Community Organization and a Regional Approach to Fluoridation of the Greater Boston Area

Allukian, Myron; Steinhurst, Josephine; Dunning, James M.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1981.0122

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“…A critical point about political persuasion in campaigns, and short-or long-term litigation, is the need to folloio u p with strong educative approaches to reinforce positive public decisions or to explain positive rulings relating to fluoridation. Three examples where followu p education would be appropriate are the East Bay Municipal Utility District votes in California (69), the Boston regional success (75), and the Illinois case (76). In other words, once a decision is made It has often been observed that fluoridation is the only major health measure that in many areas is carried to a vote of the public.…”

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A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides: Part II: Priorities to Preserve Fluoride Uses: Rationales and Strategies

Frazier

1985

J Public Health Dent

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Well-planned, new initiatives are required to preserve fluoride uses, especially water fluoridation. Discussed are barriers to fluoride promotion, evidence about public and health-care providers' knowledge and opinions about fluoride use and decision making, implications of sources of public information on fluorides, consequences to professionals and the public of being misinformed about fluorides, and four general strategies for promoting fluorides under varying conditions. Educational and political initiatives must be appropriate to state needs and conditions. Four broad categories of actions include: diagnosis and planning for education/promotion; public and professional education under both noncontroversial and controversial conditions, political persuasion where required, and changing the context of fluoridation decision making to prevent public referenda on public health measures.

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A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides: Part II: Priorities to Preserve Fluoride Uses: Rationales and Strategies

Frazier

1985

J Public Health Dent

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The Task Is a Political One: The Promotion of Fluoridation

Reilly¹

2006

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In the first fifty years of efforts to fluoridate community water supplies in the United States, profluoridationists in many cities found their efforts thwarted by a vocal opposition able to convince local elected officials and voters to reject fluoridation. The antifluoridation movement was a coalition of various groups and individuals whose objections to fluoridation ranged widely. Some questioned the scientific evidence supporting fluoridation, but often their arguments extended beyond the realm of scientific debate to include sweeping philosophical and social concerns. Initially, profluoridationists focused on promoting fluoridation in much the same way that as they would other standard public health campaigns. In the face of continuing failures, however, their tactics evolved over time to include more directly political approaches.

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Fluoridation's History: What Have We Learned about Constituency Building?

Frazler

1983

J Public Health Dent

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Community Organization and a Regional Approach to Fluoridation of the Greater Boston Area

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides: Part II: Priorities to Preserve Fluoride Uses: Rationales and Strategies

A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides: Part II: Priorities to Preserve Fluoride Uses: Rationales and Strategies

The Task Is a Political One: The Promotion of Fluoridation

Fluoridation's History: What Have We Learned about Constituency Building?

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