NNOHA Policy Tools & Resources
NNOHA has developed tools and resources for Heath Center oral health providers and their supporters to advocate for the underserved. This page also compiles letters NNOHA has signed on to representing the membership.
To view the webinar presentations on policy issues, click here.
2011:
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NNOHA developed a template letter for members to use when contacting their Representatives regarding the downgrading of CDC's Division of Oral Health. (May 2011)
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NNOHA signed on to a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius in response to her letter to all Governors intended to help them identify potential areas for Medicaid savings. (March 2011)
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NNOHA submitted a letter to the Department of State regarding the U.S. position on dental amalgam. To read the letter, click here.
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NNOHA signed on to a letter regarding the recent Federal Register Notice on Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid. This letter was developed through a collaboration among ADA, ASTDD, CDHP, MSDA, and NNOHA. (February 2011)
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NNOHA signed on to a letter to encourage lawmakers to use a CDHP white paper as an important reference tool to fully fund and ensure appropriate enactment of the oral health provisions outlined in ACA. (February 2011)
2010:
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NNOHA has developed a factsheet on Limitations and Opportunities for 501(c)(3) Organizations to Engage in Advocacy. (March 2010)
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NNOHA signed on to a letter to Senate and House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs, Senator Tom Harkin (IA) and Representative David Obey (WI), urging them to fund the new oral health provisions authorized by health care reform. This letter was developed by CDHP, in partnership with 62 signing organizations. (June 2010)
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NNOHA Hosted a webinar by Rebecca Alderfer, Senior Associate for Government Relations, the Pew Center on the States: Health Care Reform – Oral Health Provisions and the Safety Net. Click here to download the presentation slides (July 2010).
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NNOHA signed on to a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding their request for comments on legislative changes to provide quality of care to children. Other signees include the AAPHD, ADA, and the Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Association. Click here to read the letter. (August 2010)
2009:
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The NNOHA Board created an official position statement for the development of Healthy People 2020. The document contains a history of NNOHA, a summary of the importance of oral health, and proposed subject areas for inclusion in the development of HP2020, click here for more.
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NNOHA collected talking points on Health Care Reform to help emphasize the importance of oral health as part of overall health.
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NNOHA drafted a letter for Health Center oral health providers to use when talking to their representatives regarding Health Care Reform.
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