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Annotation: This report provides national estimates for selected measures for oral health status during 2011–2016, examines changes since 1999–2004, and highlights disparities in oral health by certain sociodemographic characteristics. Measures include prevalence and severity of dental caries in primary and permanent teeth, prevalence of dental sealants on permanent teeth in children and adolescents (ages 6–19), and tooth retention and edentulism among adults (ages 20–64) and older adults (ages 65 or older).

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adults, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Older adults, Oral health, Socioeconomic factors, Surveillance, Trends

Annotation: This toolkit provides information for health professionals about how to create an integrated health system that incorporates oral health. It discusses how to create an integration plan and factors to consider when integrating care. Integration care models for women’s health, early childhood health, older adult health, chronic disease, and behavioral health are provided. Each model includes factors to consider and practical examples.

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Keywords: Behavioral medicine, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Collaboration, Health promotion, Older adults, Oral health, Service integration, Women’s health, Young children

Annotation: This series of seven toolkits are intended for oral health faculty to download and integrate into their course curricula: (1) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, (2) Family Nurse Practitioner Program, (3) Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Program, (4) Nurse Midwifery Program, (5) Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program, (6) Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners Program, and (7) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program. The toolkits offer classroom, simulation, and clinical teaching-learning strategies that address population health issues that are relevant to promoting the health of women, children, families, and communities.

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Keywords: Health promotion, Mental health, Midwifery, Nursing education, Older adults, Oral health, Service integration

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about oral health in Wisconsin, with a focus on how community water fluoridation (CWF) can improve oral health status. The fact sheet includes an overview of the effects of tooth decay and information on how it affects children enrolled in Head Start, children in third grade, and older adults in the state. The impact of CWF on tooth decay is discussed. Strategies to promote oral health and CWF in Wisconsin are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: , Fluoride, Head start, Older adults, Oral health, Prevention, State materials, Wisconsin, Young children

Annotation: This action plan provides guidance for improving the oral health of all Arizonans. The plan introduces the problem and provides information about oral health disparities among children, pregnant women, adults, older adults, and people with special health care needs. Also discussed are oral health equity, oral health care systems, and steps to achieving better oral health in Arizona.

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Keywords: Arizona, Older adults, Oral health, Pregnant women, Prevention, Service delivery systems, Special heath care needs, State programs

Annotation: These resources for World Oral Health Day, celebrated globally every year on March 20, focus on ways to maintain and protect oral health throughout life. The messages are intended for use by the general public and health professionals who play a key role in educating clients. Contents include an advocacy guide; a brochure on oral health do's and dont's, with sections devoted to oral health of women during pregnancy, children, and older adults; a game; posters; a toolkit for organizing events and social media campaigns; and a video. The materials are available in multiple languages.

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Keywords: Children, Decision making, Disease prevention, Families, Health behavior, Health promotion, International health, Life course, Multimedia, Networking, Non English language materials, Older adults, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Pregnant women, Public awareness campaigns, Risk factors

Annotation: These resources provide information on oral health throughout life. Selected topics include tips for good oral health during pregnancy, dental emergencies, nutrition, oral health for older adults,dental sealants, and silver diamine fluoride. For each topic, linns to resources for more information are provided. The resources are available in Arabic, Cantonese , English, Hmong, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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Keywords: Asian language materials, Consumer education materials, Disease prevention, Fluoride, Men, Multimedia, Non English language materials, Nutrition, Older adults, Oral health, Pregnant women, Research, Risk factors, Sealants, Spanish language materials, Statistical data, Women

Annotation: This report summarizes information on the burden of oral disease in Florida, highlights oral health disparities associated with specific populations, and describes resources and programs for improving oral health. Topics include state and national objectives, the societal and economic impact of oral disease, risk and protective factors, work force capacity and diversity, and use of oral health care.

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Keywords: zzz, Access to health care, Adolescents, Children, Disease prevention, Florida, Health disparities, Health objectives, Health services delivery, Health status, Infants, Life course, Low income groups, Older adults, Oral health, Population surveillance, Pregnant women, Prevalence, Program improvement, Protective factors, Risk factors, Special health care needs, State initiatives, State programs, Statistical data, Work force

Annotation: This brief describes programs and initiatives working to improve the health status of underserved populations in North Dakota. The brief provides the program’s or initiative's name, managing agency, mission, population served, and dates of operation. The brief also discusses state, professional, and work force supports needed to increase access to oral health care and use of oral health services and improve oral health literacy.

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Keywords: Access to health care, American Indians, Financing, Health literacy, Local initiatives, Low income groups, North Dakota, Older adults, Oral health, Policy development, Preventive health services, Program descriptions, Reimbursement, Rural population, Work force

Annotation: This document provides step-by-step guidance for groups working at state and local levels to launch or enhance an oral health program for older adults and people with disabilities. Contents include tips, case studies, interactive tools, and other sources of support for creating cost-effective, sustainable programs. Topics include replicating and expanding an existing program, designing and implementing a new program, recognizing the connection between oral health and overall health, and interprofessional collaboration to serve adults’ oral health needs. A corresponding database of community-based oral health programs is also available.

