The mission of the Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program is to envision and work toward cancer-free tribal communities by taking an integrated and coordinated approach to cancer control. In collaboration with 43 Northwest tribes, the Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Project is implementing strategies that will reduce the cancer burden for American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the Northwest.
The Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program serves the 43 federally recognized tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Goals
- Facilitate a process for Northwest tribes to promote cancer risk reduction strategies.
- Provide information on the most current early detection, screening and treatment practices through education and resource materials.
- Provide education regarding quality of life for cancer patients, their families and caretakers.
- Coordinate and collaborate with local and national cancer organizations and individuals.
- Improve Indian-specific cancer control data.
Highlights
New Materials!
Check out our new Breast Cancer materials by clicking on our “Resources” tab below!
Check out our new Sun Safety Policy Guide for Tribal Schools and Communities by clicking on our “Sun Safety” tab below!
Learn how to implement sun safety policies with editable templates from the Resource Guide, a companion to the Sun Safety Policy Guide!
New Lung Cancer Awareness Month Social media graphics!
Download and share now from the “Tobacco” tab below!
NEW Colorectal Cancer Video from the Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program
Cancer Survivorship Survey
Help us improve our cancer survivorship interventions!
If you are a Tribal healthcare provider or a cancer prevention advocate serving our Tribal communities in the Northwest we want your help!
The Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program has developed a brief, 10-minute survey focused on cancer survivorship issues.
Your feedback will help our program implement targeted cancer survivorship interventions that better support your communities!
This survey is anonymous and, of course, voluntary.
Cancer Survivorship Survey for Northwest Tribal Healthcare Providers and Cancer Prevention Advocates: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NM5CFFV
If you have any questions you may email Project Director Kerri Lopez at klopez@npaihb.org
History
In 1999, the NPAIHB was the first Tribal organization to receive a CDC Comprehensive Cancer Grant. The Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Control Project (NTCCP) was the first program to form a tribal cancer coalition covering multiple states, develop a tribal comprehensive cancer plan, design a tribal behavioral risk factor survey, and collaborate with a wide network of partners including federal, state, academic, non profit, and private industry partners.
The NTCCP provides technical assistance to tribes on tribal action plans for local cancer activities, resource information, cancer data and cancer education training through a variety of venues including the Clinical Director’s Update, Cancer 101, and Risky Business. NTCCP also participates in tribal health fairs, events, conferences, and trainings.
Since 1998, the Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program (NTCCP) has worked to reduce the burden of cancer affecting Northwest tribal communities. This daunting task was tackled using an integrated and coordinated approach to cancer control, bridging prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end of life care.
Strategies & Funding
Strategies:
The Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Twenty Year Plan – Working Toward Cancer-free Tribal Communities
The Northwest Tribal Cancer Coalition meets regularly with tribal and other comprehensive cancer control partners to address:
- Cancer prevention and control by building partnerships.
- Provide a forum for networking and sharing new information on resources, screening, educational, clinical, and policy updates.
- Empower Tribal communities that have the ability to influence public policy and effect change.
- Provide National, regional, state and local cancer data, research, and evaluation tools for making decisions about cancer prevention and control.
Provide technical assistance in tribal action plan development to help promote local activities in screening, prevention, and education activities in tribal communities.
Provide cancer education training through a variety of venues including the Clinical Director’s Update, Cancer 101, Risky Business and coalition meetings.
Provide resource information to tribal communities on cancer related issues.
Funding:
Project activities are funded by Cooperative Agreement No. U58 DP003935-05 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tobacco
Downloadable Social Media Graphics for Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Pregnancy and Smoking Native American Women.
Stats on AI/AN Women Smoking During Pregnancy Rates
- http://mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa10/hstat/mh/pages/235sdp.html
- https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0251.pdf
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131007094324.htm
Tool Kit for Clinicians: Helping Pregnant Women to Quit
- https://www.acog.org/~/media/Departments/Tobacco%20Alcohol%20and%20Substance%20Abuse/SCDP.pdf
- http://www.tobacco-cessation.org/PDFs/NativeAmericanActionPlan.pdf
Pregnancy, patch, lozenges, and safety
- Oxford University
http://www.bundoo.com/articles/are-nicotine-replacement-products-safe-for-pregnant-women/ - http://www.pregnancy.org/article/nicotine-patch-ok-pregnant-women
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2017064/Mothers-nicotine-gum-unborn-babies-risk.html
Pregnancy and Smoking Marijuana
AI/AN stats on Smoking
- http://mdquit.org/special-populations/why-ethnicity-important-cessation
- http://www.keepitsacred.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/06/NNN-Fact-Sheet_072115.pdf
Commercial Tobacco Facts
- http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/whats-in-a-cigarette.html
- http://www.tobacco.org/
- http://archive.tobacco.org/History/Tobacco_History.html
- http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/american-indians/index.htm#health-effects
AI/AN Tobacco Implementation Survey
- http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/surveys/american_indian/pdfs/ai_ats.pdf
Policy planning in tribal communities - http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(14)00562-5/pdf
Tobacco Prevention AI/AN
Tobacco Cessation
- https://www.ihs.gov/california/tasks/sites/default/assets/File/BP2014-9_CessationisPrevention_Moerner.pdf
- http://www.bhwellness.org/toolkits/Tobacco-Free-Toolkit.pdf
- http://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/mtupp/americanindian.aspx
Clinical Training
Tribal Tobacco Resources
Community training
- https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/publichealth/documents/Tobacco/AmericanIndian/The%20Sacred%20Circle%20of%20Tobacco.pdf
- http://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/publichealth/documents/Tobacco/MTUPPStrategicPlan.pdf
Children and second hand smoke AI/AN
Videos and brochures
- http://indigenouspeoplestf.org/tobacco-programs/
- http://indigenouspeoplestf.org/pdfs/WaybinigaybrochureIPTF.pdf
Traditional Tobacco
Resources
Appointment Companion
GW Cancer
Resource Guide
Cancer Survivorship Tools for Healthcare Professionals
Colorectal Cancer Infographic
Cervical Cancer Infographic
GW Cancer
Contact Us
We look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Kerri Lopez (Tolowa Tribe)
Director, NW Tribal Cancer and Western Tribal Diabetes Projects
NPAIHB “The EpiCenter”
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
503-416-3301
Thomas M. Becker, MD, PhD, Medical Epidemiologist
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