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Public Health Measure Ensures Middle Aged People Still Have Their Chompers
Among the generations of Americans who grew up before the implementation of community water fluoridation in the 1950s, some will likely tell you that “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,”...
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How to Cut the Cost of Medicaid: Fluoridate
Want to cut the cost of state Medicaid programs? The researchers of the recently published study, Reducing early childhood caries in a Medicaid population, looked at no fewer than nine oral health...
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Communications and Public Health: the Vaccine and Fluoride Connection
Contributed by: Brittany Seymour The field of health communication is rapidly evolving due to new and emerging social media modalities. In an age where information is literally and instantaneously at...
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A Perfect Smile Comes at a Cost: How Poverty and Food Insecurity Cement...
Contributed by Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH Overview- Why This Matters: A picture-perfect smile falls just out of reach for many children living in poverty. Dental caries is the most common chronic...
View ArticleNetwork for Public Health Law Affirms CWF
Following the April 2015 release of the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendations, the Network for Public Health Law released an excellent issue brief on community water...
View ArticleColorado Officials Recommend all Communities Fluoridate
Governor John Hickenlooper and Dr Larry Wolk, executive director and chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, have issued a statement supporting the use of...
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Medicaid Turns 50 — and Saves Money from Fluoridation
Medicaid serves as a critical safety net for children when it comes to dental care. Not surprisingly, this program takes up a significant share of the typical state budget. New data from a federally...
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CDC Cites Community Water Fluoridation among Effective Strategies for...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the National Governors Association and the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, has recently developed State Strategies to...
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Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Approaches in Medicaid Issue Briefs
Medicaid spends billions of dollars every year on dental care for children, but their oral health is not improving. States across the nation are redesigning their health care systems to achieve the...
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The American Public Health Association Salutes Fluoridation
Community water fluoridation was featured prominently at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Chicago from October 31 to November 4, 2015. In addition to eight...
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Varnish: Another Key Way to Get Fluoride’s Benefits
There are a variety of ways that fluoride can benefit teeth, including through its addition to toothpaste and water. Fluoride varnish is another way that children can receive the benefits. A new...
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Fluoride: Water Isn’t the Only Vehicle Used
In Europe, a variety of methods are used to ensure that fluoride’s benefits reach a large population of children and adults. Ireland, England and Spain have water fluoridation programs that reach...
View ArticleJournalist’s Resource Takes On Fluoride Misinformation
Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy Journalist’s Resource recently published Fluoride in water in the United States and public health misinformation: Research review....
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Lessons to Guide Local Advocates
Although most attempts to end community water fluoridation (CWF) fail, these challenges continue to arise. Over the past 12 months, critics have attacked the practice in a number of communities — from...
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Water + Schools = Student Weight Loss
Making drinking water readily available in New York City public schools demonstrates that this easy, low cost intervention helps fight obesity. A study by researchers at New York University and...
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Ending Water Fluoridation: Who Pays the Price?
Five years ago this month, the city council of Calgary voted to cease community water fluoridation (CWF). Critics of this health practice said the absence of fluoridated water would make no difference....
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Troubled Waters in Flint
Contributed by: Brittany Seymour, DDS, MPH, with acknowledgements to Janice Cho and Brittanie Dillon We may not have consensus on the definition of social justice, or how to achieve it, but certainly...
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Millions More Americans Benefit from Fluoridation
On March 25, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 2014 Water Fluoridation Statistics showing that, between 2008 and 2014, nearly 19 million more Americans benefited from...
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Why is Pizza Crust in New York So Good? It’s the Water!
In the aftermath of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, the American public is growing increasingly concerned about the safety of its water. The process of filtering and disinfecting water, whether from...
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Empowered, Citizens of Lake City, Florida Reinstate Fluoridation
Lake City, Florida might have a cautionary tale to tell, but it’s one with a happy ending. This small community recently came together to fight for the health of their families. Despite efforts to...
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