Building State Capacity for Integration

Learning Collaborative

In October 2024, COH selected five state oral health programs to participate in the Building State Capacity for Integration (BSCI) Learning Collaborative (LC), a 16-month project focused on improving systems-level capacity for integrating oral health care and prenatal care. The LC will run from January 2025 through April 2026. A second LC is planned to run from October 2026 through January 2028.

Project teams are using the Capacity Inventory for Integrating Oral Health Care into Primary Care for Pregnant Women: Tool to assess systems-level capacity factors, prioritize needs, and create action plans to enhance integrating oral health care and prenatal care in their states. The LC provides opportunities for project teams to gather to share ideas and learn from one another. The consortium offers technical assistance to help teams develop a practical action plan, monitor progress, overcome challenges, and report on achievements.

The five states are Idaho, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.