Ever wondered what children thought about your smoking habit?Then take a look at some of the winning posters from the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre and Argus’ Don’t Start — Be LungSmart smoking prevention poster competition.They will be displayed for public viewing in the lobby of the Argus building at 14 Wesley Street in Hamilton, from now until December 4.Primary Six students Island-wide were invited to take part in the competition in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking.In conjunction with an existing in-school LungSmart programme, the aim is also to reduce the number of schoolchildren who decide to start smoking and encourage those who already smoke to become tobacco-free.While designing the posters, students learned about the harmful chemicals in cigarettes, that smoking is addictive and associated with a variety of health problems.Winning students include: Cree Dunn from Harrington Sound Primary School, Cailey Longworth from Mount Saint Agnes Academy and Iannah Caines from the Bermuda High School for Girls.Each of the winners received a $100 personal gift certificate and a $250 art supplies gift certificate for their school.Honourable mentions were also handed to MSA students Justin Stovell, Ashley Soares and Sanjie Trimm, Gabriella Botelho from BHS, and Cassandra Daponte and Tamia Burgess from Harrington Sound Primary School.These entries will be displayed on Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s website: www.cancer.bm.Alison Hill, CEO of the Argus Group, said it was important to reach out to children through an antismoking campaign.“Smoking leads to a host of health issues which concern Argus as one of the Island’s leading health insurance providers.“For this reason, we were delighted to support Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s LungSmart poster competition. Argus funds a number of prevention programmes as we believe that education is the cure for many of our community’s ills.”Rhonda Smith-Simmons, the Centre’s education officer, said the beauty of the competition is it allowed children to actively learn about the dangers of smoking, while tapping into their creativity.“Furthermore, as the campaign posters are designed by children to be seen by their peers, we ensure that the posters are age-appropriate and engaging so that they help the antismoking message to really hit home.”