavioral Health Network (NBHN), Nuestras Voces (NV), and SelfMade. Pre and post-session questionnaires were administered to assess knowledge changes. Results: Knowledge changes for risk factors, screening, and HPV vaccination varied by network organization, but all sessions increased correct identification of some symptoms. Baseline knowledge also varied among organization participants. Conclusions: Sessions were effective in increasing awareness of gynecologic cancer among underserved women; however, organizational information uptake differed. Additional resources containing specific interventions appropriate to particular underserved populations may be beneficial in increasing healthy behaviors, leading to a reduction in gynecologic cancer disparities. |
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A New Resource from ASTHO: The Breast Cancer Disparities Online Toolkit
The Breast Cancer Disparities Online Toolkit provides a coordinated guide of recommendations to operationalize best practice interventions by mobilizing data resources more effectively to address disparities in breast cancer mortality. The purpose of the toolkit is to provide resources on identifying, measuring, and addressing breast cancer disparities. It is designed to provide state and local health departments, as well as other breast cancer stakeholders such as cancer registries, healthcare providers, and healthcare payers, with a comprehensive roadmap for how to work achieve equitable progress reducing disparities in breast cancer mortality. The toolkit includes:
- A set of phases to operationalize best practice interventions and mobilize data resources to address health disparities in breast cancer mortality and advance health equity in local health departments.
- Recommendations public health agencies can reference to advance their current practice toward addressing breast cancer mortality.
- 15+ case studies from public health agencies that describe how they advanced systems change, stakeholders that supported the work, and lessons learned to advise others. And,
- 80+ resources from allied organizations and others who support the breast cancer care continuum.
¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
Update: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping |
Actualización sobre el brote de lesiones pulmonares asociado al uso de cigarrillos electrónicos o vapeo |
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CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a multi-state outbreak of lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products. For more information visit:
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Los CDC, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA), departamentos de salud estatales y locales, y otros socios clínicos y en el área de la salud pública están investigando un brote multi-estatal de lesiones pulmonares asociado al uso de productos de cigarrillos electrónicos o vapeo. Para más información visite: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/spanish/enfermedad-pulmonar-grave/index.html
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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month!
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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month! This video discusses the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of gynecologic cancer.
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Septiembre es el Mes de la Concientización sobre el Cáncer Ginecológico. Este video habla sobre la importancia de conocer los signos y síntomas del cáncer ginecológico.
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention announced the release of the Million Hearts® Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP)The Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP) was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the purpose of helping healthcare professionals in outpatient, inpatient, and behavioral health settings, as well as public health professionals who partner with these groups, to implement systems and strategies that improve care for patients who use tobacco. The Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP) is available at: https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/files/Tobacco_Cessation_Change_Pkg.pdf.
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Vaping Illnesses: Consumers can Help Protect Themselves by Avoiding Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products
The FDA is providing consumers information to help protect themselves while health officials investigate recent illnesses following the use of vaping products. Consumers are likely aware of the recent reports of respiratory illnesses — including some resulting in deaths – following the use of vaping products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remains deeply concerned about these incidents and is working closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state and local public health partners to investigate them as quickly as possible. To read more click HERE |
Enfermedades relacionadas con los vaporizadores para fumar: Los consumidores pueden protegerse evitando usar líquidos electrónicos que contengan tetrahidrocannabinol (THC)
La FDA proporciona información a los consumidores, mientras que los funcionarios de salud investigan enfermedades recientes por uso de vaporizadores para fumar. Los consumidores probablemente estén al tanto de los informes recientes sobre enfermedades respiratorias, incluyendo algunas que resultaron en fallecimientos, con el uso de vaporizadores electrónicos para fumar. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) continúa profundamente preocupada por estos incidentes y está colaborando estrechamente con los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), así como con aliados del sector de la salud pública tanto locales como estatales, para investigarlos lo antes posible. Para leer más haga clic AQUÍ |
2019 Colorectal Cancer Screening Messaging Guidebook:
Recommended Messaging to Reach the Unscreened
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The guidebook developed by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) and the American Cancer Society is based on new market research on screened and unscreened populations and is designed to help clinicians, health plans, health organizations, employers, family members and others convince more people to get recommended screening. It includes new market-research tested messages, insights into reaching common personas, including Fearful Delayers, Invincibles, Preoccupied Busy Bees and the Financially Challenged, and other findings that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community. To download a copy of the guide visit: nccrt.org/resource/2019messagingguidebook/
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New Portals Provide Resources for High Risk Women and Patients with Metastatic Prostate or Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) has created new portals with links to the most requested information, research, support and resources on Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, High Risk Women. For more information, visit the portals at:
For more information about FORCE click HERE |
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Colorectal Cancer Alliance: 2019 Young-OnsetColorectal Cancer Survey
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WEBINAR: ASTHOConnects: Ask the Experts Panel on JUULs in Schools
Monday, July 29, 2019 at @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm EDT
E-cigarette use among youth and young adults is a growing epidemic. JUULs, a widely-available e-cigarette device sold by JUUL Labs, have become so popular that they account for nearly half of the e-cigarette market. The product’s appeal to youth is attributed to its high nicotine content, sleek shape, and assortment of flavors. In an attempt to reduce JUUL use among youth, increased prevention efforts have been implemented in school districts around the country.
