- Watch Your Mouth Massachusetts: The Watch Your Mouth Coalition Is Working In Massachusetts, New Hampshire And Maine To Make Children's Oral Health A Priority. Objectives of the Watch Your Mouth Coalition are to Educate the public that tooth decay is the most common childhood disease that can cause diminished school performance and poor overall health. WYM advocates for wider access to preventive services, such as dental sealants and fluoride, and regular dental exams for all children.
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Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 1
January 2007
Introduction
Happy New Year! In this issue, we have several announcements to share with you and your networks. Most importantly, we hope that you can join us on February 1st at the State House for the Second Annual Oral Health Heroes Event. Read on and hear what exciting things are happening in the coming months!
Watch Your Mouth in the Media
Look out for WYM TV, Radio, Print and Subway Ads in the New Year!
Watch Your Mouth's media campaign is starting up again in the New Year! Starting in January, look for our ads in major papers, hear our catchy spots on commercial radio stations and NPR, and watch our TV commercial on major news channels across the state--including this Sunday during 60 Minutes! Subway ads will appear in March.
This series of print, television and subway ads will continue through June. Be sure to look out for our ever growing presence across the state. Please contact us if you would like more details.
In other related news, The Forsyth Institute and Catalyst Institute, partners of WYM were featured on NPR last month. The segment highlights Forsyth's innovative school-based dentistry program in Boston and Cape Cod area elementary schools. Click the link below to hear the story.
http://www.wbur.org/news/2006/63294_20061221.aspOral Health Advocacy Taskforce Meeting and Real Clout Training: Friday, January 19th
You are invited to the next Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce Meeting on Friday, January 19th. Get caught up on all the latest oral health policy and programmatic news and activities from around the state. Immediately following the meeting, stay for a special Real Clout training, hosted by WYM. This training with long-time activist and advocate Judy Meredith will teach you the ins and outs of the legislative and budgetary processes and give you the skills you need for effective advocacy. See the details below:
Date: Friday, January 19th
Time: 10:00 - 2:00
Taskforce meeting
10:00-12:00
Real Clout training
12:00-2:00
Lunch will be provided
Place: Hoagland Pincus Conference Center
222 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury MA
RSVP: To Stacey Auger at (617) 275-2935 or auger@hcfama.org by Friday, January 12th.
Join Us! February 1st for the Second Annual Oral Health Heroes Event
Celebrate with Watch Your Mouth as we recognize this year's Oral Health Heroes on February 1st, 10-11am in Nurse's Hall in the State House. Sponsored by Watch Your Mouth, the MA Legislative Children's Caucus and Legislative Oral Health Caucus, the event recognizes everyday oral health heroes in the legislature and community working to improve oral health in the Commonwealth. For more information, contact Valerie Taing at taing@hcfama.org.
Save the Date! Health Care For All's Annual Policy and Organizing Conference: March 30, 2007
Save March 30th in your calendars for HCFA's Annual Policy & Organizing Conference in Westborough and help us spread the word to your networks. This year's conference theme: "New Challenges, New Opportunities" expects to generate interesting dialogue and next steps surrounding the direction of health care advocacy and organizing as the implementation phase of health care reform continues. Please stay tuned for details in the coming months.
Watch Your Mouth Massachusetts is supported by grants from the Oral Health Foundation and Dental Services of Massachusetts.
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