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Children's Oral Health

Description and Mission of the Program

The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Healthy Smile Children's Oral Health Coalition is a collaborative effort sponsored by the Cowlitz County Health Department and Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services Department.  Funding is provided by the Washington Department of Health.  The mission is to work collaboratively with the Community Health Partners* (CHP) and all other agencies who serve low-income children in the region in order to assure and promote good oral health for the children.

The purpose of the Healthy Smile Children's Oral Health Coalition is to:

  • Improve access to dental care for children.

  • Enhance communication between CHP, individual agencies and the dental community.

  • Develop strategies to enhance the oral health of children in the region


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*Community Health Partners:

  • Cowlitz County Health Department

  • Regence Blue Shield

  • Kaiser Permanente

  • Peace Health

  • St. John Medical Center

Other Agencies:

  • Adult Dental Planning Group

  • LCC Head Start/ECEAP

  • St. James Family Center

  • Woodland Community Services Center

  • Family Health Center

  • Parents Place

  • FISH

  • Cowlitz Tribe

  • Progress Center

  • Ethnic Support Council

  • Youth & Family Link

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What services are provided by Health Department professionals for Cowlitz County?

  • Oral health education to childcare centers by childcare consultant.

  • Oral health education by public health nurses during visits with clients.

  • Prevention information and oral health care supplies distributed by 16 coalition member agencies.

  • Public health nurse participation at two local coalitions involved in access to oral health care in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties.

  • Participation in Community Health Partnership activities with the University of Washington dental clinics in this county.

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Updated On:  December 15, 2009