Journal
PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS-RESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACTION
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 3-14Publisher
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2018.0001
Keywords
Oral health; dental health services; health disparities; community-based participatory research; Asia; delivery of health care (integrated); community health partnerships
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Funding
- DentaQuest Foundation
- National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R01-DE023072]
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the NIH [P60MD000538, MD001786]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [U48DP001904, U48DP005008, U58DP004685, U58DP005621]
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Background: Lack of access to oral health care is a significant burden for disadvantaged populations, yet rarely draws the attention of policymakers or community leaders. Objectives: To understand how UNITED SIKHS identified oral health care as a priority need through its involvement in community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiatives and local data collection, thereby building its capacity to lead participatory oral health projects. Methods: The foundation for the partnership between UNITED SIKHS and the New York University (NYU) Prevention Research Center (PRC) was the joint implementation of a CBPR project to prevent diabetes in the Sikh Asian Indian community. Project partners also included a community coalition composed of religious leaders, health providers, members of the media, and dental students and faculty at the NYU College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry). A community needs and resources assessment survey was jointly developed and conducted in 2010 to better understand health needs in the Sikh community. Results: Fewer than one-half of the Sikh participants (43.0%) reported ever receiving a check-up or screening by a dentist, and of those who did, only one-half (50.0%) reported that it occurred in the past 12 months. Upon clinical assessment, more than one-half of Sikh adults (58.2%) had untreated dental decay. The collection and analysis of local data motivated UNITED SIKHS to develop new priorities based upon the findings. Conclusions: UNITED SIKHS applied for and received external funding to lead a CBPR project that developed, implemented, evaluated, and disseminated a culturally tailored oral health and healthy living curriculum for the Sikh Asian Indian community.
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