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New York State Oral Health Prevention Agenda—its development and progress

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hiroko Iida, DDS, MPH , „X New York State Oral Health Technical Assistance Center@Regional Primary Care Network, Rochester, NY
Jayanth Kumar, DDS, MPH , Bureau of Dental Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
The Prevention Agenda is a Call To Action to a broad range of stakeholders to collaborate at the community level to assess health status and needs, identify local health priorities, and plan and implement strategies for local health improvement.  The overall goal is improved oral health status of New Yorkers and reduction in health disparities through improved emphasis on prevention. In this presentation, we will describe the New York State Oral Health Prevention Agenda and the process and progress toward our goal of improving oral health of New Yorkers by reducing oral health disparities.

Learning Areas:

Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Communication and informatics
Epidemiology
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe New York State Oral Health Prevention Agenda and how data are used to inform programs, mobilize support to promote state and local actions for the improvement of children’s oral health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been working for the New York State Department of Health on oral health surveillance and state-wide technical assistance projects. Among my scientific interests has been the development of innovative strategies for reducing oral health disparities through population-based and community-driven public health efforts.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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