MINORITY ORAL HEALTH

近年来，人们做出了许多努力来记录 美国少数民族的地位和相关的风险因素。 审核力度 到目前为止（由工作人员在专家顾问的投入下）， 关注，一个重要的是口腔健康状况的异质性 不同的少数民族的特点。 大量文献 进行审查，以评估对特别目标研究的需求。 所有 在OHPRFMEB内部进行的主要数据集分析考虑到 疾病流行率和口腔卫生习惯的种族/民族差异。 第三次全国健康与营养检查结果分析 调查（NHANES III）数据涉及种族/族裔问题。 合同 正在研究以社区为基础的健康促进的可行性， 在少数民族社区的战略。

In recent years there have been numerous efforts to document the health status and associated risk factors of American minorities. Review efforts to date (by staff with input from expert consultants) have raised several concerns, an important one being the heterogeneity of oral health status characteristics within diverse minority populations. Extensive literature reviews are conducted to assess needs for special target research. All analyses of major data sets conducted within the OHPRFMEB consider racial/ethnic differences in disease prevalence and oral health practices. Extensive analysis of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) data are addressing race/ethnicity issues. A contract is examining the feasibility of a community-based health promotion strategy in a minority community.