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Brush! Early Childhood Dental Health Project
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(City), (State)… (Station) will launch a series of on-air messages and teacher training workshops in support of the Brush! Early Childhood Dental Health Project. The project, funded by the Delta Dental Foundation, will bring dental health education to (city/region) area preschool teachers, their students, families and staff.
Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in the U.S., and children miss 51 million hours of school every year due to oral health problems. Children who are absent from school miss out on critical instruction time, especially in the early grades where basic reading and math are a focus.
(Station) is one of nine public television stations in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana working with educators in their communities to improve the oral health of young children. The Brush! Early Childhood Dental Health Project is a blend of media – TV and online – and local pre-school teacher training workshops all designed to help improve the oral health of young children in (city/region).
(Station) will broadcast thirteen oral health video messages in rotation in 2014-2015, as well as field in-person workshops and online resources for teachers to use with their pre-school students and their families.
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The Brush! Early Childhood Dental Health Project is made possible through a partnership between the Delta Dental Foundation, the McMillen Center for Health Education, Public Media Connect and public television stations in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati Ohio; Greater Detroit, Grand Rapids, Traverse City and Lansing, Michigan; and Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne in Indiana.
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Public Media Connect is the regional non-profit organization formed by CET (public media in Cincinnati, Ohio) and ThinkTV (public media in Dayton, Ohio). Public Media Connect’s mission is to strengthen the communities we serve through programs and services that inspire and inform, educate and engage, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning and the power of diverse perspectives.
The Delta Dental Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization established in 1980, which serves as the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina. The Foundation’s goals are to support education and research for the advancement of dental science, and to promote the oral health of the public through education and service activities, particularly for those with special needs.
The McMillen Center for Health Education’s mission is to provide vital and effective preventive health education that promotes physical, emotional and social well-being. Since 1981, the non-profit McMillen Center has met our mission by providing fact based health topics and by promoting responsibility in health choices and decision making. More than 1.6 million students have learned about their amazing bodies through field trips, outreach and video conferencing sessions, and curriculum and professional development.
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