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McIntire MS, Mitchell JR. n.d.. Comprehensive health care delivery for children and youth: A combined approach. Minneapolis, MN: [University of Minnesota, School of Public Health], Systems Development Project Staff, 7 pp. (Comment series no: 2-1 (41))

Annotation: This paper reports a Children and Youth Project conducted by combining the forces of a medical school and a health department, by maintaining role differentiation in respect to education and service, and by developing a Central Health Record and communication system to develop and increase comprehensive health services for children and youth residing in the target areas of poverty. This paper is produced as part of the documentation and assessment of the effect of P.L. 89-97, Title V. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent health programs, Child health programs, Children and Youth Projects, Communication, Comprehensive health services, Interagency cooperation, Medical records, Medical schools, Poverty, Program evaluation, Public health agencies, Title V programs

Gedgoud JL, McIntire MS. n.d.. Progress report of a combined approach for children and youth services. Minneapolis, MN: [University of Minnesota, School of Public Health], Systems Development Project Staff, 11 pp. (Comment series no: 3-2 (45))

Annotation: This report demonstrates graphically how a combination of a health department and a medical school compress to the national average of all Children and Youth projects. This paper is produced as part of the documentation and assessment of the effect of P.L. 89-97, Title V. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent health programs Comprehensive health services, Child health programs, Children and Youth Projects, Communication, Interagency cooperation, Medical records, Medical schools, Poverty, Program evaluation, Public health agencies, Title V programs

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. n.d.. Tutorials on quality measures. Rockville, MD: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, multiple items.

Annotation: These tutorials provide an introduction to the field of quality measurement and how best to use resources available from the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. Topics include quality care measures related to health care delivery and to population health; desired attributes, uses, selection, and validity of clinical quality measures; and finding care-coordination measures.

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Keywords: Health care delivery, Measures, Public health, Quality assurance, Service coordination, Training

Family Voices, IMPACT. n.d.. The Affordable Care Act (ACA): Prevention and health promotion for everybody!. Albuquerque, NM: Family Voices, IMPACT, 2 pp.

Annotation: This document encourages families to partner with health professionals on getting preventive health services and to take a lead role in promoting health at home and where they live, work, and play. Topics include how information sharing between families and health professionals can promote child health, the Affordable Care Act's preventive health services for children, the Bright Futures initiative, and tips for a healthy lifestyle. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bright Futures, Child health, Children, Families, Family centered care, Health care reform, Health promotion, Parent professional relations, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Preventive health services, Public private partnerships, Special health care needs

Atchison KA. n.d.. Oral health literacy and dental public health. Springfield, IL: American Association of Public Health Dentistry, 1 web resource.

Annotation: This course provides a definition of health literacy and discusses how health literacy and oral health literacy are measured, the role of oral health literacy in promoting oral health, and access to oral health care in private practice and in public health settings. The course describes ways that oral health literacy can influence long-term oral health outcomes and how oral-health-literate approaches can be integrated into private and public health organizations.

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Keywords: Health literacy, Oral health, Professional training, Public health, Service delivery

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. 2025. 2025 synopses of state dental public health programs: Summary report. Reno, NV: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 11 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes results from the 2025 Synopses of State Dental Public Health Programs questionnaire. The report offers information from each state on demographic, infrastructure, oral health workforce, and administrative factors that impact the state’s oral health program. Details about specific services each state oral health program provides are also included.

Keywords: Administration, Demographics, Health programs, Health services, Infrastructure, Oral health, Public health, Work force

American Dental Association. 2025. Medicaid financial sustainability toolkit: An operational guide for dentists wishing to treat Medicaid beneficiaries. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 19 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit is designed to support dentists and their practices in confidently and efficiently delivering financially sustainable care to Medicaid beneficiaries. It provides background information and offers strategies in the following categories: enrollment and credentialing, operational efficiency, payer mix and revenue strategies, reimbursement, and risk management and quality assurance. Strategies for advocacy and policy involvement are included.

