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Rescheduled: New Backpack, New Problems?
Join neighbors at the library for 'What's in Your Child's Backpack?' presented by the Washington County Health Partners, Inc.
Editor's Note: The library has stated, "Due to a conflict with 's open house on Thursday, the program will be rescheduled for a date in October. An e-newsletter will be sent ASAP." Stay tuned to Peters Patch for details.
Original story:
"Back to school" means shopping for new clothes, new shoes and, of course, a new backpack—but it's what's inside your child's backpack that parents may need to be concerned about.
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On Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., the will present "What's in Your Child's Backpack?" an interactive presentation by the Washington County Health Partners, Inc., a local non-profit.
The used in the program will demonstrate the similarities between tobacco products that are packaged to look like candy.
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Participants will get to see these smokeless products firsthand.
The presentation will explain how new tobacco and nicotine-containing products appeal to youth, why 30 percent of youth get addicted from their very first use and how tobacco company marketing fund amounts compare to youth smoking rates.
To register, email programs@ptlibrary.org, visit the library circulation desk or call 724-941-9430.
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