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Keywords: Aging, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Collaboration, Community based services, Financing, Independent living, Interdisciplinary approach, Life course, Needs assessment, Older adults, Online databases, Oral health, Program development, Program evaluation, Program planning, Public private partnerships, Resources for professionals, Sustainability

Annotation: This continuing education course for oral health professionals provides information about intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder maltreatment (EM) and outlines responsibilities for recognizing, reporting, treating, and preventing IPV and EM. Topics include definitions and signs and symptoms of IPV and EM, patterns of IPV, ethical and legal responsibilities, and intervention techniques. A tool that educators can use for creating a student assignment is also available.

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Keywords: Assessment, Continuing education, Dentistry, Domestic violence, Intervention, Older adults, Oral health, Oral health care, Prevention services, Resources for professionals, Responsibility, Trauma

Annotation: This brief presents key findings on patterns of oral-health-care use among children and adolescents ages 2–18, adults ages 19–64, and adults ages 65 and older for the period 2000–2013. Contents include data and methods, results, and discussion. Topics include the percentage of the population with a dental visit by year, age, income, and dental insurance status.

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Keywords: Adults, Age factors, Children, Dental insurance, Health care disparities, Health care utilization, Low income groups, Older adults, Oral health, Oral health care, Statistical data, Trends, Utilization review

Annotation: This document is intended for use by policy makers and advocates of women's health issues. It addresses issues of minority women's health, covering Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans, with special attention to adolescent and elderly women. Information is presented about life expectancy, major causes of death, behavior and lifestyles, risk factors, prenatal health care services, access to health insurance and services, and morbidity and mortality. The document includes numerous graphs, and a list of references. It concludes with recommendations to improve the health of women of color.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Minority groups, Morbidity, Older adults, Risk factors, Statistics, Women's health

Annotation: This strategic plan for Oregon provides a history of the plan and discusses the following topics: the burden of oral disease among infants, children, adults, and seniors ; economic costs and health disparities; common oral diseases; and selected oral health data for the state. Also discussed are the need for a strategic plan and three priority areas: infrastructure, prevention and systems of care, and workforce capacity. Strategic plan outcome measures for 2015–2020 are presented.

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Keywords: Adult health, Costs, Data, Health equity, Health systems, Infant health, Older adults, Oral health, Oregon, Prevention, Public health infrastructure, State information, Work force

Annotation: This report provides information on the burden of oral diseases in children and adults in Maine, including data on access to care, prevalence of oral diseases and oral-health-related risk behaviors, and the oral health work force in the state. The report also addresses the oral disease burden in specific population groups, such as children with special health care needs, children enrolled in MaineCare (Maine’s Medicaid program), pregnant women, and adults ages 65 and older. Comparisons are made to national data when possible and to Healthy People 2010 objectives.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children with special health care needs, Data, Healthy People 2010, Low income groups, Maine, Medicaid, Older adults, Oral health, Pregnant women, Risk factors, State programs

Annotation: This report is based on the proceedings of the conference, Making Connections: Effects of Marriage and Couple Relationships on the Heath of Infants, Adolescents and Older Adults, held on October 20-22, 2008, in Racine, Wisconsin. Topics included key research lessons and recommendations, new directions, opportunities to improve health care, and first steps toward a more couple- and family-centered health care system.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Conference proceedings, Families, Health care systems, Infant health, Marriage, Older adults, Relationships, Research

Annotation: These reports to Congress identify gaps in the evidence base for clinical preventive services and provide recommendations for priority areas for research to generate the evidence needed to improve health and health care. Topics include screening tests and behavioral interventions with significant evidence gaps deserving further research; and evidence gaps related to the health and health care of older adults, children, adolescents, and women.

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Keywords: Adolesents, Behavioral health, Children, Evidence based medicine, Health behavior, Intervention, Older adults, Preventive health services, Research, Screening, Women

Annotation: These resources are designed to help dental, medical, labor, and business organizations; advocacy groups; and others raise awareness about the prevalence of oral disease and its consequences and advocate for increased access to oral health care. Topics include prevention and early intervention for infants, oral health care for pregnant women, ensuring oral health is a part of healthy aging, expanding the oral health work force, health care reform and oral health, oral health and early learning, and providing care to people with low incomes. Resources include policy briefs; oral health facts; and tools for contacting legislators, finding low cost care, and sharing stories.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Advocacy, Consumer education materials, Financing, Health care reform, Infants, Learning, Older adults, Oral health, Oral health care, Policy development, Pregnant women, Preventive health services, Public awareness campaigns, Resources for professionals, State legislation, State programs, Washington, Work force, Young children

Annotation: This paper examines the link between retrospectively reported measures of childhood health and the prevalence of various major and minor diseases at older ages. The purpose of the analysis is to assess how much of the large differences in illness at middle and older ages in the United States compared to England can be explained by any differences that prevailed when these individuals were children and adolescents. The paper describes the data used for the analysis, compares prevalence of childhood illness for birth cohorts in the United State and England, and summarizes the main results obtained from analytical models relating theses childhood illnesses to measures of adult health.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adults, Child health, Health, International health, Older adults, Research

Annotation: This issue of The Future of Children examines a variety of work-family conflicts and assess their effects both on the well-being of American employees and their families and on the productivity of American employers. The authors also suggest approaches to help working parents meet the challenges of work-family conflict. The issue includes articles on the following topics: work and families; changing families, changing workplaces; policies to assist parents with young children; families with school-age children; children with health problems; families and elder care in the twenty-first century; workplace flexibility; the government's role in work-family conflict; and international perspectives on work-family policies.

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Keywords: Children with special heath care needs, Employment, Families, Government role, Older adults, Public policy, School age children, Working mothers, Working parents, Young children