Join ASTHO for a virtual session that will bring together expert panelists from Kansas public schools, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Stanford University to discuss strategies to reduce JUUL use in schools. This event, which will feature panelists speaking live on webcam, is a unique opportunity to connect with public health leaders on a pressing issue. The discussion will be centered around questions submitted by participants during registration, and any resources mentioned during the conversation will be made available by download post-meeting.
To help create an engaging, informative conversation, please submit at least one question when you register.
To view the recording of the webinar please click HERE
Join ASTHO for a virtual session that will bring together expert panelists from Kansas public schools, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Stanford University to discuss strategies to reduce JUUL use in schools. This event, which will feature panelists speaking live on webcam, is a unique opportunity to connect with public health leaders on a pressing issue. The discussion will be centered around questions submitted by participants during registration, and any resources mentioned during the conversation will be made available by download post-meeting.
To help create an engaging, informative conversation, please submit at least one question when you register.
To view the recording of the webinar please click HERE
WEBINAR: What Works: Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Hispanics, Asian & Pacific Islander Populations
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT/ 12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Join the Nuestras Voces and APPEAL Networks for the webinar: What Works: Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Hispanics, Asian & Pacific Islander Populations. The program will highlight resources to support efforts for cervical cancer education and prevention, and present examples of implemented interventions in Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander communities, such as the Es Tiempo Campaign: A focus on clinic and environmental cues to promote screening and the Papalooza Screening Event: An effort to increase delivery of affordable cervical cancer screenings for uninsured women. Target Audience: Cancer program directors and managers at health departments, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other health providers and stakeholders working with local communities. |
To view the recording of the webinar please click below.
To download the webinar slides please click below.
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Updated Spanish Web Content on E-Cigarettes from
CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health
The CDC Office on Smoking and Health has updated its Spanish web content on e-cigarettes and is now available at www.cdc.gov/e-cigarillos. There are also separate fact sheets tailored for parents, teachers, and health care providers available at www.cdc.gov/e-cigarettes.
Cáncer en las comunidades LGBTQ Infographic
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June is Pride Month!
Don't miss the Nuestras Voces & National LGBTQ Cancer Networks Joint Webinar:
Cancer & Latinx LGBTQ Populations
Thursday, June 27, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
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Join the Nuestras Voces Network and the National LGBTQ Cancer Network for a special collaborative webinar: Cancer & Latinx LGBTQ Populations. In this webinar you will learn about cancer and tobacco related health disparities among Latinx LGBTQ populations. The webinar will also highlight available resources and materials to support outreach and education activities.
Presenter: The webinar will feature Dr. Natalie Alizaga, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Cañada College in Redwood City, CA. Dr. Alizaga's research assesses factors that influence tobacco and cancer-related health cognitions and behaviors among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, low-income populations, and racial/ethnic minorities. Target Audience: Health care providers, public health professionals, health departments, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities. For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org. To download the webinar slides please click below.
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Upcoming Truth Initiative Webinars
Quitting in the Age of Vaping:Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 pm. ET For decades, youth smoking rates have been declining to reach historic lows. Now, the rapid rise of e-cigarette use, declared a youth epidemic by the Surgeon General, threatens to erase this progress against tobacco. More than 3.6 million youth who use e-cigarettes, most of whom were not smokers in the first place, are now vulnerable to long-term nicotine addiction. In fact, new young e-cigarette users, are four times more likely to go on to smoke deadly cigarettes compared to their peers who don’t vape. Join Truth Initiative® for a special Warner Series Webinar to learn about the dangers of youth nicotine addiction and This is Quitting, a first-of-its-kind quit vaping program to address the significant rise in youth vaping. Speakers:
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Tobacco Nation: An ongoing crisisDate: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET) Despite the success of decades of progress in lowering the smoking rates in the U.S. it’s clear that much work remains to be done. This month Truth Initiative released a new report, “Tobacco Nation: An Ongoing Crisis – Examining the Health and Policy Disparities of U.S. States with the Highest Smoking Rates.” This report updates the findings in the first edition of “Tobacco Nation” released in 2017 that identified 12 contiguous states that consistently exceeded the national adult smoking rates, and adds South Carolina to the list. In this webinar we will take an in-depth look at many of the topics covered in our updated Tobacco Nation report. Truth Initiative researchers will also demonstrate an innovative, web-based mapping tool which presents a geographic look at the region, with detailed, county-level smoking, demographic and policy data. To register please click HERE 
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Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer
Key Points
The Annual Report to the Nation provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates (new cases) and mortality rates (deaths) for all races combined.
The Annual Report to the Nation provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates (new cases) and mortality rates (deaths) for all races combined.
- Researchers found continued declines in cancer mortality rates for men, women, and children.
- Overall cancer incidence rates continued to decrease among men and remained stable among women.
- For all age groups combined, incidence and death rates were higher among men than women, but among adults 20-49 years, incidence and death rates were lower among men than women.
- Breast, thyroid and melanoma of the skin for women, with breast cancer far exceeding any of the other cancers; and
- Colorectal, testicular and melanoma of the skin for men.
NCCRT Webinar: 80% In Every Community Communications Guidebook: Recommended Messages For Reaching The Unscreened
Date: July 16, 2019
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide an introduction to the soon-to-be-released 2019 80% in Every Community Messaging Guidebook: Recommended messages to reach the unscreened. The guidebook serves as a resource to both better understand the motivations, attitudes, and barriers of key unscreened populations, while it also recommends market tested messages that can educate and motivate these key audiences on the importance of colorectal cancer screening. The 2019 update to this NCCRT resource includes new findings, new population profiles, and message delivery insights that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community.
Speakers:
Michelle Aubertine, KS&R
Bill Willard, American Cancer Society
This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration will be required.
To register please click HERE
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide an introduction to the soon-to-be-released 2019 80% in Every Community Messaging Guidebook: Recommended messages to reach the unscreened. The guidebook serves as a resource to both better understand the motivations, attitudes, and barriers of key unscreened populations, while it also recommends market tested messages that can educate and motivate these key audiences on the importance of colorectal cancer screening. The 2019 update to this NCCRT resource includes new findings, new population profiles, and message delivery insights that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community.
Speakers:
Michelle Aubertine, KS&R
Bill Willard, American Cancer Society
This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration will be required.
To register please click HERE
Nuestras Voces & NAATPN Networks Infographic:
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Nuestras Voces Network Webinar: Promoting Tobacco Cessation Through Evidence-Based Clinical Interventions and Global Awareness Campaigns
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
In commemoration of World No Tobacco Day 2019, please join the Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network Program webinar: Promoting Tobacco Cessation Through Evidence-Based Clinical Interventions and Global Awareness Campaigns. In this webinar you will learn how oral health faculty and clinicians incorporate tobacco dependence education in their work with students and patients. The webinar will also highlight global campaigns such as World No Tobacco Day, and how multi-sectorial stakeholders can engage and promote its multilingual messaging and communication strategies to raise awareness about the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use in diverse communities. The webinar will also provide information about available resources to support tobacco cessation promotion and education.
Presenters:
Learning Objectives:
Target Audience: Health providers, oral health educators, dental school faculty and students, hygienist students, nurses, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities.
For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org
To view the recording of the webinar and download the webinar slides please click below.
Presenters:
- Joan Davis, RDH, PhD, Professor and Director of Research, Special Projects & Initiatives, A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health; and,
- Dr. Francisco Armada, Advisor, Tobacco Control Program, Pan American Health Organization
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about an evidence-based resource for oral health faculty/educators and clinicians to incorporate tobacco prevention and education in their practices.
- Identify available Spanish language communication materials and resources to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke in Hispanic communities
Target Audience: Health providers, oral health educators, dental school faculty and students, hygienist students, nurses, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities.
For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org
To view the recording of the webinar and download the webinar slides please click below.
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Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has developed the presentation “Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes” designed to educate youth on e-cigarettes, including health risks, the factors that lead to e-cigarette use, and what youth can do to avoid all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. This resource is intended for adults who educate or serve youth ages 11 – 18 (teachers, youth ministers, coaches, scout leaders, etc.). Along with the PowerPoint, OSH has developed a full script and an information for users document. This means the presenter does not require additional information, nor permission to deliver the presentation. For a copy of the full PowerPoint presentation, the information for users, and talking points from CDC OSH’s website click HERE.
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CDC Launches the 2019 Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign
The 2019 Tips ads feature new participants as well as familiar faces. Participants tell stories about the effect of smoking on their lives—and the lives of their family members. Dana is a former smoker whose mother, Terrie, spoke out against smoking, and is featured numerous times in the Tips campaign. Terrie died in 2013 from cancer caused by smoking. Now Dana wants to carry on Terrie’s mission and encourage all smokers to quit. Another ad features actor Leonard Nimoy, who died in 2015 of smoking-related COPD. Leonard used his influence in the last years of his life to speak about the dangers of smoking. His widow, Susan, is joining the Tips campaign to share their story. Tips ads are set to air on network and cable television, in magazines, and online through October 2019. For more information and to download campaign materials click HERE.
Five Reasons Why Calling a Quitline Can Be Key to Your Success
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Want help on how to quit smoking? CDC has a new series of videos that promote the use of quitlines. These videos illustrate what smokers can expect when calling a quitline and the support they can receive to quit smoking for good.
For more information visit: www.cdc.gov/quitline FREE Quit Help: Call to Talk to a Quit Smoking Coach Today! 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) In Spanish: 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (1-855-335-3569) |
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Resources from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products:
Free Web Content and Print Materials
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The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has made available a collection of widgets about the health effects of tobacco use and how avoid vape battery explosions that can be shared on your website. These are available for free through the Center for Tobacco Products’ Exchange Lab which also provides free print materials aimed at communicating the dangers of tobacco use are. For more information visit: digitalmedia.hhs.gov/tobacco/
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April is National Cancer Control Month
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National Cancer Control Month is here! This observance helps increase awareness about the impact of cancer across the nation, and serves as a reminder for people to take action to reduce their risk, and join the mission to prevent and control cancer in all communities. Cancer control focuses on reducing the number of new cancer cases and deaths, and improving the quality of life for cancer survivors. At CDC, this means promoting the use of evidence-based strategies for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Comprehensive cancer control looks at the cancer risk for people, and makes sure that communities with poor cancer health outcomes have the best opportunities for improving health. CDC’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) brings together state, tribal, territorial, and local health departments to develop, put into action, and promote effective ways to prevent and control cancer in communities. To learn more, go to: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/
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New CDC/OSH Article: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Secondhand
E-Cigarette Aerosol Among Middle and High School Students
Over 14.3 million youth were exposed to secondhand emissions from tobacco products in public places in 2017. The study assessed self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes in indoor or outdoor public places among US students. Authors used data from the 2015 and 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a school-based survey of US students in grades 6 through 12. Past 30-day exposures were assessed. From 2015 to 2017, no change in exposure to secondhand emissions from combustible or electronic tobacco products in indoor or outdoor public places was observed among US youth. In 2017, more than half (55.1%, 14.3 million) of US middle and high school students reported exposure to secondhand tobacco product emissions in indoor or outdoor public places. Fully enforced, comprehensive, smoke-free policies for indoor environments that include both combustible and electronic tobacco products can reduce the social acceptability of tobacco product use and protect bystanders from all tobacco product emissions. To access the article, go to: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0531.htm.
CDC and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Release State of Aging And Health in America: Data Brief Series
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State of Aging and Health in America: Data Brief Series are topic-specific documents focusing on public health issues related to older adults. The Subjective Cognitive Decline--A Public Health Issue and Caregiving for Family and Friends--A Public Health Issue are the first two in the series to be released.
