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Doctors & Nurses photoCultural Competency Health Care Workforce

This webinar held on Friday May 24,will review best practices for improving cultural competency among a state’s health care workforce. More

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View NCSL comment letters on proposed Federal Rules governing multi-state plans, and standards related to the Essential Health Benefits and more. More

Health Reform:  State Actions Newsletter

This newsletter highlights federal health reform actions in the states. View the most recent newsletter and all 55 archive editions. More

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LegisBrief: Oral Health WorkforceArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2597925979Dental disease is preventable, yet dental care is the most common unmet health treatment need in children. Various policy options and initiatives may improve access to dental care, although views differ about the best approaches.
[Summit 2012] Oral Health: Opportunities for Cost Savings SessionMultimedia8/9/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2511425114Oral Health: Opportunities for Cost Savings Session: Legislative Summit 2012. n this video, Dr. Rebecca King of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services discusses children's oral health and the related costs and preventive efforts.
Cost-Effective Investments in Children's Oral Health WebinarMultimedia5/24/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2453824538Cost-Effective Investments in Children's Oral Health Webinar
Children's Oral Health Policy Issues OverviewReports3/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1449514495Includes information and state examples on the children's oral health policy issues of Medicaid and CHIP, access, workforce, prevention and awareness. Also includes additional resources.
Policy Options for Expanding the Oral Health Workforce: Legislative Summit 2011 VideoMultimedia10/7/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2366323663Oral Health Workforce
Policy Options for Expanding the Oral Health Workforce: Legislative Summit 2011Multimedia8/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2340123401Policy Options for Expanding the Oral Health Workforce: Legislative Summit 2011
Webinar: Oral Health and the Affordable Care Act: State RolesMultimedia3/10/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2235922359Oral Health Webinar
States Implement Health Reform: Oral HealthArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2247722477States Implement Health Reform: Oral Health
Oral Health Care for Children and Pregnant WomenArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/2/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1981919819LegisBrief: Often overlooked among the many health needs in pregnancy and early childhood, dental disease can harm unborn babies and cause health problems for children.
Children's Oral HealthArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/27/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1392213922LegisBrief: Dental disease is the most common chronic illness for U.S. children, but dental care is the most common unmet health treatment need. Among state options to address dental disease are water fluoridation and federal Medicaid and SCHIP programs.
LegisBrief: Dental Workforce - March 2006Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1390713907LegisBrief
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