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CONSIDERATION OF A RENEWAL GRANT APPLICATION TO DELTA DENTAL OF KANSAS (DDKS) FOR 18,500 ORAL HEALTH TOOTHBRUSH KITS (VALUED AT $10,545) TO PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO CHILDREN RESIDING IN SEDGWICK COUNTY THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC AT THE SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne, Health Director, Sedgwick County Health Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the electronic submission of the application for the grant and, if awarded, authorize the County Manager to accept the grant award.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:
Oral health is one of five priority areas identified through the Sedgwick County Community Health Improvement Plan. In order to exercise good oral health practices, individuals need access to toothbrushes, floss, and toothpaste. Many people within the County do not have regular access to these items. Since 2010, Delta Dental of Kansas (DDKS) has awarded 186,764 toothbrush kits to the Health Department to distribute to adults and children living in Sedgwick County. This grant has been awarded to the Health Department for the past ten years.
This year's grant application request is for 18,500 toothbrush kits. Each kit includes a toothbrush, toothpaste, and dental floss, and they are valued at $10,545*. If awarded, Health Department staff will collectively distribute the toothbrush kits to clients receiving program services. Toothbrush kits will also be disseminated to all students who take part in oral health education during National Children's Dental Health Month in Sedgwick County, throughout the school year, and during summer camps and other youth-oriented programs.
The kits complement other efforts within the Department aimed at increasing current oral health education by utilizing best-practice strategies to reach over 18,000 children in Sedgwick County. Those efforts include leadership of the School-Based Dental Health...
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