Healthy Teeth Healthy Baby: A Community Collaboration to Improve Children's Oral Health

BACKGROUND Healthy Teeth, Healthy Baby is a community-centered initiative by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to prevent early dental disease. It provides resources and education for pregnant women, and parents of underserved children up to age 3. In 2017, the Olmsted County Children’s Oral Health Task Force partnered with MDH to pilot Healthy Teeth Healthy Baby in underserved communities in Olmsted County. Aims: 1) to learn feasibility of implementing the program in existing early childhood …