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Tobacco Education and Prevention Technical Support Center (TEPTS)
 The Tobacco Education and Prevention Technical Support Center (TEPTS) program is funded through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health. The TEPTS Center is funded with two cooperative agreement grants from 2005-2010 to provide American Indian specific tobacco control outreach to California and Nevada Tribes, as well as American Indian urban programs in California, Nevada, and Utah.
TEPTS goal is to reduce the initiation of commercial tobacco abuse among youth. Educate youth and adults about the hazards of smoking commercial tobacco. Reduce the amount of exposure of secondhand smoke to people in homes, work, and community buildings. Promote cessation efforts of commercial tobacco abuse. Educate on the sacred and traditional use of tobacco among the American Indian culture. Provide cultural competent trainings and technical support.
Capacity Grant
Target Groups
- CRIHB member tribes and affiliated clinics
- Tribal health programs, education programs and organizations in California and Nevada
- Urban American Indian health programs in California, Nevada, and Utah
- Tobacco control agencies
- CDC Implementation and Capacity Grantee Programs
Priority Areas
- Prevent and reduce Commercial Tobacco Abuse and exposure to secondhand smoke
- Culturally-appropriate prevention of commercial tobacco abuse among American Indian youth
- Promote commercial tobacco cessation among American Indian adults and youth
- Reduce secondhand smoke in American Indian tribal and urban communities
- Provide Mini-grants in an amount up to $2,000 that enable tribal communities to:
- Initiate and implement community norm change related to American Indian youth activities
- Promote cessation among American Indian adults and youth
- Train and provide technical assistance to implement secondhand smoke reduction programs and education
Implementation Grant
Target Groups
- CRIHB member tribes and affiliated clinics
- Tribal health programs, and education programs in California
- CDC Implementation and Capacity Grantee Programs
Priority Areas
- Evaluate promising tobacco programs and strategies for cultural relevance, community competence, program effectiveness, and ability to replicate in American Indian/Alaska Native communities
- Support a network of tribal tobacco control programs to provide guidance and mentoring to CDC Capacity Programs
- Plan and conduct community-level tobacco education and training to prevent initiation among American Indian/Alaska Native youth
- Plan and conduct community-level tobacco education and training to promote cessation among American Indian/Alaska Native youth
- Plan and conduct community-level tobacco education and training to reduce secondhand smoke in American Indian/Alaska Native communities
- Provide Mini-grants in an amount up to $2,000 that enable tribal communities to:
- Initiate and implement community norm change related to American Indian youth activities
- Promote cessation among American Indian adults and youth
- Reduction efforts regarding secondhand smoke exposure in tribally-owned buildings and in homes
Working To Keep Tobacco Sacred
 Traditional and cultural use of tobacco has had a sacred purpose with many American Indian tribes. It is used for prayer, to show respect, to heal, and give spiritual protection. Tobacco was never meant to be abused. Sacred use of tobacco does not include the use of commercial tobacco products.
Did You Know?
American Indians in California smoke and chew commercial tobacco twice as much as other Californians.(1)
40% of American Indian deaths in California are related to commercial tobacco abuse. (2)
Native tobacco and its smoke are effective for curing a number of ailments, including: muscle aches, ear aches, soothes swelling, skin infections, and tooth aches. (3)
1. Hodge, F.S. Prevalence of Smoking/Smokeless Tobacco Use In 18 Northern California American Indian Health Clinics, Volume A, American Indian Cancer Control Project, Berkeley, CA 1994 2. Hodge, F.S., It's Your Life-It's Our Future Stop Smoking Project: A Report on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. National Cancer Institute; 1999: 72. 3. Teach Children to Respect Beliefs about Traditional Tobacco Use, AITEP, 2000.
TEPTS IS YOUR RESOURCE CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN SPECIFIC TOBACCO CONTROL SERVICES
CTE Training
Cultural Competency Training
Secondhand Smoke Training
TEPTS Mini Grants
Five 'A's Training
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