Tobacco where you live : native communities

Abstract

The goal of Tobacco Where You Live is to empower tobacco control program managers, staff, and partners to understand how commercial tobacco use varies within their communities, overcome challenges, and reduce disparities. Each Tobacco Where You Live brief will cover a topic important to reduce commercial tobacco use in communities with the highest prevalence.The Native Communities brief focuses on how to reduce commercial tobacco use disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. This brief provides information to help you:\u2022 Develop strong relationships with Native leaders and members\u2022 Communicate the harms of commercial tobacco and respect the use of traditional tobacco\u2022 Work with tribes to tailor strategies to reflect their unique cultures, capacities, and challengesIn this brief, use of the term Native applies to both American Indian and Alaska Native people, unless otherwise indicated.The Best Practices User Guides project is funded by CDC contract 75D30120C09195. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC. References to non-CDC sites and the use of advertisements and images do not constitute or imply endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC is not responsible for the content of pages found at external sites. URL addresses listed were current as of the date of publication.Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Where You Live: Native Communities. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2022.native-communities-508.pdfCDC contract 75D30120C0919