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Thirteen U.P. systems among 89 Michigan water systems awarded national fluoridation quality award
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today that 89 Michigan water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including thirteen systems in the Upper Peninsula. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in the water to […]
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Only two water systems in Pennsylvania receive a 2020 fluoridation award from CDC
LEWISTOWN — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Lewistown as one of only two water systems in Pennsylvania to receive the 2020 Water Quality Award. This CDC award recognizes public water systems that adjust the fluoride concentration in drinking water and have achieved an average […]
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Iowa cities must tell citizens before they stop adding fluoride to water, new law says
Note from Fluoride Action Network: 1) We have labeled this article as “misinformation” as it’s severely one-sided and the information presented is outdated. There is no discussion of fluoridation’s potential to reduce IQ in children. In brief the Mother-Offspring fluoride studies, many funded by US agencies, have reported that the fetus and bottle-fed infant in […]
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What to know about fluoride in toothpaste
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: This article cites the Bashash 2017 study (noting it was published in 2016): “The results suggested a link between high levels of fluoride in the mothers and lower IQ scores in their children.” The article then incorrectly states, “But other researchers who evaluated this study said the fluoride level […]
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Letter to CDC’s Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, requesting meeting on fluoride’s neurotoxicity.
Karen Hacker, MD, MPH Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Via certified mail and electronic mail June 23, 2021 Dear Dr. Hacker: May I say at the outset how much I appreciate in this very difficult period for the […]
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Mississippi to use $204,642 of a CDC grant to promote water fluoridation
Excerpts: … The Mississippi Department of Health held a hearing Monday as it determines how to spend more than $2.175 million in federal funds on public health projects statewide. The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant program is a federal program from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that provides the states, […]
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CDC: About the Division of Oral Health
CDC’s Division of Oral Health (DOH) provides leadership to improve the nation’s oral health. We promote proven interventions, such as community water fluoridation and dental sealants, to reduce the rate of cavities, especially for populations at highest risk. DOH supports state, territorial, and tribal oral health programs, collects surveillance data on oral diseases, and develops […]
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CDC awards Missouri public water systems for 50 years of fluoridation quality
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We add this article to our site for historical reasons only. (EC) JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced today that Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities and Charleston Water Treatment Plant have been awarded the 2020 Community Water Fluoridation 50 Year Award from the American […]
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Professionals expose CDC’s false safety claims and call on Director to rescue America’s children from fluoride program
NEW YORK, US, May 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Today (May 25, 2021) the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) announced) that a diverse group of 112 professionals with expertise on fluoride have signed a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the new Director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They are urging Walensky to get […]
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CDC: Water Fluoridation Promotional Resources.
These resources were developed to help partners communicate with their members and constituents about community water fluoridation. Each is downloadable and printable for electronic posting or distribution. How Fluoride Works How Fluoride Works shows how fluoride protects the teeth and mouth. Infographic Animated Graphic Messages for Social Media Creates a strong surface Protects teeth all […]
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