NPTPP provides a variety of training, technical support, and educational resources relevant to Northern Plains tribal communities. Services are designed to strengthen tobacco prevention and control efforts of tribal health departments, Indian Health Service clinics, community health representative programs, schools, and other tribally-based organizations.

NPTPP serves the Northern Plains region in the following ways:

Tobacco Education & Capacity Building Training

NPTPP provides basic tobacco education & capasity develop training. All training modules acknowledge the differences between traditional and addictive tobacco use and can be tailored to a variety of audiences. NPTPP’s fundamental education and training includes: Tobacco Education 101 Overview of Youth Prevention Strategies CDC Best Practices and Promissing Practices for Tribes Tobacco Control Interventions for Direct Service Providers Strategic Planning Smoke-Free Homes Campaign Implementation Smoke-Free Policy Advocay

Tobacco Prevention

NPTPP promotes innovative tobacco prevention initiatives around the region and serves as a clearinghouse for tobacco prevention material. NPTPP’s prevention efforts include: Annual Youth Tobacco Prevention Conference Youth Event Presentations Youth Prevention Program Training Distribution of youth & prenatal tobacco prevention resources

Smoking Cessation Resources

NPTPP provides cessation training and technical assistance to direct service professionals. NPTPP collaborates with states to promote the use of the national network of state quitlines 1-800-Quit-Now. Please call us for quitline promotion materials for your state. Smoking Cessation training is currently available for: Clinical Guidelines for Tobacco Use and Dependence Second Wind Smoking Cessation – for adults Not On Tobacco – school-based youth intervention

Tobacco Use Surviellance

NPTPP assists tribes and states conduct the American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey (AI-ATS). The purpose of conducting the AI-ATS is to:

• provide tribal specific estimates against which tribes can compare to national, state, regional, and Healthy People 2010 benchmarks.
• enable tribes to effectively engage in the surveillance and monitoring of attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs related to tobacco use among tribal members, which can be used in the development of tobacco prevention and cessation initiatives that best address the needs of tribal members.
• provide data that will allow tribes to set health priorities and substantiate the need for continued access of tobacco control resources.
• provide data able to inform the development of tribal policies that are aimed to reduce the consumption of tobacco products, and the public’s exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.

 

NPTPP successfully conducted the AI-ATS in the following tribal communities:

• Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
• Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
• Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation
• Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe
• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

 

 

Technical Assistance & Evaluation

Building the capacity of Aberdeen Area tribal programs to measure their reach and success are major priorities of NPTPP. The following systems can be used to tack activities in real time.

• Online Tobacco Progress Monitoring System- Log In Now (Aberdeen Area Tribes Only)
• Online Material Dissemination Log- Log In Now (Aberdeen Area Tribes Only)

Important grantee forms.

• Progress Report Form - Get It!
• Request for Reimbursment Form - Get It!
• Simple training assessment - Get It!