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DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION BILINGUAL/FOREIGN LANCsUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CAMDEN OTTY SCHOOLS 1656 Kaighn Avenue • Camden, New Jersey 08103 Telephone (609) 541-4246 DR. MARY A. FRAZIER MR. JOSE A. JIIvIENEZ Assistant Superintendent Director August 23, 1990 Mrs. Janice Marshall MSN, Coordinator New Jersey Department of Health Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control Smoking Control Program CN,369 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0369 Dear Mrs. Marshall: Because of the high mortality rate related to tobacco use I believe that there is a critical need to provide a variety of activities that will educate the public about the dangers of tobacco use and its health risks. The increase of hispanic population and other races that are speakers of other languages in the USA makes it necessary that the project provide information in Spanish, Vietnamese & other languages. The Bilingual department of the Camden City Schools proposes to carry out the following activities to assist the project in developing tobacco control activities: - Distribute information to parents regarding the dangers of tobacco use. - Invite program sponsors to talk to parents, teachers and students. - Assist in the distribution of questionnaires to parents and students regarding the problem. - Sponsor contests in all the schooLs, at all levels, regarding the health problem of tobacco-use. JAJ/MS/'aor `~ Mr. Jose A. Y"i"menez Director