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Putnam County Youth Bureau Visits Senator Greg Ball In Albany

"Reality Check" visited New York State Senator Greg Ball

Albany, N.Y. – 1/22/2013 – On Tuesday students from the Putnam County Youth Bureau group “Reality Check” visited New York State Senator Greg Ball (Patterson – R, C) in his Albany office. The students had a chance to tour the State Capitol Building and the New York State Senate Floor. 

“Reality Check” is a youth program operated by the New York State Department of Health. The goal of the program is to educate teens about the manipulative marketing practices used by the tobacco industry to get teens to smoke.

For more information about the Putnam County Youth Bureau call (845) 808-1600 or visit: www.putnamcountyny.com/youth.

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