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American Academy of Pediatrics . 2023. Drinking water from private wells and risks to children. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics,

Annotation: This policy statement presents recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for the inspection, testing, and remediation of private wells to provide safe drinking water for children.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org

Keywords: Child health, Prevention, Safety, Water pollution, Water quality

Wilkniss S, Tripoli S. 2015. Health investments that pay off: Strategies to improve oral health. Washington, DC: National Governors Association, 9 pp.

Annotation: This brief outlines oral health interventions to improve population health and the quality of health care and to reduce health care costs. It includes an overview of the problem, strategies to implement and finance evidence-based interventions, and strategies to support data collection related to interventions. Topics include expanding dental sealant programs; paying primary care health professionals to provide fluoride varnish applications; updating and investing in community-water-fluoridation systems; improving data-analysis capabilities; expanding scope-ofpractice laws and changing Medicaid reimbursement policies; and considering emerging models for new types of health professionals, including dental therapists and advanced dental hygienist practitioners.

Contact: National Governors Association, 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267, Washington, DC 20001-1512, Telephone: (202) 624-5300 Secondary Telephone: Fax: (202) 624-5313 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nga.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Costs, Data analysis, Data collection, Dental sealants, Fluorides, Health care delivery, Interventions, Oral health, Preventive health services, Primary care, Quality assurance, Water, Work force
   

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