Advancing Oral Health in America

Committee on an Oral Health Initiative, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

266 Seiten

2012
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-18630-8 (ISBN)

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Though it is highly preventable, tooth decay is a common chronic disease both in the United States and worldwide. Evidence shows that decay and other oral diseases may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. However, individuals and many health care professionals remain unaware of the risk factors and preventive approaches for many oral diseases. They do not fully appreciate how oral health affects overall health and well-being. In Advancing Oral Health in America, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) highlights the vital role that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can play in improving oral health and oral health care in the United States. The IOM recommends that HHS design an oral health initiative which has clearly articulated goals, is coordinated effectively, adequately funded and has high-level accountability. In addition, the IOM stresses three key areas needed for successfully maintaining oral health as a priority issue: strong leadership, sustained interest, and the involvement of multiple stakeholders from both the public and private sectors.
Advancing Oral Health in America provides practical recommendations that the Department of Health and Human Services can use to improve oral health care in America. The report will serve as a vital resource for federal health agencies, health care professionals, policy makers, researchers, and public and private health organizations.

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Oral Health and Overall Health and Well-Being; 5 3 The Oral Health Care System; 6 4 HHS and Oral Health: Past and Present; 7 5 A New Oral Health Initiative; 8 Appendix A: Acronyms; 9 Appendix B: Organizational Charts of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 10 Appendix C: Workshop Agendas; 11 Appendix D: Committee and Staff Biographies

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.1.2012
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
ISBN-10	0-309-18630-7 / 0309186307
ISBN-13	978-0-309-18630-8 / 9780309186308
Zustand	Neuware