ADVISORY/Florida Department of Health to Sponsor Booth at the Women's Health and Family Fair; Participation Part of Community Outreach Campaign.News Editors/Health & Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Saturday-Sunday (Sept. 28-29) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002 The Florida Department Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. Population and Demographics As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. of Health's (DOH) Division of Health Awareness and Tobacco will sponsor an information booth at The Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. and Family Fair on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 in Miami's Radisson Hotel. DOH representatives will provide educational information on smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. and the health hazards of secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. . Secondhand smoke, the third-leading cause of preventable death in the United States, kills 53,000 non-smokers every year. Made up of over 4,000 chemical compounds and causing over 3,000 lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. deaths a year, secondhand smoke is a serious and deadly reality. Through the dissemination of educational materials, the DOH hopes to raise awareness of secondhand smoke and its many effects. Participation in The Women's Health and Family Fair is one of many events that DOH will sponsor as part of an ongoing community outreach campaign to educate the South Florida community on the health hazards associated with tobacco use.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WHERE: Radisson Centre
777 NW 72nd Avenue
Miami, Fla.
305/261-2900
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