HP 2010 Oral Health Toolkit

Beverly Isman, RDH, MPH, ELS

Dental Public Health Consultant

View Handouts on the APHA Web site

Handouts are linked to Abstract #31354Handouts include:

Powerpoint file of presentation WORD file of Toolkit Draft Table of Contents

Who Uses HP 2010 Objectives?Federal initiatives

HRSA, especially MCHB Indian Health Service CDC NIDCR, NIH National Oral Health Plan

State and local governmentsNational and state associationsCommunities and tribes

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

HP 2010 Toolkit

Action checklistTips Examples from the fieldSamples--worksheets,

modelsHot pick resources

HP 2010 Resources Healthy People Web site

www.health.gov/ healthypeople

Healthy People listserv To subscribe, go to the

Web site and click on “subscribe”

State HP 2010 Tool Library PHF Web site:

www.phf.org/HPtools HRSA Workforce

Development Document http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/

healthworkforce

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.

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

Planned Formats and FeaturesHard copy manual with 3-ring punch--ready for a binder

Information can be copied State and local information can be inserted into same

binderWeb site (location to be determined)

Chapters can be downloaded in PDF or WORD files Can go directly to Web site links

6 ChaptersOverview of the Toolkit and History of HP 2010Building the Foundation: Leadership and StructureSetting Oral Health Priorities, Establishing Objectives,

and Obtaining Baselines Identifying and Leveraging ResourcesCommunicating Oral Health Goals and Objectives Implementing Strategies, Measuring Progress,

and Managing and Sustaining the Process

Each Chapter Includes:

Background informationTips for successNational, state, tribal and community examplesChecklists and worksheetsResources for further information, especially Web

sites

Variations in State Plans and Planning Process

For example: Alabama: 47 objectives in 4 topic areas; 2 OH

objectives Arizona: 52 objectives in 12 health areas; 5 OH

objectives Maine: 75-100 objectives in 10 focus areas; 5 OH

objectives Iowa: 23 focus areas, 15 OH goals and

action statements

Acquiring Content and Feedback

ASTDD Survey of State Dental DirectorsWeb sites, listservs and literature reviewReview of drafts by Steering Committee and end-users

from states, communities, tribesFeedback from presentations at national meetings (let me

know if you want to review certain chapters)

Challenges

How to make it useful to communities and tribesHow to make it useful to non-dental peopleFinding good, successful modelsHow to make checklists and worksheets applicable to

different situationsHow to market toolkitHow and when to update

Stay Tuned