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NETWORKS FOR ORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION WITHIN THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SAFETY NET. - MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (MOHEA) - ABSTRACT MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION - ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM 1625 11TH AVE HELENA, MT 59620-4600 TONETTE HOLLINGSWORTH, ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR 406-444-2660 - TONETTE.HOLLINGSWORTH@MT.GOV HTTPS://DPHHS.MT.GOV/ECFSD/ORALHEALTH/ PROPOSAL REQUEST: $1,700,000 MONTANA IS A VAST GEOGRAPHIC STATE WITH JUST OVER 1 MILLION POPULATION, MAKING IT A PRIMARILY RURAL AND FRONTIER STATE. THE ORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN MONTANA ARE PRESSING. ORAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES ARE MOST EVIDENT IN VERY RURAL AREAS WHERE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MODELS OF DENTAL CARE IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY AMERICAN INDIAN AND LATINO POPULATIONS. ACCESS, COST, AND LOW ORAL HEALTH LITERACY CONTRIBUTE TO THE INEQUALITIES. NEARLY HALF OF ALL CHILDREN IN MONTANA EXPERIENCE TOOTH DECAY, AND HALF OF WOMEN SEEKING PRENATAL CARE DO NOT RECEIVE ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION DURING THAT CARE. THE MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (MOHEA) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM (OHP) AS THE APPLICANT AND LEAD OF THE PROJECT. PARTNERS INCLUDE THE MONTANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY'S MARK AND ROBYN JONES COLLEGE OF NURSING, MONTANA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH AND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ONEHEALTH - FQHC, AG WORKER HEALTH AND SERVICES - FQHC, PROYECTO SALUD CLINICS, AND NORTHERN CHEYENNE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. MOHEA'S GOAL IS IMPROVED ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE AND ORAL HEALTH EQUITY AMONG THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH POPULATIONS, FOCUSING ON PERSONS AGES 1-21 LIVING IN MONTANA'S RURAL, FRONTIER, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. MOHEA'S OBJECTIVES COLLECTIVELY AIM TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE MECHANISMS, AND INTEGRATE PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INTO PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING ORAL HEAL TH OUTCOMES FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS. • OBJECTIVE 1: PARTICIPATING MONTANA ORGANIZATIONS WILL FORM AN MCH-IOHI ALLIANCE TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT - MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE. • OBJECTIVE 2: THE MOHEA WILL ENHANCE MONTANA POLICY AND/OR SCOPE OF PRACTICE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND USE OF INTEGRATED PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE BY JUNE 2028. (SCF 1: POLICY AND PRACTICE) • OBJECTIVE 3: THE MOHEA WILL INCREASE ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG 85% OF THE TARGETED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND EMERGING HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS THROUGH ORAL HEALTH LITERACY TRAINING AND OUTREACH BY JUNE 2028. (SCF 2: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION) • OBJECTIVE 4: THE MOHEA WILL IMPLEMENT STATE-LEVEL ORAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE TREND ANALYSIS BY JUNE 2028. ENHANCEMENTS WILL MEASURE MOHEA'S COMMUNITY-CENTERED APPROACH TO PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INTEGRATION, WHICH CONSIDERS HEALTH DETERMINANTS AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES AS BARRIERS TO CARE. (SCF 3: DATA, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION) • OBJECTIVE 5: THE MOHEA WILL SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF CARE AIMED AT INTEGRATING PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WITHIN 100% OF THE EIGHT PARTICIPATING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS BY JUNE 2028. MOHEA PARTNERS RECOGNIZE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO CLOSE ORAL HEALTH EQUITY GAPS IN MT COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEW DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, WORKFORCE, AND DELIVERY MODELS. DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE (SDF) PROVIDE NON-DENTIST PROVIDERS WITH A TOOL TO ARREST THE PROGRESSION OF DECAY AND PREVENT FUTURE DENTAL DISEASE USING A NON-INVASIVE, AFFORDABLE TECHNIQUE. CREATING THE MOHEA WILL BE THE FIRST TIME MONTANA EMBARKS UPON A COMPREHENSIVE, STATEWIDE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY CAMPAIGN IN ALIGNMENT WITH ESTABLISHED PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF ORAL HEALTH.
