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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: April 6, 1987 COU*
SUBJECT: Fluoridation of the Oakley Area Domestic Water Supply
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION : Support Measure "J" to fluoridate
Oakley water w is will be voted on by residents of the
Oakley Water District on June 2, 1987 .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND : Dental disease is
a significant problem for many children in Contra Costa
County. