LAAMPP Webinar - Kim Alford, NNCTAPN

National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention

Network

Kim Alford, Program ManagerInter-Tribal Council of Michigan

NNCTAPN Partners• Inter-Tribal Council

of Michigan, Sault St Marie, MI

• Health Education And Promotion Council (HEAPC), Rapid City SD

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tobacco Prevention Program, Okemah OK

• Evaluation: JCW Research & Evaluation Group, Inc.

Mission

To provide a forum for Tribes and Tribal Organizations to obtain and disseminate evidence based and culturally appropriate information in order to identify and eliminate health disparities related to commercial tobacco abuse.

Goals

To create a true national network that actively involves American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and other stakeholders in addressing the disproportionately high commercial tobacco prevalence rates and ensuing adverse health effects among AI/AN populations.

Ongoing Activities

• Ensure cultural appropriateness in all phases of network activities;

• Planning and implementation of quarterly conference calls and web based activities such as webinars

Ongoing Activities • Regional Trainings– AI ATS, Norman OK– Northern Plains Tobacco Control

Institute, Rapid City SD– AI ATS, Minneapolis MN– Tribal Institute on Commercial

Tobacco: Integrating Chronic Disease Interventions, Albuquerque NM

– AN/AI ATS Training ConferenceAnchorage, AK

Accomplishments

• Tribal Advisory Board• Training and Technical Assistance Webinars• Website– www.keepitsacred.org

• Periodic E-newsletter• Tribal Policy Toolkit

NNCTAPN Facebook Page Join us!

• March 2010• Find updates on current events and

happenings• http://www.facebook.com/pages/KeepItSacre

dorg/422096025223?ref=ts• Or go to the “Keep it Sacred” website and click

on the facebook button

Other NNCTAPN Projects

• National Organizations that Serve Minority Communities Initiative to Share Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Eliminate Health Disparities with Local Affiliates and Chapters (MNO REACH US)

MNO Goal

• To inform American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, organizations and service providers through true National Network partnerships; to disseminate evidence based information and provide capacity building opportunities related to the integration of commercial tobacco abuse and prevention strategies into other chronic disease programs.

MNO 5 Strategic Area’s Integrating Commercial Tobacco Abuse and Second Hand Smoke

• Infant Mortality• Diabetes• Cardiovascular Disease• Cancer• Asthma

MNO Activities• Curriculum towards Best and Promising

Practices for Indian Country– Integrating commercial tobacco abuse prevention

and cessation into chronic disease treatment

• National Training• Tribal Institute on Commercial Tobacco: Integrating

Chronic Disease Interventions

• Dissemination of Tools

Tribal College Initiative• Funding for 3 Tribal Colleges to implement the

ATS within their respective Tribal Communities– Application process– Training and Technical assistance provided

• Selected Colleges:– Dine’ College, Tsaile, Arizona– Stone Child College, Box Elder

• Generate data that can inform and improve the development of Tribal policies aimed at reducing the consumption of tobacco products and exposure to second hand smoke.

NNCTAPN Next Steps

• Continue website, newsletter, facebook– To inform and keep abreast of current tobacco

related issues and activities – Increase network members• Register on website• Join us on facebook

• Develop Position Paper Publications, Journal Articles, trainings, calendar of events, other publications

Next Steps…continued

• Continue Technical Assistance conference calls and/or webinars– September 8th, MI Dept. of Community Health • Update on FDA Tobacco Regulations

• Convene a National Tribal Policy Institute• Develop “Promising Practices for

Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs” – Highlighting evidenced based strategies to

implement smoke free policies in Indian Country

Kim Alford, BS, CHES, TTSProgram ManagerNational Native Commercial

TobaccoAbuse Prevention Network

kalford@itcmi.orgwww.keepitsacred.org