Database of Academic / Practice Linkages
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Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
83 |
1999 |
EVALUATING RISK FACTORS FOR INFANT MORTALITY |
St. Louis City Department of Public Health |
St. Louis University School of Nursing and St. Louis University School of Public Health |
St Louis County Residents |
1997 |
A collaborative effort to identify and analyze health data from official birth and death records to identify patters of risk. |
Found that ensuring that poor women receive all of the income/nutrition supports for which they are eligible may reduce infant mortality. |
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health |
Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems-- monitor health status of poor women with infants; Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community |
St. Louis County |
St. Louis City Department of Health |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Don Weiss, MD, MPH, 314-658-1084 |
Infant Morality, St. Louise Missouri |
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Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
84 |
1999 |
EXPANSION OF SICKLE CELL OUTREACH SERVICES IN RURAL GEORGIA |
Macon-Bibb County Health Department, Macon GA and Medical College of Georgia Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine |
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA |
Rural and/or Indigent Patients in Augusta GA |
1996 |
Establishment of a specialized care outreach clinic network for rural and/or indigent patients in Georgia with sickle cell disease. |
Over a 36-month period, all MCG sickle cell clinical encounters have increased in six pediatric sickle cell clinics and three adult clinics |
Access to Quality Health Services |
Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- sickle cell rates in the community; Inform, Educate, and Empower People about Health Issues-- local support groups for patients and families with sickle cell disease. |
Augusta, GA |
Augusta GA Health Departments |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Joann Sinclair, RN, 912-745-0411, Ext. 206 |
Augusta, GA, Sickle Cell Disease, Outreach Clinic Network |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
85 |
1999 |
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES |
Charleston Lead Prevention Program |
Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing at Charleston Southern University |
Pre-school Children in Charleston, SC |
1999 |
Collaborative effort to teach lead poisoning prevention behaviors to pre-school students who were identified as high risk for lead poisoning due to their location |
Provided clinical experiences for nursing students and also contributes to the health of the children |
Environmental Health |
Inform, Educate and Empower People about Health Issues-- Lead Poisoning Prevention; Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- provided educational services |
Charleston, SC |
Charleston, SC Health Departments |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Jennifer E. Shearer, MSV, RN,C, 843-863-7540 |
Charleston, SC, Lead Poisoning |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
86 |
1999 |
COLLABORATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: A NEW MODEL OF COMMUNITY-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT |
Monterey County Public Health Department |
California State University Monterey Bay |
Monterey County Residents |
1999 |
A new approach to training entry level health and human services workers by creating a process of curriculum development and institution building that includes professionals from the health and human services fields. |
Excellent collaborative outcomes |
Educational and Community-Based Programs; Public Health Infrastructure |
Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- improve collaboration rates between health department and academia, increase public health graduation rates and increase public health graduate program acceptance rates |
Monterey County, California |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Kim Judson, DrPH, Faculty and Field Placement Program Director |
Monterey County, California, Health and Human Services |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
87 |
1999 |
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC HEALTH: THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION |
Duplin County Health Department |
East Carolina University, Department of Family Medicine and Consultants |
Duplin County Community |
1999 |
Collaborative training effort to improve skills and competence in public health practice |
Public Heath Department staff improved ability to function as a interdisciplinary team. |
Educational and Community-Based Programs; Public Health Infrastructure |
Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- improve collaborative training between health department and academia |
Duplin County |
County Health Department |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Annette . Greer, 252-816-2607 |
Duplin County, East Carolina University |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
88 |
1999 |
THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROJECT |
Webb County Health Department, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Gateway Community Health Center, The County of Webb |
The University of Texas, Medical Branch, School of Nursing at Galveston |
Webb County Residents |
1999 |
Project staff purchased a mobile health clinic that travels between colonies in Webb County, providing primary health care services to families who would otherwise have limited access to health care. |
Provision of basic health services to residents who would have none |
Access to Quality Health Services |
Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise was Unavailable-- mobile health clinic |
Webb County, Texas |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The DD Hechare Charitable Trust |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Primary Health Care Services Project, Webb County, Primary Care Provision |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
89 |
1999 |
DUST LEAD ACCUMULATION IN LEAD-ABATED AND NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENCES IN URBAN CINCINNATI |
Cincinnati Heath Department |
