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Director’s Message
continued from page 1 Family Health Services Launches New
WHERE? The Orange County
Great Park, in the City of Irvine,
California (follow directional signs Smile Habits OC
located on Ridge Valley to attend
the Walk-Thru or Drive-Thru POD).
Website and Ad Campaign
In a real emergency, PODs can
save lives by getting needed
medication and supplies to our Recognizing a need for the com- To increase further awareness
community quickly and efficiently.
Learn more at www.ochealthinfo. munity to easily access material about the importance of oral health,
com/PODevent, and please help about oral healthcare, a new Smile a Smile Habits OC ad campaign
us spread the work on social Habits OC website (www.smile- will run on Orange County Trans-
media with the hashtag #Pointof- habitsoc.org) has launched and portation Agency buses during cer-
DispensingOC. provides essential information and tain bus routes in central and parts
Before you dive into the rest of resources to individuals of all ages of west Orange County focusing
October’s newsletter, why not and special populations on how to on two key oral health messages:
take a few minutes and visit maintain their best oral health and “Brush your teeth twice a day” and
AlertOC.org to learn about and
register for Orange County’s mass access services in Orange County. “See your dentist twice a year.”
notification system? It’s a quick Highlighted in a report by the Cali- The website and ad campaign
and easy way to prepare today for
what may come tomorrow. fornia Department of Public Health were made possible through funds
Oral Health Program here is the from Proposition 56, the California
Best, importance of oral health literacy Healthcare, Research and Preven-
(individual’s capacity to obtain, tion Tobacco Tax Act of 2016, that
process and understand basic oral granted local health jurisdictions
Richard Sanchez, Director
health information and services across California, including Orange
needed to make appropriate oral County to establish or expand Lo-
health decisions). The website cal Oral Health Programs.
gives users a way to easily access
For information about obtaining
information about dental services,
materials to share the website with
oral hygiene and healthy habits,
your clients, contact Maya Thona,
nutrition, injury prevention, and
Family Health Services Program
substance use from any computer,
Manager at (714) 567-6234.
tablet or smartphone. Content is
also available in Spanish at www.
sp.smilehabitsoc.org.
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