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GA HR1324
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
Lee Hawkins
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February as Oral Health Awareness Month in Georgia to draw attention to efforts at local, state, and federal levels to improve oral health
- Notes that dental decay is the most common chronic disease among children—4 times more common than asthma, 4 times more common than early-childhood obesity, and 20 times more common than diabetes
- Cites that 56 percent of Georgia third graders have experienced dental decay, and untreated dental disease is linked to diabetes, stroke, heart disease, bacterial pneumonia, and preterm/low birth weight deliveries
- Reports that Georgia's Medicaid dental program participation for children rose from 64.1 percent in 2009 to 69.8 percent in 2012, while acknowledging more can be done for low-income children
- Supports state and local health policies promoting optimal oral health, calls for oral health to be considered in state health policy development, and endorses community initiatives to improve oral health literacy
Legislative Description
Oral Health Awareness Month; February; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/10/2014
Full Bill Text
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