Empowering Head Start to Improve Access to Good Oral Health for Children from Low Income Families

Details

• Personal Author:
  Graves J ; Huebner C ; Milgrom P ; Tut O ; Weinstein P
• Description:
  Surveys over 20 years have documented worsening in the dental health of preschoolers. Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review reports the country moving away from oral health goals for young children; the slip is 57%. Exacerbating this is the inability of Medicaid to provide for those in need. Most children receive examinations only: few receive comprehensive care. We urge Head Start grantees to adopt a new approach to oral health goals and in this paper offer: (1) a review of the problem and premises preventing a solution; (2) a proposal that Head Start adopt a public health perspective; and (3) specific roles staff and dental personnel can take to mount aggressive strategies to arrest tooth decay at the grantee site. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Dental Offices Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Oral Health Children Community Health Dental Health Dentistry Head Start Health Promotion Preschool Children Public Health Tooth Decay
• ISSN:
  1092-7875
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056975
• Citation:
  Matern Child Health J 2011 Oct; 15(7):876-882
• Contact Point Address:
  Peter Milgrom, University of Washington, Box 357475, Seattle, WA 98195-7475, USA
• Email:
  dfrc@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Maternal and Child Health Journal
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214462/cdc_214462_DS1.pdf
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