Search Results: MCH Organizations

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, Pennsylvania, State programs

Annotation: The Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving the quality and excellence of programs and activities in the following areas: safe and supportive schools; health, mental health, environmental health, and physical education; drug and violence prevention; character and civic education; and homeland security, emergency management, and school preparedness.

Keywords: Environmental health, Federal programs, Health promotion, Mental health, Physical education, Public policy, Safety, School age children, Schools, Violence prevention

Annotation: The Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO Center) at the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry addresses socioeconomic and cultural disparities in oral health. The center is funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to launch new programs to prevent early childhood tooth decay. The programs include new research to compare methods to prevent dental caries in children, as well as efforts to integrate and implement current scientific understanding across a variety of primary care and social service settings. UCSF also serves as the Data Coordinating Center for three of NIDCR-funded centers: UCSF, Boston University, and University of Colorado, Denver.

Keywords: California, Child health, Dental education, Dental schools, Ethnic factors, Ethnic groups, Health status, Minority health, Oral health, Public health, Racial factors, Research, State programs

Keywords: California, Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: California, Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: California, Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, State programs

Annotation: School Health Resource Services provides technical information, resource materials, and research assistance needed to implement or improve school health programs and services. The reference collection includes administrative information on school health program establishment, evaluation, and revision, including development of school-based, school-linked health centers for students, staff, and families. Clinical references related to the care of school-age children and youth include national school health policies and reports, conference papers, demographic data, model programs, legislation, and historical data. State materials include policy and procedure manuals, school health statutes and legislation, and statistical surveys of school health activities. Examples of school health program reviews, continuous quality improvement programs, and minimum data sets are also available. Referrals, reference information, and publications are available to consumers. Other services include quarterly updates of What's New in School Health Resources, a newsletter, and resource packets on specific school health topics, such as needs assessments and school-based mental health programs. The organization's School Health Reference Database, which contains more than 5000 school health related documents, can be searched online (full-text copies of non-copyrighted publications can be ordered for a nominal charge).

Keywords: Model programs, School age children, School based clinics, School health

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Kentucky, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, New Jersey, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Michigan, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Minnesota, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Missouri, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, North Carolina, Oral health, State programs

Annotation: Originating from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry's Department of Pediatric Dentistry and School of Medicine's Department of OBGYN, the Prenatal Oral Health Program educates and provides resources for medical and dental health care providers on the principles of prenatal oral health.

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, North Carolina, Oral health, Prenatal care, State programs

Keywords: California, Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, State programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, State programs, Washington

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, MCH training programs, Oral health, Pediatric dentistry, State programs, Washington

Annotation: Founded in 1957, the mission of the School of Dentistry is to provide the state with a nationally recognized oral health center for education, research and service while improving the dental and oral health of all citizens, especially West Virginians. One of the primary ways this mission is accomplished is to educate competent oral health care professionals for the state.

Keywords: Dental care, Dental education, Dental schools, Oral health, Professional education, State programs, West Virginia