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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Secondhand Smoke in Our Communities

You probably know that smoking is bad for you. Every year, thousands of people die from diseases related to smoking, like lung cancer and heart disease. But did you know that being exposed to the smoke from other people’s cigarette smoking is also very dangerous? Smoke from cigarettes contains many poisons that can cause cancer.

To learn more about this topic, watch “Secondhand Smoke in Our Communities.” This program will broadcast in eight languages on tpt’s Minnesota Channel (tptMN) – Comcast Channel 243:

Sunday, January 15:
English - 7 p.m.
Spanish - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 22:
Hmong - 7 p.m.
Somali - 7:20 p.m.
Karen - 7:40 p.m.

Sunday, January 29:
Vietnamese: 7 p.m.
Lao - 7:20 p.m.
Khmer: 7:40 p.m.

Echo: http://www.echominnesota.org/library/secondhand-smoke-our-communities

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