ECHO TV

ECHO TV began in September 2004 as a first-of-its-kind television series in the United States. Each month it produces a twenty-minute television program on a current health and safety issue in multiple languages. Topics range from influenza prevention to winter survival.

Each episode includes a pre-recorded story, as well as a question and answer period in which ECHO hosts interview guest community leaders or topic experts who are fluent in the language in which the program is being produced. All shows are also open-captioned in English to help viewers improve English language skills. 

During a statewide emergency in Minnesota, ECHO TV will broadcast live on tpt (Twin Cities Public Television). The same emergency instructions reported in English on radio and television will be repeated in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese on ECHO TV.

ECHO TV’s series of programs on health issues and emergency preparedness are broadcast statwide on Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) – Minnesota Channel (tptMN). Metro viewers can access tptMN over the air at 2-2; tptMN is carried by Comcast and Mediacom Cable systems.  In greater Minnesota, check local listings for channel information.

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West Nile and Lyme Disease
	Broadcast statewide on tptMN.  In the Twin Cities Metro Area, tptMN can be found over-the-air at 2-2 and is carried by Comcast Cable and Mediacom Cable.  Check local listings for statewide coverage information.  Sunday, July 19: Spanish (8:00 pm), Hmong (8:20 pm), Somali (8:40 pm) Sunday, July 26:  Vietnamese (8:00 pm), Lao (8:20 pm), Khmer (8:40 pm)
	Read the Script (PDF) Show Q&A (PDF)
	Additional Resources: MN Department of Health Information on Lacrosse Encephalitis MN Department of Health Information on West Nile MN Department of Health Information on Lyme Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Information on West Nile Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Information on Lyme Disease Lyme Disease (PDF) West Nile Virus (PDF) Lacrosse Encephalitis (PDF) MDH News Release - Japanese Rock Pool Mosquitoes (PDF)

Colon Cancer
	Saturday, July 18:  Spanish (11:00 pm), Hmong (11:20 pm), Somali (11:40 pm) Saturday, July 25: Vietnamese (11:00 pm), Lao (11:20 pm), Khmer (11:40 pm) Watch the Show
	Read the Script (PDF) Show Q&A (PDF)
	Additional Resources: Colon Cancer: Signs, Symptoms and Screening American Cancer Society: All About Colon and Rectum Cancer American Cancer Society: Colon Testing Saves Lives

Next Month on ECHO TV:

HIV and AIDS: Prevention and Treatment
	Broadcast statewide on tptMN.  In the Twin Cities Metro Area, tptMN can be found over-the-air at 2-2 and is carried by Comcast Cable and Mediacom Cable.  Check local listings for statewide coverage information.  Sunday, August 23: Spanish (8:00 pm), Hmong (8:20 pm), Somali (8:40 pm) Sunday, August 30:  Vietnamese (8:00 pm), Lao (8:20 pm), Khmer (8:40 pm)