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BCHD announces anti-vaping series The Beach Cities Health District is continuing its work to educate parents, students and the public at large about the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes with a series of events planned for February and March. The anti-vaping series kicked off Feb. 10 with training for school nurses and health aides titled “What You Need to Know About Vaping,” led by Dr. Alice Kuo of UCLA Health. The event included vaping prevention, intervention and treatment and how to recognize e-cigarette use by students including physiological, behavioral and emotional symptoms. Events will continue through mid-March at locations around the Beach Cities. “In the Beach Cities, the California Healthy Kids Survey reports that one in four 11th graders are vaping regularly and four out of five say it’s easy to access these devices,” said BCHD CEO Tom Bakaly. “We are actively working to support our community and schools to address this problem and we are offering resources to educate residents about the dangers of vaping.” BCHD has created a resource page on its website at bchd.org/vaping, with facts, tips and cessation resources, and BCHD’s Youth Advisory Council, comprised of 80…
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