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Queens Cancer Center presents anti-vaping pilot plan for District 28 students; pilot to start at Edward K. Ellington
Summary
A physician from the Queens Cancer Center described health risks from youth vaping and outlined a planned anti-vaping curriculum and pilot at Edward K. Ellington School that will include needs assessments, student assemblies and parent engagement materials.
Dr. Ellen Hagopian, director of the Queens Cancer Center and a liver and pancreas surgical oncologist, told CEC District 28 on Oct. 9 that nicotine in vaping harms the developing brain and that the center plans a pilot education program at Edward K. Ellington School.
"Nicotine really harms the developing brain. It affects memory," Hagopian said during a slide presentation that included city survey statistics. She cited New York City data during her remarks: "1 in 7 kids of…
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