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March 2006 Health Webcasts March 21: Nursing Home Transition March 22: Children's Oral Health

Nursing Home Transition:  Making It Work, Making It Last
Tuesday, March 21

2:00-3:15 p.m. Eastern / 1:00-2:15 p.m.  Central / 12:00-1:15 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Pacific

As persons with long term care needs continue to express their preference for services in their own homes and communities, many states have initiated nursing home transition programs. These programs help individuals in nursing homes navigate the many complex financial, emotional, social, and medical challenges they face as they relocate into  community settings.  The federal government provided short-term funding to some states to help them develop and implement nursing home transition programs.  Now states are working to ensure their sustainability. This session will discuss successful state initiatives to sustain nursing home transition programs.  The session will feature an overview of state activity across the country and a focused discussion of Connecticut’s approach.   

Speakers:

Susan Reinhard [Bio]
Co-Director
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Research Professor
 Presentation [Sources]

All Resource Materials are in

• Transition Guide: A booklet for individuals who want to leave a nursing facility and move to the community
• State Policy in Practice: Sustaining Nursing Home Transition in Connecticut
• What Worked in Connecticut? A Best Practice Report for CT's Nursing Facility Transition Guide

Dawn Lambert [Bio]
Project Coordinator
DSS/Department of Rehabilitation Services
Connecticut
 Presentation

Children's Oral Health: Closing the Gaps
Wednesday, March 22

3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern / 2:00-3:00 p.m.  Central / 1:00-2:00 p.m. Mountain / Noon p.m.-1:00 p.m. Pacific

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Oral health is essential to health and well-being throughout the lifespan and is a marker for overall health status.  Over the past half-century, advances in biomedical, health services, and behavioral research have led to safe and effective means of maintaining oral health that prevents tooth decay and periodontal disease. Unfortunately, these improvements in oral health have not been equally shared among the U.S. population, and significant disparities in oral health exist among children from families with low-income and from minority groups. In order to maximize the impact of oral health programs and services, state public health agencies are increasingly working to integrate oral health programs and services into Maternal and Child Health.  This session will look at the current status of oral health care in the U.S. and state innovations that are making a difference.

Speakers:

Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH [Bio]
Professor of Dentistry and Health Policy and Management
Columbia University

Mary E. Foley, RDH, MPH [Bio]
Project Director, Perinatal and Infant Oral Health
Children's Dental Health Project

 Presentation

For more information, please contact:
Jody Hatz
phone: 303-856-1521

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