   ASTDD Head Start Oral Health ProjectState ReportsAlaska Action PlanAlaska Report Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Hawaii Hawaii Strategic Plan Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kansas Summary Report Kansas Action Plan Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Michigan Missouri New Jersey New Mexico North Dakota Final Report Ohio Report Oklahoma (Electronic version unavailable) Oregon Pennsylvania Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Puerto Rico Rhode Island Action Plan Rhode Island Supplementary South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia Report Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming The majority of ASTDD funding has been awarded to states and territories for oral health forums resulting in action plans, and follow-up activities to implement the action plans. Requests for proposals are announced periodically when new funds become available. Reports from all state/territorial forums and follow-up activities can be accessed through the links in the sidebar (some may not contain all of the appendices submitted.) View a list of contacts for each initial grant and contacts for grants for follow-up activities. State efforts in conducting Head Start/Early Head Start oral health forums and developing action plans have been recognized and described in the ASTDD Best Practice Approach Report - State Oral Health Plans and Collaborative Planning. The experiences and achievements of eight states and one territory are highlighted in the report to show how the forums and action plans served as an impetus for collaboration and communication among stakeholders to address Head Start oral health issues. National professional association forum reports and executive summaries of regional forums can also be viewed. Evaluations of forum outcomes were done in two phases to cover the various funding cycles and are summarized in two reports. ASTDD Head Start Oral Health Project Evaluation ASTDD Head Start Oral Health Project Evaluation Report The follow up activities that were funded are summarized in the following reports. Regional Head Start Forum Executive SummariesProfessional Association SummariesAdditional ResourcesHead Start fact sheets or tip sheets are available for downloading directly by the following links, or may be ordered in quantity through the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC)
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)
Program InstructionsThis document explains Policies and expectations regarding compliance of HS and EHS grantees with 45 CFR 1304 Part B; promoting dental hygiene in conjunction with meals. Compliance will be monitored beginning in January 2007.
Fact sheet. Head Start: An Opportunity to Improve the Oral Health of Children and FamiliesOral Health Tip Sheet for Head Start Staff: Working with Health Professionals to Improve Access to Oral Health CareOral Health Tip Sheet for Head Start Staff: Working with Parents to Improve Access to Oral Health CareThe NOHRC also posts a number of other Head Start materials and resources on their websiteOral Health Partnership ProjectsHead Start BureauEarly Head Start National Resource CenterHead Start Information and Publication CenterNational Head Start AssociationNational Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center |
