Wednesday, November 17thDoors Open at 6:30pm
The Orpheum
15 W. Aspen, Flagstaff
Q&A with a special guest from the film.
For more information go to www.LAFIA.org
Brought to you by NARBHA.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Free Screening of "Lost in Woonsocket"
Wednesday, November 17thDoors Open at 6:30pm
The Orpheum
15 W. Aspen, Flagstaff
Q&A with a special guest from the film.
For more information go to www.LAFIA.org
Brought to you by NARBHA.
2nd Annual International "Fatherhood & Motherhood is Sacred" Social Pow-Wow
ALL GOURD DANCERS, DANCERS & SINGERS WELCOME
COME & ENJOY A NIGHT OF SINGING & DANCING!
Schedule:
Gourd Dance 4:00pm-6:30pm
Grand Entry 7:00pm
Closing 10:00pm
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mesa Amphitheatre
201 N. Center Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201
For information please contact, Edwina @ 480-833-5007 or 602-740-9696 (PW & Vendors), or Joseph @ 520-562-1626 (PW) or VISIT our website www.nativeamericanfathers.org
Sponsored By:
Native American Fatherhood & Families Association
COME & ENJOY A NIGHT OF SINGING & DANCING!
Schedule:
Gourd Dance 4:00pm-6:30pm
Grand Entry 7:00pm
Closing 10:00pm
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mesa Amphitheatre
201 N. Center Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201
For information please contact, Edwina @ 480-833-5007 or 602-740-9696 (PW & Vendors), or Joseph @ 520-562-1626 (PW) or VISIT our website www.nativeamericanfathers.org
Sponsored By:
Native American Fatherhood & Families Association
Monday, October 18, 2010
7th Annual "Fatherhood is Leadership" Conference
Join us in the Largest Native American Fatherhood Conference in the USA!
The NAFFA (North American Fatherhood & Familes Association) Conference will promote and highlight the importance of fatherhood and motherhood by focusing on topics in the area of Education, Criminal Justice & Health and Human Services. Unique workshops designed to increase knowledge build skills and provide networking opportunities that support Native people and will benefit program directors, managers, supervisors, case managers and parents will enhance your conference experience.
Time: Nov 3-5th
Location: Phoenix Marriot Mesa Hotel Mesa, Arizona 200 North Centennial Way Mesa, AZ 85201
Individual Conference Fee - $300
Registration includes: Conference Admission Wednesday through Friday, banquet and Friday lunch. Conference Payment must be received by October 25th, 2010.
Please join us and register today on line at:
www.nativeamericanfathers.org
Phone (480) 833-5007
E-mail: info@aznaffa.org
The NAFFA (North American Fatherhood & Familes Association) Conference will promote and highlight the importance of fatherhood and motherhood by focusing on topics in the area of Education, Criminal Justice & Health and Human Services. Unique workshops designed to increase knowledge build skills and provide networking opportunities that support Native people and will benefit program directors, managers, supervisors, case managers and parents will enhance your conference experience.
Time: Nov 3-5th
Location: Phoenix Marriot Mesa Hotel Mesa, Arizona 200 North Centennial Way Mesa, AZ 85201
Individual Conference Fee - $300
Registration includes: Conference Admission Wednesday through Friday, banquet and Friday lunch. Conference Payment must be received by October 25th, 2010.
Please join us and register today on line at:
www.nativeamericanfathers.org
Phone (480) 833-5007
E-mail: info@aznaffa.org
Prop 106 Threatens Health Care for Arizona Minorities
Phoenix, AZ - October 14, 2010 - The intent of Proposition 106 is to repeal the Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010. Until President Obama signed the act, racial and ethnic minorities were often left out in the cold when it came to accessing affordable, effective, and high quality health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) narrows the disparities in the health care system for minority groups by guaranteeing access to health services. If Prop 106 passes, theses gains will be stopped dead in their tracks.
"Comprehensive health care reform offers huge benefits to Arizona's vulnerable populations who have long had inadequate access to health services," stated Rep. Phil Lopes. "In general, people who receive good, preventive health care are less likely to miss work and thus in a better position to contribute to the economic vitality of Arizona. Passing Proposition 106 will have a negative effect on health outcomes and Arizona's economy."
Minorities, especially African-Americans and Latinos, in Arizona have the some of the highest incidences of preventable diseases and resulting deaths.
What Do Minorities Stand to Lose if Prop 106 Passes?
