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Langelier M, Surdu S. 2015. Oral health in Michigan. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, 207 pp.

Annotation: This report describes findings from a literature review and an analysis of data sources on the oral health status of various population groups in Michigan. Topics include the history of advocacy to improve oral health in Michigan, financing for oral health services, oral health professional shortage areas and safety net providers, and Michigan’s oral health work force.

Keywords: Advocacy, Financing, Health status, Michigan, Oral health, Population surveillance, Work force

Cartier P, Graff R, Kumar JV, Moss ME, Oh J, Kram N, Perrotta DM. 2015. Enhancing oral health epidemiology capacity: A three-year training plan. Atlanta, GA: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, 17 pp.

Annotation: This document builds on a conceptual framework and operational definition for state-based oral health systems and identifies training opportunities for increasing oral health epidemiology capacity at the state and local levels to meet the Healthy People 2020 goal of having state surveillance to monitor oral disease and its effects. Topics include the public health importance of oral health, factors impacting oral health outcomes, how to build an oral health surveillance plan, the National Oral Health Surveillance System indicators and data sources, and selected special topics.

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Keywords: Epidemiology, Oral health, Population surveillance, Public health infrastructure, State programs, Training

National Birth Defects Prevention Network. 2015. Birth defects surveillance systems: NBDPN data quality assessment report summary. Houston, TX: National Birth Defects Prevention Network, 3 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes an assessment of population-based birth defects surveillance systems based on responses to a data quality self-assessment tool submitted by state programs. Contents include information about quality indicators developed around completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of data and performance levels associated with each indicator. Topics include program-specific performance scores with comparative national percentages, and next steps.

Keywords: Congenital anomalies, Data, Measures, Outcome and process assessment, Population surveillance, Quality assurance, Standards, State programs, Systems development

Hawaii Department of Health, Family Health Services Division. 2015. Oral health data report. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Department of Health, Family Health Services Division, 78 pp.

Annotation: This report outlines sources, such as the National Survey of Children's Health and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, among others, available for tracking oral health status of Hawaii residents and discusses the importance of improved tracking. It highlights Hawaii's current surveillance capacity in the following areas: overall state-level data on population groups and data on differences in oral health status based on social determinants of health. The report also provides recommendations for additional analyses and continued surveillance efforts as well as recommendations to improve oral health in Hawaii.

Keywords: Economic factors, Ethnic factors, Hawaii, Oral health, Racial factors, Sociocultural factors, State initiatives, Statistical data, Surveillance

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Oral Health Program. 2015. Oral health state plan 2.0: 2016-2020 West Vriginia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Oral Health Program, 32 pp.

Annotation: This oral health plan provides information about the state of oral health in West Virginia. It presents an overview of the state’s oral disease burden and discusses priority area oral health goals, objectives, and strategies. Goals focus on access to oral health care, oral health education, oral disease prevention, surveillance and evaluation; and infrastructure and strategic partnerships.

Keywords: Access to health care, Health education, Oral health, Prevention, State planning, Surveillance, West Virginia

American Association of Public Health Dentistry and American Board of Dental Public Health. 2014. Competency statements for dental public health: Preamble (rev.). Portland, OR: American Association of Public Health Dentistry; Gainesville, FL: American Board of Dental Public Health, 8 pp.

Annotation: This document describes competencies for dental public health and the performance indicators by which they can be measured. Contents include background on the development of the competencies, definitions,and what a specialist in dental public health will do. Topics include planning oral health programs for populations; selecting interventions and strategies for the prevention and control of oral diseases and promotion of oral health; developing resources and implementing and managing oral health programs for populations; incorporating ethical standards in oral health programs and activities; evaluating and monitoring dental care delivery systems; designing and understanding the use of surveillance systems to monitor oral health; communicating and collaborating with groups and individuals on oral health issues; advocating for, implementing, and evaluating public health policy, legislation, and regulations to protect and promote the public's oral health; critiquing and synthesizing scientific literature; and designing and conducting population-based studies to answer oral and public health questions.

Keywords: Administration, Advocacy, Collaboration, Communication skills, Competence, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Dental education, Dentistry, Ethics, Health promotion, Oral health, Population surveillance, Program evaluation, Program planning, Public health dentists, Research, Work force

Gladden RM, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Hamburger ME, Lumpkin CD. 2014. Bullying surveillance among youths: Uniform definitions for public health and recommended data elements–Version 1.0. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 104 pp.

