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An Approach to Engaging Schools In Oral Health Initiatives: The Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS)
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 31, Number 1, February 2020
- pp. 35-42
- 10.1353/hpu.2020.0006
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Summary:
Use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles can help identify strategies for development and implementation of studies that can address oral health disparities disfavoring African American youth. This paper summarizes approaches of the Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS) to provide sustained oral health services beyond the life of a research study.