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A University of Waterloo reâ€" search team which hopes to confirm that its elementary school smoking prevention proâ€" gram deters young people from smoking in high school is among 185 recipients of health research grants from the Ontario Ministry of Health. The grants, totalling more than $7.4 million in the 1985â€"86 fiscal year, were announced by Health Minister Murray Elston. They fund new or continuing health care research projects and the development of health research personnel across the province. Among the new projects being funded is an evaluation of the Waterloo Smoking Prevention Program that teaches children social skills to discourage cigaâ€" rette use. j Researchers will interview about 1,800 Grade 9 students in central Ontario to compare the smoking rate of those who took the prevention program in priâ€" Liz Lesperance Floral prints by: Pat Denton Original watercolours by Peter Goetz 14 Princess St. E., Waterloo 746â€"6852 Hrs: Wed.â€"Sat. 10â€"5 You may be able to hear better with the new Beitone Avanti regardless of what hearing aid you‘re wearing now. Thanks to a new electronic noise filtering systéem, improved telephone coit, and direct TV /Stereo Plugâ€"in, the Avanti performs like no other aid Beltone has ever engiâ€" neered. Introducing the Avanti, Beltone‘s new highâ€"technology behindâ€"theâ€"ear héaring aid. At Bettone, reliability is a top priorâ€" ity. With the new Avanti Hearing Aid, we‘ve taken a giant leap forward in improving reliability. See and hear the new Beitone Avanti at your Belâ€" tone Hearing Aid Centre. Call now tor an appointment. Wildlife prints by: 3 Hearing Aid Specialists on staff Mario Fernandez _ John Petrella Dan Smith Marc Barrie A SOUND IMPROVEMENT Better Hearing Through Professional Care 88 Queen St. South (at Charles)}, Kitchener 745â€"9060 â€" 745â€"9263 Hours: Mun.â€"Fri. 9â€"5, closed Saturdays 296 Woolwich St., Gueiph â€" 837â€"7227 Hours: Mondayâ€"Friday 9â€"4 Serving Waterioo, Wellington and Dufterin County for over 35 years. SERVICE IS AS MUCH A PART OF VALUE AS QUALITY AND PRICE HEARING AID SERVICE LTD. Government funds study into smoking prevention LIMITED EDITION IMPROVED HEARABILITY THEDE The students under study atâ€" tend about 30 secondary schools located within a 100 km radius of Waterioo. The study, headed by Dr. K.S. Brown and Dr. Allan Best of Waterioo University‘s departâ€" ment of health studies, was awarded $124,910 from the Minâ€" istry of Health for the first year of a planned threeâ€"year student followâ€"up. mary school with those who did Those students, along with a not. matched "control group" who The students under study at _ did not take the smoking prevenâ€" tend about 30 secondary schools _ tion education, are now in Grade The same research team was awarded $149,070 earlier this fiscal year to complete the deliâ€" very and evaluation of the proâ€" gram in 66 elementary schools. The project first began in 1983 when Grade 6 students in ranâ€" domly selected schools were given basic training on smoking prevention followed by booster classes in Grades 7 and 8. MOONLIGCGHT MADNESS â€" Peagprp« MJ | The Great Submarine Eating Contest The grants were recommended for funding by two external advisory committees comprised of health research professionals from across the province. The Health Care Systems Research Review Committee was chaired by Dr. Claire Bombardier of the department of rheumatology at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, and the Health Research Personâ€" nel Review Committee is chaired by Prof. Michael Gent of the faculty of health sciences at McMaster University in Hamilâ€" ton. Grants also go to researchers in Burlington, Hamilton, Kingsâ€" ton, London, Ottawa, Penetanâ€" guishene, Sudbury and Toronto. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1986 â€" PAGE 17 Saturday 11:00 a.m. Erb at Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo in coâ€"operation with CHYM and Mothers With over 50 Stores and Services including Eaton‘s and Mr. Grocer.