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Osage receives ‘Water Fluoridation Quality Award’ from IDPH
The Iowa Department of Public Health has awarded 108 water systems in Iowa the ‘Water Fluoridation Quality Award’. One of which is Osage. Additionally, Osage was awarded the 50 Year Award for distributing continuous community water fluoridation for the last 50 years. According to Casey Hannan of the CDC Division of Oral Health: “Water fluoridation […]
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Several Communities Receive 2019 Water Fluoridation Awards.
Several communities in the Raccoon Valley Radio-listening area have been awarded Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced the water systems receiving the award Thursday, including the cities of Casey, Dexter, Perry, Scranton, Guthrie Center, Greenfield, and Jefferson. Community fluoridation has been […]
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Iowa Department of Public Health: Fluoride
Fluoride Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral that can help prevent cavities in children and adults by making the tooth enamel (outer surface) more resistant to the acids that cause tooth decay. Fluoride is found in food, water, other drinks, toothpastes, and mouth rinses. Community Water Fluoridation Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) is a safe and effective public health intervention that prevents […]
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Fluoride levels return to normal in Dubuque water, safe for all ages
Note from Fluoride Action Network, Health departments across the country are operating on outdated information about the “safe” level of fluoride exposure. This article suggests that 2 ppm is “safe” whereas it is nearly three times the allowable level in fluoridation schemes and three times higher than what caused harm in the most recent Mother-Offspring […]
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Iowa ranks in top 20 or community water fluoridation
Note from the Fluoride Action Network, This article, a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Health, is surely a historical document. It notes that “100 national and international organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the World Health Organization and the American Medical Society” support fluoridation. With all the resources available to these organizations […]
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Paullina honored for water quality
Chris Erdman, Paullina’s water and sewer superintendent, checks the fluoride level in a sample from the town’s drinking water supply using a colorimeter. The city of Paullina’s fluoride level is usually kept at .8-.9 milligrams per liter. PAULLINA—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recognized the city of Paullina’s drinking water supply for its […]
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Iowa Communities Honored by CDC for Water Fluoridation
The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that 107 Iowa communities have been awarded the Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, eight communities (Allison Water Supply, Atlantic Municipal Utilities, Eldridge Water Supply, Fort Madison Municipal Waterworks, Iowa Falls Water Department, Kalona Water Department, Milford […]
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Is your water providing the benefit of fluoride?
Note from Fluoride Action Network This article is likely a media release from the I-Smile™ initiative of the Iowa Department of Health. It makes no mention of the potential risks of lowered IQ to the offspring of pregnant women living in fluoridated communities, nor to the potential for risks to formula-fed infants whose formula is […]
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Editorial on Ida Grove City Council’s decision to end fluoridation
A thistle to the members of the Ida Grove City Council who voted to end the town’s water fluoridation program. They made the decision based on the results of a survey sent in residents’ utility bills. Had the leaders relied on science and public health experts instead of the opinions of half the town’s residents, […]
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Rekha Basu: Stop rejecting science in favor of superstition
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We have published Paul Connett’s response to this syndicated column by Rekha Basu in the Des Moines Register (Iowa), the Daily Republic (Solano County CA), Daily Sun (AZ), The Ledger (FL), The Daily World (WA), Post-Bulletin (MN), and perhaps many other newspapers, because the initial publisher (the Des Moines Register) […]
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