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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT FOR 26,208 ORAL HEALTH TOOTHBRUSH KITS (VALUED AT $14,938.56) TO THE DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION OF KANSAS FOR THE DIVISION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Presented by: Claudia Blackburn, Health Director, Sedgwick County Health Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant; and if awarded, authorize the County Manager to accept the award and authorize the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request.
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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 don't have regular access to these items.
The Delta Dental Toothbrush Kit Grant will provide 26,208 toothbrush kits which include toothbrush, toothpaste and dental floss to be distributed to adults and children in Sedgwick County; the kits are valued at $14,938.56. The toothbrush kits will be distributed through four departments within the Division of Health and Human Services: a) the Health Department, b) SCDDO, c) COMCARE and 4) the Department on Aging. 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 20,000 children and 4,450 adults in Sedgwick County. Those efforts include the formation of the Wichita Sedgwick County Oral Health Collaborative (WSCOHC); a partnership between the Health Promotion Program, community health clinics, ...
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