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Tobacco Prevention Webinars

Title: FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Campaigns: Our Research Process and Campaign Development Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
October 13, 2021

Description: The presentation will cover three areas of formative research within the Office of Health Communication and Education (OHCE). These three areas include Strategic Concept Focus Groups, Creative Concept Focus Groups, and Copy Testing. Each area serves a particular function in building OHCE’s knowledge base. By covering these levels of formative research, and providing examples, the presentation seeks to inform audiences of common practices to develop research for campaign messaging.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss the Center for Tobacco Products’ (CTP) tobacco public health education campaigns.
  2. Identify steps in campaign development by using clear and tailored messaging.
  3. Summarize understanding of research methodology employed in OHCE’s work.

Speaker: Mario Navarro, PhD
Lead Health Scientist, Food and Drug Administration

IHS Archive Webinars on Tobacco Use Prevention

Health System Driven Clinical Tobacco Treatment and Collaboration with the Chickasaw Nation Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Nation: The Oklahoma Hospital Association’s Lessons Learned and Recommendations Health System Driven Clinical Tobacco Treatment and Collaboration with the Chickasaw Nation: The Oklahoma Hospital Association’s Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Speakers: Eric Finley, MPH and Kelley Willingham, MPH

Description: Research indicates that provider referral of patients to tobacco cessation programs is associated with significantly higher participation rates than simply telling patients they should quit. The Oklahoma Hospital Association’s (OHA) Hospital Helping Patients Quit (HHPQ) team will discuss its experience in helping the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center develop a robust tobacco treatment program including a bi-directional electronic referral to the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline (OTH) for all patients ready to quit.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify steps in organizing an inter-professional team to support tobacco cessation services.
  2. Examine the processes associated with implementing e-referral to the Quitline.
  3. Reference the CDC Best Practice User Guide (evidence-based practices) to help people quit tobacco.

Using Campaigns and Social Media to Address Commercial Tobacco Use Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
July 10, 2019

Presenters: Alberta Becenti, MPH and Michelle Dixon Johns, MA, MPH

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify smoking prevention and cessation campaigns that can be adapted for AI/AN populations.
  2. Enlist available resources to increase awareness about the negative health effects of commercial tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
  3. Educate patients/community on the Smokefree.TXT messaging program that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to quit.

Tribal Sovereignty and E-cigarette Companies: Emerging Concerns Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
April 12, 2019

Presenters: Coco Villaluz, Rae O’Leary, Char Day, and Terra Houska Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, the participants will be able to:

  1. Learn why e-cigarettes are not proven effective cessation devices.
  2. Why e-cigarette use is a problem in Indian Country.
  3. Learn about some of the most recent tactics by e-cigarette companies.

Sacred Circle of Tobacco Youth Manual Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
November 28, 2018

Presenters: Coco Villaluz, Alberta Becenti, and Joshua Hudson

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between commercial and traditional tobacco use.
  2. Recognize the importance of engaging youth to increase the awareness of sacred tobacco.
  3. Identify Sacred Circle of Tobacco as a resource to address commercial tobacco use.

Southwest Tribal Tobacco Coalition Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
August 29, 2018
Presenter: Janna Vallo, MPA, CPS
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between traditional and commercial tobacco and its use.
  2. Build a community tobacco control coalition that provides cessation support for American Indian adults and youth who smoke cigarettes, and those who use other types of commercial tobacco.
  3. Implement practices that incorporate meaningful participation from coalition members.

Two Tobacco Ways: Centering Traditional Tobacco Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
May 30, 2018
Presenter: Coco Villaluz, Lori New Breast, and Joshua Hudson
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the two tobacco ways.
  2. Learn culturally appropriate policy strategies.
  3. Understand how to work with tribal communities to write policy for the way they want to live.

Nicotine Cessation Services Access Workgroup Introduction and Update Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
January 31, 2018
Presenter: Commander Michael Verdugo, Pharm.D, MS
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine available resources offered by the NCSAW (National Cessation Services Access Workgroup) to reduce tobacco dependence.
  2. Discuss how information on tobacco cessation efforts can be better shared and partnerships explored amongst stakeholders.
  3. Facilitate collaboration between I/T/U sites and NCSAW to enhance capacity to deliver evidence based nicotine treatment and prevention interventions.

Traditional Tobacco Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
November 29, 2017
Presenter: Terra Houska
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine the cultural and spiritual importance of traditional tobacco employed by the Lakota/Dakota.
  2. Differentiate between traditional tobacco and commercial tobacco health effects.
  3. Educate tribal communities on the harmful health effects of commercial tobacco use and assist with identifying resources for prevention and control.

It Sticks! Secondhand and Third hand Smoke Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
August 9, 2017
Presenter: Allie Moore, MA and Jovian Henio, CTI
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine the health consequences of commercial secondhand smoke on youth, elders, and community members.
  2. Implement strategies to reduce exposure to "sticky" commercial third hand smoke.
  3. Employ discussions that empower community members to create environmental policies to protect their health from secondhand smoke.