Publications - The Office of Minority Health

The following represents the content we have available in this category:


	Racial and Ethnic Specific Oral Health Data Fact sheet of baseline data re Healthy People 2010 related to racial and ethnic specific oral health
	Making School Health Programs What They Used To Be
	NIDCR Plan to Eliminate Craniofacial, Oral, and Dental Health Disparities A report from the NIDCR addressing inequalities in oral health status among U.S. population subgroups.
	Oral Health in American: A Report of the Surgeon General - Summary Oral health is integral to general health; this report provides important reminders that oral health means more than healthy teeth and that you cannot be healthy without oral health. Further, the report outlines existing safe and effective disease prevention measures that everyone can adopt to improve oral health and prevent disease.
	Oral Health in American: A Report of the Surgeon General - Full Report This is the first report that has focused exclusively on oral, dental, and craniofacial health by the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. The report was commissioned by the Secretary of Health and Human Services upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General, on April 9, 1997.
	Oral Health In America: Summary of the Surgeon General's Report The major message of the report is that oral health means much more than healthy teeth, and is integral to the general health and well-being of all Americans. Oral health must be included in the provision of health care and design of community programs.
	Order Publications Online - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research This web link provides checkboxes for ordering publications on oral health from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Publications are available in both English and Spanish if indicated.
	Healthy People 2010 Oral Health Toolkit The purpose of the Toolkit is to provide guidance, technical tools, and resources to help states, territories, tribes and communities develop and implement successful oral health components of Healthy People 2010 plans as well as other oral health plans.
	Oral Health: Preventing Cavities, Gum Disease, and Oral Cancers Mouth and throat diseases-ranging from cavities to cancer-cause pain and disability for millions of Americans. This fact is disturbing because almost all oral diseases can be prevented. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the federal agency with primary responsibility for supporting state- and community-based programs to prevent oral disease, promoting oral health nationwide, and fostering applied research to enhance oral disease prevention in community settings.
	Fact Sheet: Preventing Dental Caries Although dental caries (tooth decay) is largely preventable, it remains the most common chronic disease of children aged 5 to 17 years—4 times more common than asthma (42% versus 9.5%).
	Quiz for Parents Brush Up on Healthy Teeth: Simple Steps for Kids' Smiles Every parent knows that a healthy smile is a sign of a happy child, and oral health experts agree that creating those healthy smiles begins in infancy. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a set of pediatric oral health tips, Brush Up on Healthy Teeth: Simple Steps for Kids' Smiles.
	Care of Teeth National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc

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