Free Comprehensive Disease Prevention Services for All Arizonans. The new health care reform law offers free preventive health services for many common diseases including monitoring cholesterol, blood pressure and obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism and common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). [Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, August 2010, http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsabrecs.htm]
581,400 Arizonans Will Be Eligible For Medicaid In 2014. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2008, 581,400 uninsured Arizonans lived below 133% of the federal poverty line. In 2014, the new law will expand access to 112,200 Arizonans who live between 100-133% below the federal poverty line. [Source: State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8016-02.pdf]
58,545 Minority-Owned Small Businesses In Arizona Could Benefit From Health Care Tax Credits. According to the latest data from the Small Business Administration there are approximately 58,545 small businesses owned by minorities in Arizona, most of which are eligible for premium health care tax credits in 2010. [Source: Small Business Administration, October 2009, http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/09az.pdf]
More Than Half Of Arizona's Hispanic And Latino Population Under Age 65 Are Likely To Go Without Insurance. According to Families USA: "People of racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to go without health insurance than whites. In Arizona, 55.6 percent of Hispanics/Latinos and 35.1 percent of 'other' ethnic minorities were uninsured, compared to 27.1 percent of whites." [Source: Families USA, March 2009, http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/americans-at-risk/arizona.pdf]
About Prop 106 Endangers Your Health
The Prop 106 Endangers Your Heath is a grassroots organization of concerned Arizona citizens who oppose Proposition 106. Our mission is to provide Arizonans with the truth about the negative effects of Prop 106 on the ballot on November 2nd. Prop 106 Endangers Your Health is registered with the Arizona Secretary of State's office. For more information, visit www.no106.com or send an email to info@prop106endangersyourhealth.org.
"Comprehensive health care reform offers huge benefits to Arizona's vulnerable populations who have long had inadequate access to health services," stated Rep. Phil Lopes. "In general, people who receive good, preventive health care are less likely to miss work and thus in a better position to contribute to the economic vitality of Arizona. Passing Proposition 106 will have a negative effect on health outcomes and Arizona's economy."
Minorities, especially African-Americans and Latinos, in Arizona have the some of the highest incidences of preventable diseases and resulting deaths.
What Do Minorities Stand to Lose if Prop 106 Passes?
Free Comprehensive Disease Prevention Services for All Arizonans. The new health care reform law offers free preventive health services for many common diseases including monitoring cholesterol, blood pressure and obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism and common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). [Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, August 2010, http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsabrecs.htm]
581,400 Arizonans Will Be Eligible For Medicaid In 2014. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2008, 581,400 uninsured Arizonans lived below 133% of the federal poverty line. In 2014, the new law will expand access to 112,200 Arizonans who live between 100-133% below the federal poverty line. [Source: State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8016-02.pdf]
58,545 Minority-Owned Small Businesses In Arizona Could Benefit From Health Care Tax Credits. According to the latest data from the Small Business Administration there are approximately 58,545 small businesses owned by minorities in Arizona, most of which are eligible for premium health care tax credits in 2010. [Source: Small Business Administration, October 2009, http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/09az.pdf]
More Than Half Of Arizona's Hispanic And Latino Population Under Age 65 Are Likely To Go Without Insurance. According to Families USA: "People of racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to go without health insurance than whites. In Arizona, 55.6 percent of Hispanics/Latinos and 35.1 percent of 'other' ethnic minorities were uninsured, compared to 27.1 percent of whites." [Source: Families USA, March 2009, http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/americans-at-risk/arizona.pdf]
About Prop 106 Endangers Your Health
The Prop 106 Endangers Your Heath is a grassroots organization of concerned Arizona citizens who oppose Proposition 106. Our mission is to provide Arizonans with the truth about the negative effects of Prop 106 on the ballot on November 2nd. Prop 106 Endangers Your Health is registered with the Arizona Secretary of State's office. For more information, visit www.no106.com or send an email to info@prop106endangersyourhealth.org.
Harvest Potluck and Seed Exchange
Let’s Exchange Seeds!
Let’s build food security in Flagstaff!
A great opportunity to exchange seeds and to get to know each other!
Remember, you DON’T have to have seeds to come!!
Let’s Enjoy Food!
Bring your favourite seasonal dish to share and celebrate this year’s fall bounty!
Not too Late to Collect Your Seeds!
We will have tables set up to display your seeds.
Let’s Eat Our Harvest!!
