An Approach to Engaging Schools In Oral Health Initiatives: The Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS)

Brian Laurence; Nawar Shara; Florencia Gonzalez; Dianne Harris; Tiffany Edmonds; Donna Grant-Mills; Teresa Marshall; Carla Williams; Cherae M Farmer-Dixon; Angela Southwell

doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0006

An Approach to Engaging Schools In Oral Health Initiatives: The Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS)

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(1):35-42. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0006.

Authors

Brian Laurence, Nawar Shara, Florencia Gonzalez, Dianne Harris, Tiffany Edmonds, Donna Grant-Mills, Teresa Marshall, Carla Williams, Cherae M Farmer-Dixon, Angela Southwell

PMID: 32037315
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0006

Abstract

Use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles can help identify strategies for development and implementation of studies that can address oral health disparities disfavoring African American youth. This paper summarizes approaches of the Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS) to provide sustained oral health services beyond the life of a research study.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Black or African American*
Community-Based Participatory Research / organization & administration*
Dental Caries / ethnology*
Dental Caries / etiology
Health Promotion
Healthcare Disparities / ethnology
Humans
Oral Health*
Pediatric Dentistry
School Health Services / organization & administration*
United States