Assessing Needs for Cancer Education and Support in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities in the Northwestern United States.

American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) experience significant cancer disparities. To inform future public health efforts, a web-based needs assessment survey collected quantitative and qualitative data from AI/AN community health workers and cancer survivors in the northwestern United States. Content analysis of qualitative responses identified themes to contextualize quantitative results.

The Native Comic Book Project: native youth making comics and healthy decisions.

Background: American Indians and Alaska Natives have traditionally used stories and drawings to positively influence the well-being of their communities.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the development of a curriculum that trains Native youth leaders to plan, write, and design original comic books to enhance healthy decision making.

Methods: Project staff developed the Native Comic Book Project by adapting Dr.

A case study of the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency's comprehensive cancer control planning and community mobilization process.

Background: The high rates of cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives are of growing concern.

Context: In response to high cancer rates, national, state, and tribal organizations have worked to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and screening practices related to cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and to increase awareness and use of cancer screening. The National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one such effort.