University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health |
Cincinnati Residents |
1999 |
The Cincinnati Abatement Project (CAP), a research grant funded study to determine how quickly dust lead recontainment occurs in lead-abated and newly constructed dwellings. |
Discovered that high levels of lead dwell in renovation site dust |
Environmental Health |
Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems-- evaluate levels of lead in Cincinnati urban street dusts. |
Cincinnati |
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant Program |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
S. Clark, R. Bornschein, W. Menrath, A. Kochanowski, P. Succop, and M, Chen |
Dust Lead, Urban Cincinnati, Hud, CHD |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
90 |
1999 |
PROMOTING SKIN CANCER PREVENTION IN GEORGIA |
Georgia Department of Human Resources |
University of Georgia |
Athens GA County Residents |
1999 |
Collaborative effort between health department and academia to participate in a cancer prevention and detection program |
Successful at implementing skin cancer prevention projects throughout Georgia |
Cancer |
Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Problems-- education of skin cancer and prevention; Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- monitor rates of cancer |
Athens, Georgia |
GA's Department of Human Resources, Cancer Control Section of Chronic Disease |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Roxanne Parrot, 770-339-6902 |
Skin Cancer, Georgia |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
91 |
1999 |
PUBLIC HEALTH HMO PARTNERSHIPS IN DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA |
Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida, Duval County Health Department, Florida Department of Health |
University of South Florida, College of Public Health, University of South Florida |
Duval County Residents and Duval County Public Health Students |
1999 |
Study team of HMOs, Duval County public health students, and Duval County Health Department to participate in health improvement projects and assess community health status and the standards used by the NCQA as part of its accreditation process. |
Study found that most HMOs were interested in working with the health department on health outcome improvement projects. |
HIV; Immunizations and Infectious Diseases; Respiratory Diseases; Environmental Health; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Heart Disease and Stroke; Cancer; Diabetes |
Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- project provided improvement in immunizations, disease prevention and disease screening. Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- work would assist in achieving NCQA accreditation |
Duval County Residents and Florida School of Public Health Students |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Dr. Reid 813-974-6646 |
Public Health HMO Partnerships, Duval County, NCQA Accreditation |
No |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
92 |
1999 |
INDIANA'S AGENCY/ACADEMIC EDUCATION & TRAINING COLLABORATION |
Indiana State Department of Health; Indiana Primary Health Care Association; Indiana Public Health Association; Indiana Department of Environmental Management; Indiana Public Health Physicians Association; Local Health Departments in Allen, Clinton, Howard, Marion, and Wayne Counties |
Indiana University Department of Public Health |
Indiana Residents and Indiana University Public Health Students |
1999 |
The establishment of a new Master's of Public Health Program that would foster a collaborative framework of training activities and serve as a vehicle for collaboration to improve Indiana's public health infrastructure. |
Ability to work through issues as they developed; future accreditation of MPH program |
Public Health Infrastructure |
Assure Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- future accreditation and collaborative efforts to link academia and practice |
Indiana |
Indiana State Dept. of Health planning grant |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Elise Papke, 317-278-0337 |
Indiana University, MPH Accreditation |
No |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
93 |
1999 |
ALLEGHENY COUNTY PEDIATRIC ORAL HEALTH/DENTAL SEALANT COLLABORATIVE |
Allegheny County Health Department |
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health |
Allegheny County for At-Risk Children |
1999 |
Collaborative involvement between academia and dental practice to provide preventive dental care at school sites to at risk children through a mobile dental unit. |
Success with bringing together the public and private sectors with interest in improving pediatric oral health of at-risk children |
Oral Health |
Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- oral health education delivered to 31 schools reaching 10,000 children |
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh |
Proctor and Gamble |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
A. Kindling, M.S.N. Ed, M.S. Hyg., 412-578-8368 |
Oral Health, Dental Sealant, Pediatric Oral Health, Pittsburgh, PA |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
94 |
1999 |
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION FOR ILLINOIS PRESCHOOLERS: A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Northern Illinois University |
Illinois Community Residents and Local Early Childhood Service Providers |
1999 |
Statewide effort to refine and expand a model of delivering effective movement education to preschool children. |
Received requests from preschool/child care as a result of the local health departments effectiveness in outreach/advocacy efforts. |
Physical Activity and Fitness |
Inform, Educate and Empower People About Health Issues-- education and collaborative training |
Northern Illinois |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Jerald Floyd, EdD 815-753-0112 |
Illinois Preschoolers, Statewide Initiative (SI), |
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ID |
Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
95 |
1999 |
ACCESS MEDICAID |
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department |
University of Nebraska Medical Center-College of Nursing |
Lincoln-Lancaster County Community |
1999 |
