1. HP 2010 Oral Health Toolkit Beverly Isman, RDH, MPH, ELS Dental Public Health Consultant

2. View Handouts on the APHA Web site §Handouts are linked to Abstract #31354 §Handouts include: l Powerpoint file of presentation l WORD file of Toolkit Draft Table of Contents

3. Who Uses HP 2010 Objectives? §Federal initiatives l HRSA, especially MCHB l Indian Health Service l CDC l NIDCR, NIH l National Oral Health Plan §State and local governments §National and state associations §Communities and tribes

4. Participation in HP 2010 §Degree that states, communities and individuals participate varies greatly §Some think it’s only a federal initiative §To be meaningful, it has to be a community-based initiative

5. HP 2010 Toolkit §Action checklist §Tips §Examples from the field §Samples--worksheets, models §Hot pick resources

6. HP 2010 Resources §Healthy People Web site l www.health.gov/ healthypeople §Healthy People listserv l To subscribe, go to the Web site and click on “subscribe” §State HP 2010 Tool Library l PHF Web site: www.phf.org/HPtools §HRSA Workforce Development Document l http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ healthworkforce

7. The Surgeon General’s Report Oral Health in America and ASTDD’s Infrastructure Report emphasize that: §Public health infrastructure for oral health is insufficient to address the needs of underserved groups. §The integration of oral health and general health programs is lacking.

8. Healthy People 2010 Oral Health Toolkit §Provides tools to help plan and integrate oral health objectives and activities into HP 2010 initiatives and other state health plans §Helps people choose a direction

9. Planned Formats and Features §Hard copy manual with 3-ring punch--ready for a binder l Information can be copied l State and local information can be inserted into same binder §Web site (location to be determined) l Chapters can be downloaded in PDF or WORD files l Can go directly to Web site links

10. 6 Chapters §Overview of the Toolkit and History of HP 2010 §Building the Foundation: Leadership and Structure §Setting Oral Health Priorities, Establishing Objectives, and Obtaining Baselines §Identifying and Leveraging Resources §Communicating Oral Health Goals and Objectives §Implementing Strategies, Measuring Progress, and Managing and Sustaining the Process

11. Each Chapter Includes: §Background information §Tips for success §National, state, tribal and community examples §Checklists and worksheets §Resources for further information, especially Web sites

13. Variations in State Plans and Planning Process §For example: l Alabama: 47 objectives in 4 topic areas; 2 OH objectives l Arizona: 52 objectives in 12 health areas; 5 OH objectives l Maine: 75-100 objectives in 10 focus areas; 5 OH objectives l Iowa: 23 focus areas, 15 OH goals and action statements

14. Acquiring Content and Feedback §ASTDD Survey of State Dental Directors §Web sites, listservs and literature review §Review of drafts by Steering Committee and end-users from states, communities, tribes §Feedback from presentations at national meetings (let me know if you want to review certain chapters)

15. Challenges §How to make it useful to communities and tribes §How to make it useful to non-dental people §Finding good, successful models §How to make checklists and worksheets applicable to different situations §How to market toolkit §How and when to update

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