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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002

The 2nd annual National Native Conference on Tobacco Use is being held in Utah this week.

The three-day gathering started yesterday. It focuses on extremely high rates of smoking among Alaska Natives and American Indians and ways to prevent tobacco use and limit its adverse effects.

Get the Story:
Indians Hit Hardest by Tobacco (The Salt Lake Tribune 7/23)

Relevant Links:
The National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network - http://www.npaihb.org/tnet
Tobacco Control, Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/epi/tobcco.asp

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