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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is a leading breast cancer organization focused
on prevention. At MBCC, we work to educate members of the Massachusetts community and beyond on ways to promote health, reduce exposure to harmful chemicals, and prevent breast cancer as an environmentally linked disease. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">MBCC seeks to expand our outreach by raising awareness and providing education on the critical importance of prevention.
We are committed to bringing our environmental education resources to community spaces across Massachusetts, including school systems, medical offices, and underrepresented communities. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">Our
<b>Let’s Talk Prevention: Actions You Can Take</b> (LTP) is a set of</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847);"><a href="https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-actions-you-can-take-student-modules/" id="OWA18f042cc-3ee7-84a7-1b66-3b3a2e89a240" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">free,
downloadable modules</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;"> that include age-appropriate materials for elementary, middle, and high school students. These modules supplement current
science, health, and environmental studies curriculums by providing real-world application of scientific content knowledge. Parents, caregivers, and educators can use these modules to educate students both in and out of the classroom. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">In addition to these resources, MBCC offers a free Webinar Series, launched in 2016, which features
renowned educators, scientists, and community leaders addressing a range of important public health topics. This series is designed to further our mission of educating the public about the environmental causes of breast cancer and other health issues, while
providing practical tools to reduce harmful exposures in everyday life. </span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">Attached to this email, you will find an informational poster highlighting resources developed for our
</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-reducing-toxic-exposures/" id="OWA65096cc5-c94d-fe02-0738-c16f87b6171f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">Let’s
Talk Prevention</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;"> program aimed at reducing exposures to toxins. In particular, please take a look at our
</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://mbcc.org/prevention-tips/" id="OWA3daf7227-f602-36c7-8977-3e6cdb06eda0" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">tips
to reduce toxic exposures in your everyday lives</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;"> – a free downloadable handout – we currently have available in 11 languages. We encourage you
to share this poster with your audience in any manner that is relevant and appropriate for your situation, such as uploading to your organization’s website, printing hard copies for public display in your space, etc. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">We hope that you and your audience find these materials to be educational and enlightening. Please reach out to MBCC
directly at <a href="mailto:mbcc.mariajosepatinom@gmail.com" id="OWA3d4897bc-d0e3-b69d-888d-5828e89b397c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
mbcc.mariajosepatinom@gmail.com</a> you have any questions about the Let’s Talk Prevention program or MBCC’s mission. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">Thank you for joining us in our work to help prevent environmentally linked diseases. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 17px;">Barbara Malkas, Ed.D. </span></div>
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<i>Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to preventing environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy.</i></p>
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