The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #60275

Dyan Campbell, MPH, PRASAD Children's Dental Health Program, National Director PRASAD Children's Dental Health Program, 465 Brickman Road, Hurleyville, NY 12747, 845-434-0376, dyanc@prasad.org

PRASAD Children's Dental Health program has 2 mobile dental clinics that provide comprehensive dental services to low income children in San Jose California and Sullivan County New York. Sustainable funding for the programs is a challenge. A fantastic fund raising event was created called Tour de Smile. It was a 4,200+ mile bike relay, for 65 days,(7/11/03-9/14/03) passing a large toothbrush baton. The route was from San Jose CA to Sulivan County NY, passing through 13 states. Partnerships with CDC, Oral Health America and others helped deliver the message to the media about the status of dental disease in our children. Come learn about our challenges, successes and the wonderful things that occurred during our Tour.

Learning Objectives:

• Learner will understand sites and scope of PRASAD CDHP programs
• Learner will understand the necessity for creating fund raising efforts for program sustainability
• Learner will understand outreach techniques, media partnerships and the importance of message delivery systems

Keywords: Child Health, Oral Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.