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NETWORKS FOR ORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION WITHIN THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SAFETY NET. - MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (MOHEA) - ABSTRACT MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION - ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM 1625 11TH AVE HELENA, MT 59620-4600 TONETTE HOLLINGSWORTH, ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR 406-444-2660 - TONETTE.HOLLINGSWORTH@MT.GOV HTTPS://DPHHS.MT.GOV/ECFSD/ORALHEALTH/ PROPOSAL REQUEST: $1,700,000 MONTANA IS A VAST GEOGRAPHIC STATE WITH JUST OVER 1 MILLION POPULATION, MAKING IT A PRIMARILY RURAL AND FRONTIER STATE. THE ORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN MONTANA ARE PRESSING. ORAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES ARE MOST EVIDENT IN VERY RURAL AREAS WHERE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MODELS OF DENTAL CARE IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY AMERICAN INDIAN AND LATINO POPULATIONS. ACCESS, COST, AND LOW ORAL HEALTH LITERACY CONTRIBUTE TO THE INEQUALITIES. NEARLY HALF OF ALL CHILDREN IN MONTANA EXPERIENCE TOOTH DECAY, AND HALF OF WOMEN SEEKING PRENATAL CARE DO NOT RECEIVE ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION DURING THAT CARE. THE MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (MOHEA) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM (OHP) AS THE APPLICANT AND LEAD OF THE PROJECT. PARTNERS INCLUDE THE MONTANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY'S MARK AND ROBYN JONES COLLEGE OF NURSING, MONTANA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH AND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ONEHEALTH - FQHC, AG WORKER HEALTH AND SERVICES - FQHC, PROYECTO SALUD CLINICS, AND NORTHERN CHEYENNE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. MOHEA'S GOAL IS IMPROVED ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE AND ORAL HEALTH EQUITY AMONG THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH POPULATIONS, FOCUSING ON PERSONS AGES 1-21 LIVING IN MONTANA'S RURAL, FRONTIER, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. MOHEA'S OBJECTIVES COLLECTIVELY AIM TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE MECHANISMS, AND INTEGRATE PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INTO PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING ORAL HEAL TH OUTCOMES FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS. • OBJECTIVE 1: PARTICIPATING MONTANA ORGANIZATIONS WILL FORM AN MCH-IOHI ALLIANCE TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT - MONTANA ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE. • OBJECTIVE 2: THE MOHEA WILL ENHANCE MONTANA POLICY AND/OR SCOPE OF PRACTICE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND USE OF INTEGRATED PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE BY JUNE 2028. (SCF 1: POLICY AND PRACTICE) • OBJECTIVE 3: THE MOHEA WILL INCREASE ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG 85% OF THE TARGETED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND EMERGING HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS THROUGH ORAL HEALTH LITERACY TRAINING AND OUTREACH BY JUNE 2028. (SCF 2: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION) • OBJECTIVE 4: THE MOHEA WILL IMPLEMENT STATE-LEVEL ORAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE TREND ANALYSIS BY JUNE 2028. ENHANCEMENTS WILL MEASURE MOHEA'S COMMUNITY-CENTERED APPROACH TO PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INTEGRATION, WHICH CONSIDERS HEALTH DETERMINANTS AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES AS BARRIERS TO CARE. (SCF 3: DATA, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION) • OBJECTIVE 5: THE MOHEA WILL SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF CARE AIMED AT INTEGRATING PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WITHIN 100% OF THE EIGHT PARTICIPATING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS BY JUNE 2028. MOHEA PARTNERS RECOGNIZE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO CLOSE ORAL HEALTH EQUITY GAPS IN MT COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEW DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, WORKFORCE, AND DELIVERY MODELS. DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE (SDF) PROVIDE NON-DENTIST PROVIDERS WITH A TOOL TO ARREST THE PROGRESSION OF DECAY AND PREVENT FUTURE DENTAL DISEASE USING A NON-INVASIVE, AFFORDABLE TECHNIQUE. CREATING THE MOHEA WILL BE THE FIRST TIME MONTANA EMBARKS UPON A COMPREHENSIVE, STATEWIDE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY CAMPAIGN IN ALIGNMENT WITH ESTABLISHED PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF ORAL HEALTH.
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