Keywords: Advocacy, Dentists, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Public policy, Quality assurance, Reimbursement, Risk management, Service delivery

Connecticut Dental Health Partnership. 2024. 2024 Connecticut medical/dental integration report. Farmington, CT: Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, 26 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about why medical- dental integration (MDI), a model of care that emphasizes the connection between oral health and systemic health, is important. Topics include MDI efforts in Connecticut, emerging MDI-related trends outside Connecticut, barriers to MDI, and policy and program recommendations.

Keywords: Connecticut, Oral health, Public policy, Service integration, State information, State programs, Trends

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. 2024. Nebraska public health authorization dental services and evaluation report. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 7 pp. (Report)

Annotation: This annual report evaluates dental hygiene services delivered by dental hygienists with public health authorization (PHRDHs) in Nebraska. The report highlights the function, activities, and locations served by PHRDHs in the state. It also provides background information on Nebraska dental hygienists' ability to obtain public health authorization since 2007 and the services that public health authorization allows PHRDHs to provide. In addition, the report discusses differences in the number of services PHRDHs provided in 2023 compared with 2022.

Keywords: Annual reports, Dental hygiene, Nebraska, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, State legislation, State programs, Trends

Charm Economics. 2024. How to be successful under medical dental integration: Manual. Arlington, VA: Dental Trade Alliance, 47 pp. (The medical dental integration landscape: Review, analysis, and resources)

Annotation: This manual provides information about how to integrate oral health care and medical care. Topics include coordination with oral health professionals and non-oral-health professionals, utilization management (i.e., evaluating the efficiency and appropriateness of services), financial management, optimizing bundled payments in the dental supply network, technology and adapting to change, and regulatory and policy considerations.

Keywords: Costs, Medical care, Oral health care, Public policy, Regulations, Service coordination, Service integration

National Education Association. 2023. Preventing violence and bullying. Washington, DC: National Education Association,

Annotation: This website presents resources from the National Education Association's (NEA's) campaign against bullying. Contents include a pledge form for parents and other caring adults willing to advocate for measures to stop bullying in their schools and communities. Additional content includes research and tools, tip sheets and stories, NEA's position and actions, prevention and intervention training, multimedia, and resources for education support professionals.

Keywords: Bullying, Primary prevention, Public awareness campaigns, Public service announcements, School age children, School health, Training materials

Center for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement Quality Indicator Advisory Team, Dental Quality Alliance, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2023. Oral health quality indicators for the maternal and child health population. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center; Chicago, IL: Dental Quality Alliance, 2 pp.

Annotation: This handout outlines a set of maternal and child health quality indicators to monitor oral health services delivered in public health programs and systems of care. Indicators for women of childbearing age and pregnant women are broken into three categories: access, utilization, and outcomes. Indicators for children are broken into four categories: access, utilization, process, and outcomes.[Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: , Data collection, Oral health, Pregnant women, Program development, Public health services, Quality assurance, Young children

Health Resources and Services Administration. 2023. A healthy mouth for every body campaign toolkit. Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, multiple items.

Annotation: This toolkit is designed to help people learn about how to take good care of their oral health and about how oral health is connected to overall health and well-being. Tools include radio public service announcements; social media graphics; social media posts; posters; content to include in e-mails, newsletters, and other outreach materials; and educational materials. A webinar about opportunities for sharing oral health materials and integrating them into health-education efforts is also available.

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Keywords: Consumer education materials, Oral health, Outreach, Posters, Public awareness campaigns, Public awareness materials, Public service announcements

Trilling S, Prentice-Dunn H, Ribisl KM, Aden F, Gougler-Reeves K, Noar SM, Whitesell C, Hadar D (Vaping Resource Center); Cor K, Hill K, Amajuoyi J (Public Health Law Center) . 2022. Policy playbook for e-cigarettes version 2.0. St. Paul, MN: Public Health Law Center, 43 pp.

