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Page 1 Non-profit, non-partisan. Founded in 1872. Dedicated to improving health and human services for all New Yorkers. Emphasis on low-income and vulnerable populations.
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Page 2 Three-year initiative. Stronger State-level policies to protect and promote oral health. Develop sound, evidence-based strategies to improve oral health in several communities.
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Prevention Agenda State Oral Health Plan Federal grants to promote oral health and prevention Early Childhood Caries Simulation Model
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Page 4 4 Reduce the prevalence of tooth decay Increase the adoption of effective preventive interventions Reduce disparities in disease prevalence and address access barriers
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CHIPRA Supplemental Dental Families with private insurance but uninsured or underinsured for dental.
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Prevention Services School- based/school linked programs Community health workers
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Page 8 Develop a model for the implementation of sound, evidence- based strategies to reduce early childhood caries in individual communities.
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Dental disease is preventable. There are evidence-based strategies that reduce dental disease. It is possible to leverage existing community assets to implement those strategies in a way that reduces dental disease in a population.
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Projects benefits & costs of ECC strategies in 0-5 Medicaid population over a 10-year period Data for making policy & program ECC reduction strategy choices-NYS Prevention Agenda. Public-private partnership CDHP, CDC, NYS Bureau of Dental Health, HFWCNY.
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How can various preventive strategies improve the oral health of children ages 0-5 covered by NYS Medicaid and reduce prevalence of ECC? To what extent can reductions in the cost of restorative care offset the cost of preventive programs?
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Community Water Fluoridation Tooth brushing Motivational interviewing Bacterial transmission Fluoride varnish
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Local Leadership Team Community Campaign Kit Trainings Community select interventions Implementation
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Page 15 Increase fluoride varnish application. Increase toothbrushing. Protect fluoridation. Build a buzz around children’s oral health.
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Page 16 Buffalo Albany County Your community?
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