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Public Health South Public Health South is the health service that monitors population health issues in Otago and Southland. Anyone and everyone in the community may be affected by these health issues. The dental health of children in some parts of the region is poor by international standards. Adjusting fluoride levels in drinking water is a simple and safe public health measure that has demonstrated significant health gain to communities all around the world.
Public Health South believes that this is an opportunity for communities to show some collective responsibility for those who are most vulnerable to dental problems.
Dr John Holmes Vote Fluoride :: Support, Compared to national statistics some communities within Southland and Otago have very poor oral health. Examples include preschoolers facing baby teeth extractions under anaesthesia, primary school students with multiple fillings and adults living with ongoing, chronic dental pain that may prevent them working. Otago and Southland District Health Boards have asked local councils to hold referenda to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of these communities. Fluoride is recommended by the World Health Organisation and New Zealand’s Ministry of Health as a means of improving oral health. Vote, Fluoride, ::, Support, Vote, fluoride, southland, otago, new zealand, referenda, add, health, oral, teeth, water, dental, elections, campaign, councils, communities, drinking, | |||||
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