Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1205-1221

Oral health activities of early Head Start and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs (Article)

Kranz A.M. , Rozier R.G. , Zeldin L.P. , Preisser J.S.
  • a Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [UNC-CH], United States
  • b Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [UNC-CH], United States
  • c Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [UNC-CH], United States
  • d Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-CH, United States

Abstract

Guidelines recommend that Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs (MSHS) address the dental needs of children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. This study describes parent- and child-oriented oral health activities of North Carolina's MSHS programs and compares them with non-migrant Early Head Start (EHS) programs using data collected from a questionnaire completed by teachers and family services staff. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start staff reported engaging in more oral health activities than EHS staff, which was confirmed by results of logit and ordered logit regression models. Despite promising findings about the engagement of MSHS staff, participation in oral health activities is lower than recommended. Differences between EHS and MSHS programs might be due to differing needs of enrolled children and families or to different approaches to meeting the needs of families. © Meharry Medical College.

Author Keywords

head start Migrant farmworkers Oral health Early intervention

Index Keywords

education Parents Oral Health human North Carolina Oral Hygiene mouth hygiene dental health education Health Education, Dental Cross-Sectional Studies health United States cross-sectional study Humans preschool child Child, Preschool questionnaire Article Questionnaires migration Transients and Migrants early childhood intervention Early Intervention (Education) parent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84864436303&doi=10.1353%2fhpu.2012.0090&partnerID=40&md5=3b7f4835b9599f002b08cc7a69bbff55
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0090
ISSN: 10492089
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English