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Accomplishments

  • A Tribal Advisory Board consisting of AI/AN Tribal Leaders and Health Directors from various regions of the country serve as key advocates and advisers to the National Network in order to engage additional tribes as network partners; secure tribal resources to assist tribes in fielding AI/AN Adult Tobacco Surveys; provide expertise in areas of navigating sovereign AI/AN governments; ensure cultural appropriateness in all phases of network activities; and ensure that Network Training Programming meets the needs of specific tribes and regions. 

  • Quarterly conference calls and web based activities have been planned and implemented. National Network membership comprised of AI/AN tribes, tribal organizations, including past and present CDC-OSH funded Tribal Support Centers, membership of CDC-OSH, National TC Partners, and States have been engaged and maintained to create a highly visible and very active AI/AN National Network.

  • On an ongoing basis project partners facilitate learning and information sharing between Network participants, CDC OSH, States, and other national tobacco control partners by providing regular venues of communication by implementing three regional trainings. The first national training was convened on November 12, 2008.  The first training November 12 through 14, 2008 and the training was held at the Embassy Suites in Norman, Oklahoma.  This was a collaborative effort led by the Network and partners were CDC-Office on Smoking and Health and the University of Oklahoma.   Two tracks were offered:  (1) Training in the implementation of the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey and (2) Training in the area of health communication within and among tribes. Over thirty enrolled members of tribes attended the training and the evaluation results suggest that the training was critical to building capacity at the tribal level in the areas of implementation of the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey and in Health Communication in the area of commercial tobacco abuse prevention.

  • The second national training is set for April 21 and 22, 2009 in Rapid City, South Dakota.  Information on the training, including various tracks offered, will be disseminated in mid-February, 2009.