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Flu season is upon us. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older should receive an annual flu shot. The CDC has stressed that healthy people who were immunized against flu last year should also be immunized again this year. Universal immunization of healthcare personnel has also emerged as an important patient safety issue. More information can be obtained from the CDC, APIC, and OSAP Web sites.
New - Promoting Access to Oral Health Care through Public-Private Partnerships: Roles for State Oral Health Programs and Oral Health Coalitions: This report highlights four examples of public-private partnerships and their community programs. The programs are designed to highlight sustainable models that address access to care and health literacy, inform policymakers and other stakeholders and raise awareness of the importance of oral health in the total health picture.
New - An Introduction to the Federal Agencies and Their Roles in Oral Health: This recorded webinar is designed to assist state dental directors and their staff in understanding the various federal agencies and their roles in oral health. The PowerPoint slides may be accessed here: Introduction to the Federal Agencies and Their Roles in Oral Health PowerPoint. (file is 5MB)
New - Oral Health Matters
The fall 2011 edition of the ASTDD newsletter; meet members and associate members, check out consultants corner, state shots, and much more.
NEW - Strategies to Improve Collaboration Between State Oral Health Programs and Head Start State Collaboration Offices - This tip sheet was designed to assist SOHP and HSSCO directors and staff in enhancing collaboration with one another. It provides background information on SOHPs and HSSCOs. The paper also discusses how the relationship between the two has developed to date and outcomes of collaboration and provides recommendations for further collaboration. (Oct 2011)
NEW - Opportunities for Collaboration between State Oral Health and Maternal and Child Health Programs to Improve Early Childhood Oral Health:
This Issue Brief is intended to help MCH program directors and staff, state oral health program (SOHP) directors and staff, and others improve oral health within the MCH population by better integrating oral health activities and information into state MCH Early Childhood Programs (Sept 2011)
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The 2012 National Oral Health Conference
April 30 - May 2 2012
Milwaukee, WI
For more information, visit www.nationaloralhealthconference.com
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