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National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention Network (NNCTAPN)

Populations Served:

Over 550 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Organizations and 23 Urban Tribal Programs

Description:

Founded in 1966, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, a private, nonprofit tribal organization with 501(c) (3) status, serves as a consortium of the twelve federally recognized tribes in Michigan. The mission of the Michigan ITC is to help promote health well-being and quality of life of American Indians /Alaska Native people.  Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan serves as the fiscal and managing agent and partners with the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board - Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project, and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Health System – Tobacco Prevention Program to form the National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention Network.

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. 

Priority Initiatives:

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

  • Provide tribes the scientific knowledge and technical assistance that will allow them to implement tools such as tribal-specific American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Tobacco Surveys so that they can use their distinct surveillance data to inform and improve their own programs
  • Begin the process of collecting data to inform a Promising Practices in Indian Country - a compendium of culturally appropriate interventions that have been scientifically evaluated and have shown to be susscessful amoing AI/AN populations
  • Provide expert guidance in implementing policy -  sometimes at the most basic level
  • Provide real technical assistance that is informed by both science and cultural relevance

For More Information:

National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention Network (NNCTAPN)
Website: http://keepitsacred.org/network/
 
Please contact any of these individuals:

Lisa Kerfoot, MPH
National Network Manager
lkerfoot@itcmi.org
Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
National Native Commercial Tobacco
Abuse Prevention Network
2956 Ashmun Street, Suite A 
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Ph:906-632-6896
Website: http://www.itcmi.org/

Cynthia Tainpeah, MPH
Program Manager
Cynthia.Tainpeah@creekhealth.org
Muscogee Creek Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Health System 
Tobacco Prevention Program
121 W. Broadway
Okemah, Ok 74859
Ph: 918-623-1189 
Website: http://www.theburningissue.org/

Favian Kennedy, MSW
Program Director
researchone@aatchb.org
Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project
1770 Rand Road
Rapid City, SD 57702
Ph :605-721-1922
Fax: 1-605-721-1932
Website:  http://www.aatchb.org/nptpp


 

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