Annotation: This document is designed to help organizations, researchers, evaluators, community groups, educators, and public health officials define and gather systematic data on bullying to better inform research and prevention efforts. Contents include background on the problem including what is currently known about the public health burden of bullying and the need for a uniform definition of bullying, the uniform definition and description of key terms, considerations to keep in mind when gathering data on bullying, and recommended data elements.

Keywords: Bullying, Data collection, Injury prevention, Injury surveillance systems, Research

Olson M, Chaffin J, Chudy N, Yang A. 2014. 2013: Healthy smiles/healthy growth—Wisconsin's third grade children. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Oral Health Program, 40 pp.

Annotation: This report presents key findings on oral health and growth status from a survey of students in third grade in Wisconsin public schools. Results are compared to results from earlier surveys. Topics include treated tooth decay, untreated decay, dental caries experience, urgency of need for oral health care, dental sealants, and body mass index for age (underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese).

Keywords: Body weight, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Growth, Oral health, Population surveillance, School age children, State surveys, Wisconsin

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2014. Medicaid: Demographics and service usage of certain high-expenditure beneficiaries. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 43 pp.

Keywords: Comparatives analysis, Economic factors, Factor analysis, Federal initiatives, Medicaid, Population surveillance, Reports, States

Ramakrishnan M. 2014. Neonatal abstinence syndrome: How states can help advance the knowledge base for primary prevention and best practices of care. Arlington, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 24 pp.

Annotation: This report describes opportunities to avert or ameliorate the outcome of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) along a continuum of care spanning timeframes in the mother's and infant's life and the role of state health agencies. Topics include surveillance for NAS-affected infants and the sources of maternal opiate use; reimbursement for using screening protocols to detect substance abuse early in pregnancy and withdrawal signs in newborns; development of measures to ensure follow-up with opioid-dependent women and receipt of comprehensive services; and collaborative efforts to strengthen clinical standards for identification, management, and follow-up with NAS-affected infants and their families. A state index of resources is included.

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Keywords: Comprehensive health care, Intervention, Neonatal abstinence syndrome, Neonatal addiction, Newborn infants, Opiates, Population surveillance, Primary prevention, Screening, State health agencies, Substance use

Schachter A, Sabharwal R, Rein S. 2014. Spotlight on kids: Beacon community efforts to improve pediatric prevention, care, and outcomes. Washington, DC: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 14 pp. (Issue brief)

Annotation: This issue brief provides examples of how health information technology (IT)-enabled strategies, partnerships, and tools have been used to improve health care quality and outcomes for children, adolescents, families, and communities. The brief describes community-based strategies aimed at improving pediatric immunization rates, asthma management, public health surveillance, and health promotion and education. The efforts make use of tools and functions such as health information exchange, school portals for shared care plans, immunization and asthma registries, and mobile health programs. The brief concludes with a discussion of policy implications.

Keywords: Adolescents, Asthma, Children, Communities, Families, Health promotion, Health status, Immunization, Mobile health units, Policy development, Population surveillance, Program improvement, Registries, Schools, Technology

Florida Institute for Health Innovation. 2014. Florida pediatric emergency department visits for preventable oral health conditions: 2012. West Palm Beach, FL: Florida Institute for Health Innovation, 1 p.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides data on pediatric emergency department use for preventable oral conditions in Florida. Contents include data on visits and charges by payor and by age, the percentage of visits by payor, the top five reasons for oral health-related visits by infants and toddlers, and the top five primary diagnoses for oral health visits by infants and toddlers. Policy recommendations are included.

Keywords: Costs, Data, Dental caries, Florida, Health care utilization, Hospital emergency services, Oral health, Policy development, Population surveillance, State surveys, Young children

Kann L, Kinchen S, Shanklin SL, Flint KH, Hawkins J, Harris WA, Lowry R, O'Malley Olsen E, McManus T, Chyen D, Whittle L, Taylor E, Demissie Z, Brener N, Thornton J, Moore J, Zaza S. 2014. Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2013. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 63(4):1-168,

Annotation: This report summarizes results for 104 health-risk behaviors plus obesity, overweight, and asthma from the 2013 national survey, 42 state surveys, and 21 large urban school district surveys conducted among students in grades 9-12. Topics include behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus infection, unhealthy dietary behaviors, and physical inactivity.

