Improving nutrition and oral health of minority urban children: A model university/community program
1994
Tucker, A.W. | Touger-Decker, R.
Decades of public health efforts have resulted in significant improvements in the nutrition and oral health status of most Americans. However, community outreach programs do not always reach the population as a whole. In an effort to break down barriers to accessible oral and nutrition health care and overcome the challenges faced by low-income, urban, minority women and children, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, designed a program to link the community with health professionals. This health education and service model was designed to allow mothers and children to receive nutrition and dental screening, education, and meals at day-care centers in Newark NJ. Barriers toward and challenges of accessible health care for this population are described. Strategies for development and implementation of a community service and education model focused on oral, nutrition, and health professions' training goals such as those described in the Health Objectives for the Year 2000 are presented. Applications for this program in the community and as an avenue to train future health professionals are suggested.
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