MINORITY ORAL HEALTH

近年来，人们做出了许多努力来记录健康状况 美国少数民族的地位及其相关危险因素。审查工作 到目前为止(由工作人员和专家顾问提供意见)已经提出了几个 关注，一个重要的问题是口腔健康状况的异质性 在不同的少数群体中的特点。广博的文献 进行审查是为了评估特殊目标研究的需要。全 对OHPRFMEB内进行的主要数据集的分析考虑 疾病患病率和口腔健康做法方面的种族/民族差异。 第三次国民健康与营养检查的泛化分析 调查(NHANES III)的数据涉及种族/族裔问题。一份合同 正在研究以社区为基础的健康促进的可行性 少数族裔社区的战略。

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.