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An emergency siren sounds. A serious disease outbreak hits the community. Do you know where you can get life-saving information to protect yourself? Your family?
Now—an answer. ECHO.
ECHO (Emergency and Community Health Outreach) exists to ensure that people with limited English proficiency receive life-saving health and safety information—in some of the languages they understand best.
NEWS & EVENTSECHO Seeking Community Outreach Intern. Learn More.
ECHO Hosts First Ever Healthy Communities Breakfast and Free Flu Shots, November 17 at the Wilder Foundation. Learn more. Stay tuned for updates!
H1N1 TV Special Hopes to Help Limited English Speaking Audiences. Learn More. Tune in to ECHO TV Sundays this fall to see the show, or access it online, 24/7
ECHO Partners with MDH on multi-lingual flu resources. Learn more. Access the resources online.
ECHO has multi-language resources available on H1N1 Influenza and Seasonal Flu safety. Click for details.
ECHO DVDs selected for use in new Minnesota Dept. of Health Refugee Health Lending Library. Learn more or visit the RHLL.
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 This month on ECHO TV:
Folic Acid
See what you need to know on ECHO TV.
Broadcast across the state on Twin Cities Public Television's Minnesota Channel, tptMN. tptMN can be found over the air on channel 2-2 (digital receivers). Check local listings for additional channel information.
Sunday, February 7 - Spanish (7:00 pm), Hmong (7:20 pm), Somali (7:40 pm)
Sunday, February 14 - Vietnamese (7:00 pm), Lao (7:20 pm), Khmer (7:40 pm)
Start watching now!
This month on ECHO Phone:
Fire and Carbon Monoxide SafetyCarbon monoxide is a dangerous gas that you cannot taste, see, or smell. Therefore, it can be “hidden” in the air we breathe. Breathing in carbon monoxide can cause eyesight problems, headaches, dizziness, confusion and nausea. It can also kill you.
Listen now to an audio file of this ECHO Phone topic.
Hand WashingMany people get sick with vomitting and diarrhea illness - like the flu. But many of these diseases could be prevented if everyone washed their hands often and thoroughly. Call ECHO phone 888.883.8831 for tips on staying healthy by washing your hands.
Listen now to an audio file of this ECHO Phone topic.
Health & Safety
Taking a multi-vitamin every day is important for the health of all women. Most women don’t get everything their body needs from eating healthy foods alone. Proper nutrition from eating foods like fruits and vegetables helps, but the only way to guarantee your body is getting all the nutrition it needs is to take a multi-vitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid every day.
Twin Cities Public Television MN Channel 2 will be broadcasting a show on Folic Acid on:
Sunday, February 7 and 14 -- Beginning at 7:00 pm
See tips to stay healthy here.
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