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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A SPECIAL GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) FOR FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND BUILD CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in behalf of the Cherokee people;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;
WHEREAS, Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes are the leading causes of premature death and disability within the Cherokee Nation;
WHEREAS, these premature deaths can be prevented by addressing the risk factors associated such as tobacco abuse, inactivity, and poor nutriton;
WHEREAS, evidence-based strategies exist to mitigate these risk factors within the Cherokee Nation .
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that a cooperative agreement application provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to be completed and submitted for funding to develop and build capacity to implement interventions consistent with tobacco free living, active living, healthy eating, high quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure. Such interventions will include but not be limited to:
Tobacco Free Living: Educate the public and stakeholders on the dangers of secondhand smoke, e.g., work with community to implement commercial tobacco- free policies and reduce youth initiation of commercial tobacco use
Active Living and Healthy Eating: Strategies that specifically address increasing physical activity and improving nutrition such as Complete Streets, Joint-Use Agreements, Quality Physical Education, Farm-to-Table, Nutrition Education in the Classroom, and Procurement Policies for food
High Impact Clinical Preventive Services: Interventions to increase control of high blood pressure and ...
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