ReviewHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2022
Missed opportunities for improving oral health in rural Victoria: The role of municipal public health planning in improving oral health.
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- Planning healthy food environments: An analysis of local government municipal public health and wellbeing policy in regional Victoria.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Leadership, regulatory approaches and policy to re-orientate health services towards health promotion.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Prioritizing population oral health through public policy in Australia: the Victorian experience.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Missed opportunities for improving oral health in rural Victoria: The role of municipal public health planning in improving oral health.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022Review
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Abstract
issue addressedPeople in rural areas have poorer oral health than their urban counterparts due to a range of factors. Local governments (LGs) have a key role in addressing health issues that impact on local communities.
methodsPublicly available oral health profile (OHP) data and Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans (MPHWPs) (2017-2021) were downloaded from Dental Health Services Victoria and LG websites for 48 Victorian local government areas (LGAs) containing predominately rural areas. OHP data were collated to provide an overview of the oral health status of the communities and a content analysis of the MPHWPs undertaken.
resultsDespite poor oral health in rural Victorian LGAs, oral health was not often in MPHWPs. Twenty of the MPHWPs had some mention of oral health but only four included specific actions or strategies that would be used to improve oral health. None of the plans contained any specific targets for action or details of evaluations that might be used to assess success.
conclusionsPoor oral health in rural Victorian communities continues to be demonstrated through local OHPs and is due to modifiable risk factors and poor access to water fluoridation. LGs have a key role to play in improving oral health through utilisation of OHP data in their MPHWPs. SO WHAT?: Oral health remains a low priority for LG action. This represents a missed opportunity for prioritising oral health prevention and promotion activities that improve oral health in rural Victoria.
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