ANTHC partners with North Slope Borough on tobacco prevention PSA
January 27, 2017
Smoking negatively impacts our Native communities throughout Alaska, but few know it as well as our people living in the North Slope region. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the North Slope; one in four diagnosed cancers is lung cancer.
To combat the repercussions of smoking, North Slope Borough has partnered with ANTHC and the Alaska Quit Line to let our Native community know that resources to quit are available.
Titled “I Never Thought It Could Happen to Me,” the PSA highlights how smoking not only affects tobacco users, but also those around them. The PSA is airing on cable in the North Slope Region and on KBRW radio, while digital ads are playing on Facebook and YouTube. Print ads will appear in the Arctic Sounder newspaper.
View the PSA, here: https://youtu.be/QTOHutl0_CM
For help quitting, to receive free patches, gum and coaching, call 1 (800) QUIT-NOW (784-8669) or visit www.alaskaquitline.com. Learn more about the ANTHC Tobacco Prevention and Control Program by calling (907) 729-4343, visiting https://www.anthc.org/what-we-do/wellness/tobacco/, or emailing tobacco@anthc.org.