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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Sharing Tribal Success Stories in Commercial Tobacco Control & Prevention


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Stephanie Bliss, MS, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Sault Ste Marie, MI
     
The presentation will focus on the process of implementing a brief commercial tobacco intervention in three tribal communities including success and barriers. I will discuss the difference between traditional tobacco and commercial tobacco and why traditional tobacco is important in tribal communities. Finally, the Five A Model that the intervention is based on will be outlined.

Learning Areas:

Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe the implementation process of a brief tobacco intervention in three distinct tribal communities. Explain the difference between traditional and commercial tobacco. Identify the five A’s in the Five A Model (behavior change model).

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I received a BS in Sociology from Eastern Michigan University and a MS in Epidemiology in 2013 from Michigan State University. I have been the Program Manager of the CDC REACH Minority Serving Organization grant for 2.5 years working on commercial tobacco and control through the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan. In addition, I have been working with Tribal Communities for over 6 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 3114.1: CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Minority Serving Organization-Dissemination