We’ll bring dishes made from veggies grown in the SSLUG garden.
Time and Location:
October 18th 6:00-8:00 pm at Campus Ministry Center, 500 W. Riordan Rd.
Let’s build food security in Flagstaff!
A great opportunity to exchange seeds and to get to know each other!
Remember, you DON’T have to have seeds to come!!
Let’s Enjoy Food!
Bring your favourite seasonal dish to share and celebrate this year’s fall bounty!
Not too Late to Collect Your Seeds!
We will have tables set up to display your seeds.
Let’s Eat Our Harvest!!
We’ll bring dishes made from veggies grown in the SSLUG garden.
Time and Location:
October 18th 6:00-8:00 pm at Campus Ministry Center, 500 W. Riordan Rd.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Simple Fall Soup Recipes
Pull out the soup pot and some handy kitchen staples and cook a wholesome hearty soup supper to warm up on a chilly fall night. Just add a salad and a hunk of your favorite whole-grain bread and a healthy dinner is served!
• Chicken & White Bean Soup
• Broccoli-Cheese Chowder
• Sweet Potato-Peanut Bisque
• Manhattan Crab Chowder
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October U.S.-Mexico Binational Health Week Health Fair
Due to the Impressive population growth of Mexicans, and Mexican Americans in the U.S. and the fact that illness and disease have no borders, there is strong need for increases communication and collaboration between policy makers, health and human services professionals, researchers and community-based organizations from Mexico, U.S. and Canada about health and mental health needs of these populations. As a result, the government of the United Stated, Mexico and Canada have joined efforts to plan the 2010 Binational Health Week (BHW) to address the critical health needs of the Mexican/ American poulation.It encompasses an annual week long series of health health promotions and a series of activities.
The 2010 binational health week is scheduled to host an event on Saturday October 30th at Coconino High School including a mobile consulate from Mexico. The Mobile consulate has an average attendance of three to four hundred people solely for their services. We will be hosting a Health fair to offer Mammograms, dabetes testing, and health clinics. There will be no fee to host a booth and any health related agencies are invited to participate( nutrition, recreational, prevention, testing, informational, substance abuse prevention, mental health, and even family oriented activities) during this event. If you would like to attend or would like more information, please contact Julio Cesar Quezada at jquezada@northcountryhealthcare.org or 928-525-6060.
The 2010 binational health week is scheduled to host an event on Saturday October 30th at Coconino High School including a mobile consulate from Mexico. The Mobile consulate has an average attendance of three to four hundred people solely for their services. We will be hosting a Health fair to offer Mammograms, dabetes testing, and health clinics. There will be no fee to host a booth and any health related agencies are invited to participate( nutrition, recreational, prevention, testing, informational, substance abuse prevention, mental health, and even family oriented activities) during this event. If you would like to attend or would like more information, please contact Julio Cesar Quezada at jquezada@northcountryhealthcare.org or 928-525-6060.
Fall 2010 Mountain Bike Rides
Friends of Coconino County Parks is offering two Mountain Bike Rides this Fall. The first is Saturday, October 16. The ride will begin and end at Fort Tuthill County Park (at the Navajo Ramada) and travel to Raymond County Park in Kachina Village via the Highlands Trail. It will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The second ride is Saturday, November 13. It will begin and end at Sawmill County Park and travel to Fisher Point via some newly-constructed segments of the Flagstaff Loop Trail. It will also begin at 9:00 a.m.
Both rides will be led by Jeff Stein, Chair of Friends of Coconino County Parks. The rides are geared toward novice to intermediate riders with an emphasis on highlighting a County park, its connection to the greater FUTS system, improving riding techniques, safe riding practices, trail etiquette, basics on trail bike maintenance, and having fun. All riders must bring and wear a helmet and have a mountain bike in good repair. It is also suggested that you bring water, a snack, and a spare tire tube (or two).
To participate, simply show up by 9:00 a.m. on the 16th and/or next month on the 13th. If you have any questions, please call Jeff at 570-417-3577.
The second ride is Saturday, November 13. It will begin and end at Sawmill County Park and travel to Fisher Point via some newly-constructed segments of the Flagstaff Loop Trail. It will also begin at 9:00 a.m.
