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Children’s Dental Center Celebrates One Year of Smiles, Success!
On July 29th The Health Trust was joined by community leaders and elected officials Councilmember Madison Nguyen and representatives from the office of Assemblymember Joe Coto and County Supervisor George Shirakawa to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Children’s Dental Center, located in the heart of East San Jose. Last year, The Health Trust partnered with Children's Dental Group to open the Children's Dental Center focusing on high quality dental care in a kid-friendly environment. In Silicon Valley, where more than half of the children from low income families enter kindergarten with untreated tooth decay, the Children’s Dental Center has had over 9,500 patient visits in its first year of operation alone. At capacity, the Children's Dental Center is expected to accomodate close to 15,000 visits—many consisting of children from low income families who have never been to a dentist. “Kids actually enjoy coming here because the office
is fun and has video games,” says Dr. Scott Jacks DDS and founder of
Children's Dental Group. At the anniversary event, Executive
Director of the California Dental Association Foundation John Roth
congratulated The Health Trust and Children’s Dental Group on their
success, particularly in these tough economic times when access to
affordable, quality care is more important than ever. For
more information on the Children's Dental Center, visit www.healthtrust.org/dentalcenter. Community Captains Needed for AIDS Walk
We are looking for people to join The Health Trust
team as a captain, and recruit your family, friends, coworkers, and
complete strangers to help support those affected by
HIV/AIDS. There are prizes for the captain who recruits the
most teammates, and also for the captain who raises the most
money. If you are interested in becoming a captain, contact
Krisna Hanks at KrisnaH@healthtrust.org. Run with us in Two Races this Fall Join us for two events this fall that will help you get in shape while benefitting a great cause. The Labor Day Run for a Healthy World, on September 7, is a 10K run and 5K walk or run along Sunnyvale Baylands Park and proceeds go to benefit for The Health Trusts’ Meals on Wheels. On October 25th, the 12th annual Silicon Valley Marathon will take place starting in downtown San Jose. This marathon, 1/2 marathon, and 5K run or walk will feature ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes. Save 10% on the registration by using with the code tht10, and each time this code is used, a $5 donation will be made to The Health Trust. You may register for either race at the buttons listed below and email info@healthtrust.org for more information. Reminder: Oral Health Exams Required for Kindergarteners and First Graders
State law requires kindergarteners and first
graders have an oral examination completed before they enter school.
The Health Trust's Children’s
Dental Center will continue providing free oral screenings to
kindergarteners and first graders in August, September and
October. Appointments are recommended, as waiting times
can be from 15 minutes to two hours. For further information or to
make an appointment, please call (408) 240-0250. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visit San Jose
Despite its proven oral health benefits, San Jose remains the largest city in the country without water fluoridation. Board of Supervisors President Liz Kniss has made a five year goal to fluoridate all of the water in Santa Clara County. Now San Jose and Silicon Valley have the attention of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC), who consider water fluoridation “one of the greatest public health achievements of this century.” On August 5, the CDC’s lead fluoridation engineer
Kip Duchon joined engineers from Santa Clara Valley Water District
and San Jose Water Company to explain the benefits of fluoride and
steps Silicon Valley needs to take to get this proven public health
benefit. Learn more at www.healthtrust.org/oralhealth.
Health Trust grant helps improve early childhood nutrition
It's a true story that happens all too often: a two year old child is admitted to the Valley Medical Center emergency room with severe anemia. The child’s mother reports that her daughter drinks large amounts of milk a day, and eats only ice cream and candies. The child refuses all other food. The child is overweight. The physician, contacts the Early Childhood Feeding Collaborative to enroll the parent into the “Five Keys to Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater” parenting class. As a result of the class, the child eats more food than before and her iron is normal. With support from a Health Trust grant, the
Childhood Feeding Collaborative of the Public Health Department
trains pediatric primary care providers on how talk to parents about
issues of feeding and weight using a best practice approach. The
program also offers a free parenting class on feeding to parents
with children less than six years of age. It partners with
multiple organizations to ensure that parents receive consistent
best practice feeding guidance from their important health care,
childcare and parenting touch-points. “The key to developing healthy
lifelong habits in children begins with supporting strong parent
education; that's why this collaborative is so
important," says Health Trust CEO Frederick
J. Ferrer.
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