Keywords: Adolescents, Health behavior, Population surveillance, Risk taking, Surveys

Children's Dental Health Project. 2014. Policy options for reducing early childhood tooth decay: Lessons learned from a New York state simulation model. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project, 6 pp.

Annotation: This brief presents findings of the New York State early childhood caries system dynamics model as they relate to cost-effective care delivery and reducing risks for disease. It discusses policy options to align the oral health-care-delivery system with established caries-management science. Topics include focusing care on an individual child's level of risk for disease, approaches for crafting dental benefits in a cost-effective manner, community water fluoridation, and motivational interviewing.

Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Dental caries, Disease management, Health care delivery, Models, New York, Policy development, Population surveillance, Service delivery systems, State initiatives, Young children

Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Mental Health America of Wisconsin. 2014. Burden of suicide in Wisconsin 2007-2011. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 59 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of the burden of suicide in Wisconsin. Topics include the extent and costs of suicidal behavior, the incidence and geographical distribution of suicide, and the implications of the data and their application to strategies for suicide prevention. Additional contents include a glossary, technical notes, and tables that provide supplemental information to the tables, figures, and data presented in the body of the report. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Adults, Attempted suicide, Costs, Incidence, Population surveillance, Risk factors, Risk taking, Statistical data, Suicide, Suicide prevention, Wisconsin

Robbins CL, Zapata LB, Farr SL, Morrow B, Ahluwalia I, D'Angelo DV, Barradas D, Cox S, Goodman D, Grigorescu V, Barfield WD. 2014. Core state preconception health indicators: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries 63(SS03):1-62,

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Keywords: , Data, Measures, Population surveillance, Preconception care, Pregnancy, Reports, Research, Risk factors

Phipps KR, Ricks TL, Blahut P. 2014. The oral health of 6–9 year old American Indian and Alaska Native children compared to the general U.S. population and Healthy People 2020 targets. Rockville, MD: U.S. Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, 5 pp. (Indian Health Service data brief)

Annotation: This brief presents findings from a national survey to assess the oral health status of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in kindergarten through third grade. Contents include information about the prevalence of tooth decay in the primary and permanent teeth of AI/AN students in kindergarten through third grade compared to those in the general U.S. population and to targets for Healthy People 2020. The brief also provides information about the prevalence of dental sealants.

Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health status, Healthy People 2020, National surveys, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevalence, School age children, Statistical data

Phipps KR, Ricks TL, Blahut P. 2014. The oral health of 13–15 year old American Indian and Alaska Native children: Compared to the general U.S. population and Healthy People 2020 targets. Rockville, MD: U.S. Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, 6 pp. (Indian Health Service data brief)

Annotation: This brief presents findings from a national survey to assess the oral health status of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents ages 13–15. Contents include information on the prevalence of tooth decay in the permanent teeth of AI/AN adolescents compared to the prevalence in their counterparts in the general U.S. population and to Healthy People 2020 targets. The brief also describes the prevalence of dental sealants.

Keywords: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health status, Healthy People 2020, National surveys, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevalence, Statistical data

Kabore HJ, Smith C, Bernal J, Parker D, Csukas S, Chapple-McGruder T. 2014. The burden of oral health in Georgia. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, Oral Health Program, 54 pp.

Annotation: This document presents information about the magnitude of oral diseases in Georgia and the state's response to the burden of oral health. Contents include background, demographics of Georgia, national and state oral health objectives, disease burden by age; oral health disparities by race and ethnicity, disability status, and socioeconomic status; access to oral health care; provider work force and distribution; protective and risk factors affecting oral diseases; and state dental public health services.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescents, Adults, Children, Georgia, Health disparities, Health services, Health status, Oral health, Population surveillance, Protective factors, Risk factors, Schools, State programs, Work force

Michigan Department of Community Health. [2013]. Oral health surveillance plan 2013 to 2018. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health, 17 pp.

Annotation: This document describes a 6-year plan to estimate the prevalence of oral disease in Michigan. The purpose of the plan is to identify vulnerable population groups, monitor trends in oral health indicators, evaluate the effectiveness of programs and policy changes, and communicate information for decision-making. Topics include oral health indicators, data sources, the data-collection schedule, dissemination, privacy and confidentiality, and evaluation.

Keywords: Confidentiality, Data collection, Data sources, Health status, Information dissemination, Michigan, Oral health, Policy development, Population surveillance, Program evaluation, Statewide planning, Trends

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