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(c) The new tobacco hazard prevention campaign has established an "What you should know about e-cigarettes: 30 questions on heated tobacco" theme area. In the first stage, the campaign answers the most frequently asked questions related to e-cigarettes and heated smoke, and in the second stage, it conducts online activities to reply to public queries while explaining the current status, as well as domestic and international trends of emerging tobacco products. ◎ What you should know about e-cigarettes: 30 questions on heated tobacco (d) Analyze the hidden hazards such as nicotine addiction, toxic chemicals, and multiple designs via product descriptions for dummies, word-of-mouth on Internet forums, and graphic designs by collaboration of 7 online bloggers, in order to remind the public of the harm of tobacco products. (e) On October 12, 2018, a study camp for tobacco hazards prevention in youths was organized in order to reduce the rate of e-cigarettes use among youths and for them to understand the harm caused by e-cigarettes, with a total of 170 participants, the health care workers and students of colleges and universities were invited with the aim of obtaining relevant skills. (f) The smoking cessation service education and training courses for physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and health instructors has incorporated the knowledge of e-cigarette prevention, which trained a total of 481 physicians, 280 dentists, 226 pharmacists, and 418 health instructors. In addition, the Health Bureaus conducted education and training of legal staff with a total of 263 participants. The training includes the contents of e-cigarettes, as well as the future revision of relative laws, with the aim of advocating for tobacco hazards prevention. (g) The "2018 Taiwan Tobacco Control International Conference" was held on November 30, 2018, with a special lecture on "E-Cigarettes - The Challenge for control of Novel Tobacco Products", with around 70 participants. 132