Answer the Call – Join the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer

In this video, members of the Des Moines Fire Department share their personal insights into the heightened risks firefighters face, particularly the increased likelihood of cancer due to exposure to hazardous substances on the job. The firefighters discuss their decision to sign up for the National Firefighter Registry on Cancer, a crucial initiative aimed at […]

Bridging Sectors to Improve Health Equity Outcomes Among Low-Income Populations

This user-friendly compendium contains valuable information on SelfMade Health Network resources for use by National Network members, partners, and organizations and decision-makers nationwide, with the resources to improve cancer outcomes and health in their communities and reduce commercial tobacco-related conditions that disproportionately impact populations, patients, and employees with low incomes and lower levels of education. […]

A Quick Guide to Public Health Misinformation

This resource is an abbreviated version of the misinformation guide developed by the Public Health Communications Collaborative, released in 2024 in partnership with the Infodemiology Training Program. View the Resource

Talking with Your Doctor about Colorectal Cancer

This resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information for patients to consider before discussing colorectal cancer with their doctor. Key points include: (1) several screening tests can be used to find polyps or colorectal cancer, and (2) Asking about test requirements and how to prepare for a screening test. View the […]

The National Legal Landscape of Flavored Tobacco Products

This 45-minute webinar from June 20, 2024, provided an overview of the national legal landscape for regulating flavored tobacco products, including the FDA’s proposed rules prohibiting menthol in cigarettes and all characterizing flavors in cigars, state and local sales prohibitions on flavored products around the country, how such policies have withstood legal challenges brought by […]