Teeth and heavyset kids: Intervention similarities between childhood obesity and oral health interventions within Native American societies

• Main Authors: Haring, Rodney C., Skye, Warren Jr, Battleson, Brenda L., Brings-Him-Back-Janis, Maxine, Teufel-Shone, Nicolette
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Utah State University 2014
• Subjects: obesity; dental health; oral health; childhood; youth; pediatric; intervention; Native American; American Indian; First Nations; Aboriginal; systematic review; Hampton; Henson; Indian; Nash; Waterman
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10477/60689

Dental related disease is an increasing concern among minority and vulnerable populations and as a result a growing number of oral health interventions are emerging for ethnic minority populations, including Indigenous, Native American, and First Nations Peoples (Nash & Nagel, 2005). Childhood o...