Traverse City could be the next Michigan town to put the issue of water fluoridation on the ballot. Fluoridation opponents are vowing to take their fight to Traverse City even after an unsuccessful effort in Boyne City. Voters in Boyne City elected to put fluoride back into their water supply last week. Ben Hansen said his […]
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PR firm Hager Sharp wins award for work on fluoridation
Last night we won a @PRSAGeorgia Phoenix Award for our work on community water fluoridation. Congrats to all winners! Note from FAN: the award was presented by the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) SEE ALSO: CDC awards contract to Hager Sharp to promote fluoridation, Sept 13, 2012 Twitter is at […]
Andover: An end to fluoride supplements in school
From the School Nurse… Also of note we will not be giving fluoride anymore as the State is not supplying this. Andover water is not fluoridated so you need to obtain a prescription for this to give to your child at home. Note: Andover is in Allegany County See Newsletter
Newton County: Resolution opposes mandated fluoridation of drinking water
The Newton County Quorum Court passed a resolution at its Nov. 3 meeting opposing the state law mandating fluoride in community water supplies and suggests that fluoridation be voluntary according to the wishes of the individual water board. Subscription needed to read full article
Children’s Dental Health Project success in Michigan & Kansas fluoridation referendum
The Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) advised dental professionals and other health advocates in Michigan to make sure the public could separate fact from fiction. In both Michigan communities where fluoridation was on the ballot, it prevailed by a resounding margin. Yet CDHP’s role was relatively small. The most significant work was performed by local […]
Oliver Springs removes fluoride from water supply
Excerpt: When the current supply is exhausted, that’ll be it. Fluoride — described alternatively as a tooth decay preventive and a toxic hazard — will no longer go into the system, board members decided in a split vote… Read full article
Honeywell misclassified Illinois uranium plant leak, regulators say
Honeywell International Inc did not properly classify a uranium hexafluoride leak at its Metropolis, Illinois, plant last month, according to a U.S. regulatory event report on Thursday. According to the report, Honeywell should have classified the Oct. 26 incident as an “alert,” the less serious of two official emergency event designations by the U.S. Nuclear […]
LEGALIZE IT?: Fluoride in water
RENO, Nev. — At its peak every summer, 100 million gallon of water are treated and filtered through Washoe County every day. The water looks normal, but a chemical flowing down south is absent. Dr. Erin Anderson of Brosy Family Dentistry says in the past five years, cavities in the US are going down as […]
Amherst concludes Fall Town Meeting in 1 night, rejecting a fluoride petition…
Town Meeting concluded in one night, failing to pass an inclusionary zoning petition article by the required two-thirds majority and rejecting a request to test every shipment of fluoride the town receives… Health Director Julie Federman said the meeting overwhelmingly rejected the fluoride petition that was opposed by the Board of Health, Select Board, Finance […]
Oral Health: How a foundation in New York State is working to prevent cavities in young Children
Early Childhood Caries—tooth decay among children under age six—is a disease process that can cause pain that affects a child’s ability to eat, speak, and learn at a time when he or she should be developing and thriving. Almost half of all children develop this decay before they reach kindergarten, with the greatest burden occurring […]