Annotation: This policy playbook provides policy and advocacy tools to help communities address and prevent the public health harms caused by the use of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products such as e-cigarettes. In addition to including new information on e-cigarette policies and legislation, the playbook features four case studies of effective policies that state or local communities across the country recently adopted to regulate e-cigarettes. The document is the result of a collaboration between Vaping Prevention Resource and the Public Health Law Center.

Keywords: Advocacy, Case studies, Community health services, Prevention, Public policy, Smoking Cessation

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the Louisiana Department of Health; Florida Department of Health. 2022. Implementing the “Care for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorder” patient safety bundle: Opportunities for state public health. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs ,

Annotation: In this webinar, subject matter experts present on 1) the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health’s (AIM) patient safety bundle for perinatal people with substance use disorders, and 2) the role of public health agencies, perinatal quality collaboratives, and community organizations in supporting the implementation of the AIM bundle in their state. Speakers include representatives from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Louisiana Department of Health, and the Florida Department of Health.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Perinatal care, Postpartum women, Pregnant women, Preventive health services, Public health , Quality assurance, Safety, State initiatives, Substance abusing pregnant women, Substance use disorders

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2022. AAP Bright Futures. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics,

Annotation: The Bright Futures Guidelines website provides theory-based and evidence-driven guidance for all preventive care screenings and health supervision visits. Bright Futures content can be incorporated into many public health programs such as home visiting, child care, school-based health clinics and many others. Tools and materials are meant for professionals in clinical practice, states and communties, and families, and contain information on topics such as healthy mental and emotional development, health equity, and food security, among others.[Supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).]

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Keywords: Child development, Developmental screening, Education materials, Health screening, Preventive health services, Public health education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2021. Health workforce strategic plan. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 80 pp.

Annotation: This strategic plan provides a framework for health workforce improvements, focusing on four key goals: expanding supply, ensuring equitable distribution, improving quality, and enhancing the use of data and evidence to improve program outcomes. This plan is Section 3402 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted in March 2020, to address barriers to strengthening the health work force. The plan aligns with Presidential Executive Orders related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021 invests resources in the health care, public health, and mental health work force in alignment with the goals of this strategic plan.

Keywords: Community needs, Personnel, Public health, Public health services, Work force

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. 2021. Teledentistry: What to know and how it works. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 4 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about teledentistry. It explains what telehealth and teledentistry are, and discusses the increasing use of teledentistry across the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Statistical information is provided on the percentage of dentists using telehealth and the percentage planning to use it in the near future, services provided via telehealth or another virtual platform, telehealth modalities, and patients’ attitudes toward teledentistry. Snapshots about how telehealth is being used in several states are included.

Keywords: Attitudes, COVID-19, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, Teledentistry, Virus diseases

Roth E, Hanlon C. 2021. Nevada pilots innovative program to increase access to preventive oral care for children. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 5 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about a pilot program in Nevada in which parents apply fluoride varnish to their children’s teeth under virtual supervision from a licensed oral health professional using teledentistry. The purpose of the program is to prevent oral disease in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report presents an overview of the program, describes program services and the types of oral health professionals involved, and discusses early lessons and recent activity.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Fluoride, Infectious diseases, Nevada, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, State programs, Teledentistry, Virus diseases

Higgins E, Chhean E, Wilkness S, Tewarson H. 2021. Lessons for advancing and sustaining state community health worker partnerships. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 9 pp.

Annotation: This brief presents lessons learned that can help states build, sustain, or expand partnerships with community health workers (CHWs). It discusses engaging CHWs and other community-based stakeholders in policymaking to inform CHW programs and identify communities’ needs and strengths, leveraging experience from the COVID-19-pandemic response, and transitioning work with CHWs to advance other policies and financing approaches. It also discusses investing in CHWs to ensure sustainability, including through reimbursement of services, building career paths, and strengthening CHW networks.

Keywords: Access to health care, COVID-19, Community Health Workers, Community health, Disease transmission, Financing, Health services, Infectious diseases, Public policy, Reimbursement, Virus diseases