Leadership and Legacy: Oral Health Milestones in Maternal and Child Health Promotion and Prevention OHRC

2003


  • A National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health: A Public-Private Partnership Under the Leadership of the Office of the Surgeon General (report) released.
Cover of A National Call To Action to Promote Oral Health: A Public-Private Partnership Under the Leadership of  the Office of the Surgeon General

Background

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona released A National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health: A Public-Private Partnership Under the Leadership of the Office of the Surgeon General on April 29, 2003. Reflecting the work of a partnership of public and private organizations, Call to Action builds on Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General and the Healthy People 2010 focus area on oral health.

Impact

Call to Action seeks to expand on these efforts by enlisting the expertise of individuals, health researchers and health professionals, communities, and policymakers at all levels of society. The goals of Call to Action are to (1) promote oral health, (2) improve quality of life, and (3) eliminate oral health disparities.

Source

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. 2003. A National Call To Action to Promote Oral Health: A Public-Private Partnership Under the Leadership of 
the Office of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2000. Healthy People 2010 Objectives for Improving Health: Focus Area 21—Oral Health. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2000. Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.


cover of Trendnotes
Reproduced with permission from the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center.
  • National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center established

Background

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau established the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center through a cooperative agreement to provide analysis of access to oral health care and identify ways to better integrate oral health services with other health services.

Impact

From 2003 to 2012, the policy center provided information and support (e.g., publications, consultation, technical assistance) for national, state, and local maternal and child health (MCH) programs and has developed policy that advances oral health for the MCH population.

Source

Working in Partnership: Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Oral Health Programmatic Activities [manuscript].


cover of Final Reports, State Oral Health Collaborative Systems program
  • State Oral Health Collaborative Systems program established

Background

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) launched the State Oral Health Comprehensive Systems (SOHCS) grant program to enhance states’ and territories’ ability to improve their oral health infrastructures to advance oral health outcomes among pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, and children with special health care needs. In 2003, MCHB awarded 1-year planning grants to 47 states and territories. The following year, the agency awarded 3-year grants (2003–2007) to 49 states and territories.

Impact

The funds were used for a variety of assessment, policy development, and assurance activities, including coalition-building activities; program planning and support; developing public-awareness and media campaigns; developing strategies to increase oral health services, work force, and access; surveillance and evaluation; establishing or expanding clinical interventions; and identifying new or expanded funding for oral health services.

The SOHCS grant program increased awareness of the importance of oral health among families, health professionals, community leaders, insurers, and policymakers; the program also helped to improve the oral health of target populations through the application of dental sealants and fluoride varnish and via other preventive measures. State oral health plans, the cornerstone of systems change, also progressed under SOHCS.

Source

Anthony J, Brown A, Ferreria M, Hopewell A, Ledsky R, Silva S. 2006. Evaluation of the State Oral Health Collaborative Systems Grant Program. Rockville, MD: Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

 

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