These briefs provide public health professionals with the most recent data available on health and age-related conditions, including the importance of brain health, the management of chronic conditions, the burdens of caregiving, to help identify needs and mitigate the future effects of a growing older population. The briefs also provide data by state, age, gender, and ethnicity that can be used by states and other stakeholders to make informed decisions and policies related to these issues. To access the briefs visit: https://www.cdc.gov/aging/agingdata/data-portal/state-aging-health.html |
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health: 2019 Year of Cessation
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Quitting smoking is the most important thing individuals can do to protect their health. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, and the changing landscape of tobacco use demands innovation to expand and improve efforts to help people quit. To bring attention to the critical role of cessation as part of a comprehensive tobacco prevention and control approach, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has declared 2019 the Year of Cessation. To download a copy of the New Year of Cessation Briefing Document click below.
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), and the American Cancer Society joined forces to kick off the new colorectal cancer screening campaign, "80% in Every Community," March 7, 2019. The morning event will be live broadcast on Facebook.com/MayoClinic from 10:00 - 11:00 AM, and the afternoon event will broadcast on Facebook.com/coloncancerroundtable from 2:00 PM - 3:00PM ET. Visit the event webpage to register for the live broadcast. The event features the nation's leading cancer control experts, local health care champions, and survivors exploring strategies for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates with the goal of achieving 80% screening in all communitie
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Tobacco Use By Youth Is Rising: E-cigarettes are the main reason
CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) Website Update
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program's website has been updated with new content and resources including a more user-friendly interface with recent webinars, tools, and publications. The newly updated site also features:
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Seminario virtual en español “Participando en la investigación”
Miércoles, 13 de febrero del 2019 - 11:00am CST (hora central)
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Organizado por la Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico
Acompáñenos, el miércoles 13 de febrero del 2019 a las 11:00am CST (hora central), en nuestro primer seminario virtual ofrecido en español. La Dra. Bárbara Segarra, miembro de los Advocates in Science de Komen, presentará sobre la importancia de la participación en los estudios de investigación. La Dra. Segarra hablará sobre los beneficios de la participación de las mujeres hispanas/latinas en la investigación y en los estudios clínicos, incluyendo las barreras y los mitos relacionados con la participación. Este seminario virtual es gratis y estará disponible para cualquier persona que esté interesada. Regístrese aquí. El proceso de inscripción será en inglés, pero recuerde que el seminario virtual será en español |
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
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More than 12,000 women get cervical cancer every year. Up to 93% of cervical cancers are preventable. All women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30. In 2014, Hispanic women had the highest rate of cervical cancer, followed by black, white, Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) women, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN). Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination helps prevent infection with the HPV types that cause most cervical cancers. The Papanicolaou (Pap) test screens for abnormal cells that may develop into cancer and the HPV test screens for the HPV virus that causes these cell changes. Even though screening works, 10% of women in the US in 2012 reported they had not been screened in the last 5 years. Every visit to doctors and nurses is an opportunity to discuss cervical cancer prevention. No woman should die of cervical cancer. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life. Find out more: www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/index.htm
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“Please pay attention to your health—for you and the people who care about you,” says Cote de Pablo.
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The Great American Smokeout® is November 15
El gran día de no fumar es el 15 de noviembre
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Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. Let the Great American Smokeout event on November 15 be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of smokers across the country in taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing your cancer risk. Plus, the American Cancer Society can help you access the resources and support you need to quit.
Quitting starts here!
Dejar de fumar no es fácil, pues requiere de tiempo y de un plan. No necesariamente se tiene que lograr en un día, pues se puede comenzar con el Día Uno. Deje que el evento El Gran Día De No Fumar el 15 de noviembre, sea la fecha en que inicie su recorrido hacia una vida libre del humo y del tabaco. Formará parte junto con miles de fumadores que participan en todo el país para dar un paso hacia una vida más sana al reducir su riesgo de cáncer. Además, la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer pone a su disposición los recursos y apoyo que requiera para lograrlo.
El final de su hábito comienza aquí.
Quitting starts here!
Dejar de fumar no es fácil, pues requiere de tiempo y de un plan. No necesariamente se tiene que lograr en un día, pues se puede comenzar con el Día Uno. Deje que el evento El Gran Día De No Fumar el 15 de noviembre, sea la fecha en que inicie su recorrido hacia una vida libre del humo y del tabaco. Formará parte junto con miles de fumadores que participan en todo el país para dar un paso hacia una vida más sana al reducir su riesgo de cáncer. Además, la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer pone a su disposición los recursos y apoyo que requiera para lograrlo.
El final de su hábito comienza aquí.
Featured Blog: Nuestras Voces Network and National Behavioral Health Network
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