Both rides will be led by Jeff Stein, Chair of Friends of Coconino County Parks. The rides are geared toward novice to intermediate riders with an emphasis on highlighting a County park, its connection to the greater FUTS system, improving riding techniques, safe riding practices, trail etiquette, basics on trail bike maintenance, and having fun. All riders must bring and wear a helmet and have a mountain bike in good repair. It is also suggested that you bring water, a snack, and a spare tire tube (or two).
To participate, simply show up by 9:00 a.m. on the 16th and/or next month on the 13th. If you have any questions, please call Jeff at 570-417-3577.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Breast cancer linked to environmental smoke exposure among Mexican women
Mexican women who do not smoke but are exposed to smoking, known as environmental smoke exposure, are at three times higher risk for breast cancer than non-smoking women not exposed to passive smoking, according to findings presented at the Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held Sept. 30-Oct.3, 2010.
"Everyone should avoid secondhand smoke," said Lizbeth López-Carrillo, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology, at the National Institute for Public Health, Mexico City, Mexico.
"Tobacco smoking produces both mainstream smoke, which is drawn through the tobacco column and exits through the mouthpiece during puffing, and environmental, side-stream smoke, which is emitted from the smoldering tobacco between puffs," she said. "We have found that environmental exposure to tobacco increases a woman's risk for breast cancer in the same way that active smoking does."
More than 6 million Mexican women between the ages of 12 and 65, who have never-smoked, are being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, according to background information from the National Surveys of Addictions. Previous research has shown that active smoking is linked to a 20 percent increase in the risk for breast cancer — the leading cause of cancer in women in Mexico — with the highest incidence among those women in the Mexican states bordering the United States. However, the association between environmental tobacco smoke and breast cancer risk, particularly among postmenopausal women, is less established.
Therefore, López-Carrillo, and colleagues conducted a study to estimate the risk for breast cancer due to lifetime exposure to passive smoking among pre- and postmenopausal women residing in Mexican states bordering the United States.
They examined 504 women with confirmed breast cancer and compared them with 504 healthy women of similar age. During direct interviews, the women were asked about their active and passive lifetime smoking exposure at the home and the workplace. Women with either active or passive tobacco exposure were compared to those women who had never smoked and had no passive smoking exposure.
Compared with women who had never smoked and had no passive smoking exposure, women with passive smoking exposure had a threefold higher risk for breast cancer. The link between passive smoking and breast cancer remained regardless of menopausal status.
Among women who actively smoked, the researchers found an increased breast cancer risk; however, this association was only significant if women began smoking between puberty and the birth of their first child.
"Active and passive smoke exposure is a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer," López-Carrillo said. "Reducing not only active smoking, but also passive smoking, will prevent new breast cancer cases in this population."
"Everyone should avoid secondhand smoke," said Lizbeth López-Carrillo, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology, at the National Institute for Public Health, Mexico City, Mexico.
"Tobacco smoking produces both mainstream smoke, which is drawn through the tobacco column and exits through the mouthpiece during puffing, and environmental, side-stream smoke, which is emitted from the smoldering tobacco between puffs," she said. "We have found that environmental exposure to tobacco increases a woman's risk for breast cancer in the same way that active smoking does."
More than 6 million Mexican women between the ages of 12 and 65, who have never-smoked, are being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, according to background information from the National Surveys of Addictions. Previous research has shown that active smoking is linked to a 20 percent increase in the risk for breast cancer — the leading cause of cancer in women in Mexico — with the highest incidence among those women in the Mexican states bordering the United States. However, the association between environmental tobacco smoke and breast cancer risk, particularly among postmenopausal women, is less established.
Therefore, López-Carrillo, and colleagues conducted a study to estimate the risk for breast cancer due to lifetime exposure to passive smoking among pre- and postmenopausal women residing in Mexican states bordering the United States.
They examined 504 women with confirmed breast cancer and compared them with 504 healthy women of similar age. During direct interviews, the women were asked about their active and passive lifetime smoking exposure at the home and the workplace. Women with either active or passive tobacco exposure were compared to those women who had never smoked and had no passive smoking exposure.
Compared with women who had never smoked and had no passive smoking exposure, women with passive smoking exposure had a threefold higher risk for breast cancer. The link between passive smoking and breast cancer remained regardless of menopausal status.
Among women who actively smoked, the researchers found an increased breast cancer risk; however, this association was only significant if women began smoking between puberty and the birth of their first child.
"Active and passive smoke exposure is a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer," López-Carrillo said. "Reducing not only active smoking, but also passive smoking, will prevent new breast cancer cases in this population."