Public Health Nursing (PHN) practice model provides outreach and enrollment activities for 50,000 medical managed care clients in two urban communities to improve health outcomes through access, coordination of care and outreach education. |
Success in collaboration and linkage practices; brought perspectives of academic health science, medical practice and public health to the program design. |
Access to Quality Health Services |
Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce |
Lincoln-Lancaster County, Nebraska |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Katherine Kaiser, 402-441-8057 |
Access to Medicare, quality Management Plan, Managed Care Education |
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Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
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Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
96 |
1999 |
COLLABORATION WORKS! THE ROSEBUD DEVELOPMENTAL CLINCK MODEL |
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Indian Health Services, Three Rivers Interagency Network, Rosebud WIC Program, Rosebud Head Start Program |
South Dakota University Affiliated Program/ University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Todd County School District |
Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation Families with Special Needs |
1989 |
Collaborative effort to coordinate existing services and establish new services into a comprehensive system for infants, toddlers and preschoolers on the Indian Reservation |
Ensured the appropriate identification of children under five years and provided a comprehensive service delivery system |
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health |
Inform, Educate and Empower People About Health Issues-- early intervention services and special health care services |
South Dakota |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Judy Struck, 605-357-1439 |
Collaboration, Rosebud Sioux, Tribe, Rosebud Developmental Clinic |
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Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
97 |
1999 |
HIV/AIDS SCREENING, SURVEILLANCE, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION: A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN'S RURAL UPPER PENINSULA |
Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department |
Michigan Technological University |
At risk HIV/AIDS Population |
1999 |
Program to build a health clinic fund and program on the MTU campus for HIV/AIDS and STD screening |
Testing and screening for students, follow-up examinations and treatments, and self-reporting statistics |
HIV; Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems-- HIV screening; Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- providing college students with STD screening |
Michigan |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Weissbach, Carolyn, 906-482-7382 |
Michigan, HIV/AIDS Screening, Michigan Technological University |
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Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
98 |
1999 |
IMPROVING RURAL HEALTH: AN ACADEMIC NURSING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERSHIP |
Newport Public Health Center, Carteret County Health Department |
School of Nursing; East Carolina University |
Carteret County Rural Area with Limited Access to Care |
1999 |
Increase access to primary care by clinical services to become a self-sustaining integral part of the community |
Increase in the number and variety of clients who have presented for care |
Access to Quality Health Services |
Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- providing clinical services to undeserved populations |
Greenville, NC |
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Carter County Health Department |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Bernhardt, Judy |
Nursing Department, |
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Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
99 |
1999 |
WORKING TOGETHER - IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH |
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department |
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry |
At-risk neighborhood of Lincoln |
1999 |
Community-wide assessment of health needs to improve assess to health and school-wide dental care screening for most at-risk neighborhoods of Lincoln |
Performed a community assessment, established mobil health clinics, and enhanced school-based dental services |
Access to Quality Health Services; Oral Health |
Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- provide dental and public health services to undeserved population |
Lincoln-Lancaster County, Nebraska |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Burke, Charlotte, 402-441-8014 |
UNMC, Community Health, Dental College |
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Date |
Title |
Agencies/Organizations Involved |
Academic Institutions Involved |
Target Population(s) |
Initial Date of Activity |
General Description/Goals/Objectives |
Outcomes Achieved |
Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
Relevant Essentional Public Health Services |
Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
Related Publications |
Contact Information |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
100 |
1999 |
INCREASING DENTAL ACCESS FOR CHILDREN: ACCESS TO BABY AND CHILD DENTISTRY (THE ABCD PROGRAM) |
Spokane Regional Health District |
University of Washington |
Washington State Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Low Access to Dental Care |
1999 |
Access to Baby and Child Dentistry program implemented as a pilot project to educate mothers on important child oral health issues |
Children enrolled in the program received more dental services, received education on dental services, and adopted positive attitudes towards dental care |
Oral Health; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health |
Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- education on early dental care; Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- providing clinical services to underserved populations |
Washington State |
Formal/Affiliation Association |
Thorburn, M. K., & Milgrom, P. 509-324-1550 |
Dental Access, ABCD Program |
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