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Air date:	Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:00:00 AM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 107 * This only includes stats from October 2011 and forward.
Category:	Special
Runtime:	01:06:35
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Description:	The Ninth Annual NIH American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Program will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. at the Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, with a poster session to follow. This year's program will feature a scientific speaker and cultural performance. Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH, will speak on the topic "Indian Country Tobacco-free & Smokefree Policy: The Navajo Experience." Dr. Henderson is Vice President of the Black Hills Center for American Indian Health, a non-profit health organization in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr. Henderson is a member of the Diné (Navajo) tribe. The cultural performance for the program will feature the dance troupe, Red Crooked Sky, a collaborative mix of American Indians cultivating and promoting positive cultural awareness through traditional and contemporary dance. This event is co-sponsored by the NIH American Indian/Alaska Native Employee Council (AIANEC), the NIH Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (OEODM) and the NIH John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC).

NLM Title:	NIH American Indian Alaska Native heritage month observance / Patricia Nez Henderson.
Author:	Nez Henderson, Patricia. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Abstract:	(CIT): The Ninth Annual NIH American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Program will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. at the Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, with a poster session to follow. This year's program will feature a scientific speaker and cultural performance. Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH, will speak on the topic "Indian Country Tobacco-free & Smokefree Policy: The Navajo Experience." Dr. Henderson is Vice President of the Black Hills Center for American Indian Health, a non-profit health organization in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr. Henderson is a member of the Dine (Navajo) tribe. The cultural performance for the program will feature the dance troupe, Red Crooked Sky, a collaborative mix of American Indians cultivating and promoting positive cultural awareness through traditional and contemporary dance. This event is co-sponsored by the NIH American Indian/Alaska Native Employee Council (AIANEC), the NIH Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (OEODM) and the NIH John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC).
Subjects:	Arizona Health Policy Indians, North American New Mexico Tobacco Use Disorder--prevention & control Utah
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
NLM Classification:	WM 290
NLM ID:	101520510
CIT Live ID:	8186
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=8186

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