Friday, October 1, 2010
Further Shore’s Fifth Annual "That’s Life! – A Bone Dance"
Saturday, October 23, 2010Radisson Woodlands Hotel in Flagstaff
• 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. ~ Dinner, Dancing, and Silent Auction
• the Bone Dance theme is Black and White – Flagstaff Elegant Casual, Formal or Thematic Costumes are all appropriate
• Tickets: $55 each or $50 each for two or more
• Music by Jimmy DeBlois & Spokes!
Come celebrate LIFE and the LIVES of those remembered! Drawing from the Mexican tradition of Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, a memorial altar will be available and decorated with colorful fabrics and roses. Bring a photo or memento of your departed loved one to place on the altar for the evening.
Funds raised will provide prehospice education, support, and respite for people facing serious or chronic illness and end of life concerns. Call 928-525-2910 or visit at www.furthershore.org.
“Bridging the Gap”
... providing guidance and tools for supporting a loved one through life and death transitions.When: Friday, November 5 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. & Saturday November 6 from 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Wayne’s House in Flagstaff, Arizona
Cost: $100 includes lunch; $40 for overnight stay (Please inquire about the sliding scale)
Preregistration required: call 928-525-2910 or email info@furthershore.org
The dictionary definition for ‘gap’ is a break or opening; an empty space or interval. For persons with serious illness, chronic pain, or terminal diagnosis, the gaps are numerous and pervasive. An obvious gap in our western world is a tendency to hold the inevitably of physical death at arm’s length. As the baby boomer population is aging, it is imperative that we give up our fears and taboos around death. Now is the time to embrace the courage, presence and compassion it takes to support our loved ones at end of life. If we want this for ourselves, a good beginning point is to practice offering this to others.
Bridging the Gap is a prehospice training that is required for volunteers serving Further Shore Tender Loving Care (TLC) clients and is useful for those planning to be present or supportive for their parents, siblings, partner, or other loved ones during health and life transitions. During this program participants will learn about a wholistic approach to end of life concerns. Talking circles, guided meditations, and experiential activities will be incorporated to provide a comprehensive picture of ourselves as supportive prehospice helpers. The program will include:
~ Orientation to hospice and palliative care philosophy
~ Understanding the team approach to wellness at any stage of living or dying
~ Learning simple methods for meeting and coping with personal grief
~ Discovering how we do and do not listen
~ Learning to compassionately express feelings and needs
~ Exercises to clear a path to peace with personal mortality
~ Learning about the rights of the dying
~ Understanding the importance of the life review
Your Presenter is ~ Aleia O'Reilly, LMT-AM is the founder and director of Further Shore. She is a licensed massage therapist, author, and associate minister, certified in numerous energy healing techniques including Reiki, Matrix Energetics, and Reconnective Healing. A skilled facilitator for individuals and groups, she has been assisting others in their wellness journeys for over thirty years.
“Tuning In to Healing Vibrations”
... understanding how vibration heals and how caregivers can utilize vibrational healing for themselves and those they care for.
Vibrational frequency affects the neuro-hormonal connection and endocrine system! Different forms and frequencies of energy help to heal and re-balance body/mind/spirit. Tuning In to Healing Vibrations will help you learn how the vibrations of sound, scent, light, love and breath can help you to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, deepen the breath, increase relaxation, strengthen immune functioning, speed healing time, move blocked energy, and release muscle tension.
When: Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: All sessions will be held at Abrio Family Services
Location: 5200 East Cortland Blvd. in Flagstaff (928-779-9449)
Questions: call 928-525-2910 or email info@furthershore.org
During this workshop you will:
• Experience a Sound Healing meditation with introduction to the Chakra system and toning
• Learn how to brush the energy field with essential oils
• Learn how to perform a sound scan
• Increase awareness of breath, light and intention as healing tools
Your Presenter is Jennifer Williams, a Vibrational Sound Healer and Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified in Sound Healing, Reiki, and Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST). In conjunction with Reiki, CST, and Essential Oils Science, Jennifer uses the spiritual consciousness of her voice, frequencies of light and organic instruments, to rebalance body, mind and spirit, chakras and energy fields. Vibrational healing influences health and illness via energetic and neurohormonal connections. It helps to reduce stress, deepen the breath; lower blood pressure, increase relaxation; strengthen immune functioning, speed healing time; move blocked energy and release muscle tension.
Vibrational frequency affects the neuro-hormonal connection and endocrine system! Different forms and frequencies of energy help to heal and re-balance body/mind/spirit. Tuning In to Healing Vibrations will help you learn how the vibrations of sound, scent, light, love and breath can help you to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, deepen the breath, increase relaxation, strengthen immune functioning, speed healing time, move blocked energy, and release muscle tension.
When: Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: All sessions will be held at Abrio Family Services
Location: 5200 East Cortland Blvd. in Flagstaff (928-779-9449)
Questions: call 928-525-2910 or email info@furthershore.org
During this workshop you will:
• Experience a Sound Healing meditation with introduction to the Chakra system and toning
• Learn how to brush the energy field with essential oils
• Learn how to perform a sound scan
• Increase awareness of breath, light and intention as healing tools
Your Presenter is Jennifer Williams, a Vibrational Sound Healer and Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified in Sound Healing, Reiki, and Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST). In conjunction with Reiki, CST, and Essential Oils Science, Jennifer uses the spiritual consciousness of her voice, frequencies of light and organic instruments, to rebalance body, mind and spirit, chakras and energy fields. Vibrational healing influences health and illness via energetic and neurohormonal connections. It helps to reduce stress, deepen the breath; lower blood pressure, increase relaxation; strengthen immune functioning, speed healing time; move blocked energy and release muscle tension.
Increasing Alcohol Taxes Saves Lives, Reduces Crime
Doubling taxes on alcohol products could lead to substantial reductions in alcohol-related deaths, STD rates, and crime, Health.com reported Sept. 24.
Health policy researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville analyzed data from 50 studies examining the relationship between alcohol taxes, mortality, and risky behaviors. (The studies took place between 1955 and 2004, and most were conducted in the U.S.)
Statistical estimates based on the findings showed a 50 percent alcohol tax increase could effectively reduce alcohol-related mortality by 35 percent, automobile fatalities by 11 percent, STD rates by 6 percent, violence by 2 percent, and crime by 1.4 percent. The only measure in which higher taxes did not significantly reduce alcohol-related harms was for suicide.
"What is surprising is the consistency of the effect across a broad range of health outcomes that kind of don't have anything to do with each other," said Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and health outcomes at the university and lead author of the research.
One of the included studies took place in Alaska, which instituted tax increases on alcohol in 1983 and 2002. Both rate hikes corresponded with a drop in alcohol-related deaths in the state, including a 29 percent drop after the 1983 increase.
Although the increases would be small in terms of dollars, Wagenaar continued, they might be enough to reduce intake among heavy drinkers on tight budgets, college students, and social drinkers. "Studies show that all these groups respond to price," he said.
The study was published online in the American Journal of Public Health on Sept. 23, 2010.
Health policy researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville analyzed data from 50 studies examining the relationship between alcohol taxes, mortality, and risky behaviors. (The studies took place between 1955 and 2004, and most were conducted in the U.S.)
Statistical estimates based on the findings showed a 50 percent alcohol tax increase could effectively reduce alcohol-related mortality by 35 percent, automobile fatalities by 11 percent, STD rates by 6 percent, violence by 2 percent, and crime by 1.4 percent. The only measure in which higher taxes did not significantly reduce alcohol-related harms was for suicide.
"What is surprising is the consistency of the effect across a broad range of health outcomes that kind of don't have anything to do with each other," said Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and health outcomes at the university and lead author of the research.
One of the included studies took place in Alaska, which instituted tax increases on alcohol in 1983 and 2002. Both rate hikes corresponded with a drop in alcohol-related deaths in the state, including a 29 percent drop after the 1983 increase.
Although the increases would be small in terms of dollars, Wagenaar continued, they might be enough to reduce intake among heavy drinkers on tight budgets, college students, and social drinkers. "Studies show that all these groups respond to price," he said.
The study was published online in the American Journal of Public Health on Sept. 23, 2010.
Voices in Action Youth Open House
The Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth is hosting a Youth Open House on October 14, from 4:30 to 6:30 at Club 412 in Flagstaff. All youth and youth groups are welcome to come and/or participate in this event. Various youth will represent themselves through performances, poetry, art, writing, and film clips. Find out what our youth are up to and support youth activities!
This is a free event. Interested in participating? Call 928-679-7318 for a registration form or go to www.coconinokids.org.
This is a free event. Interested in participating? Call 928-679-7318 for a registration form or go to www.coconinokids.org.
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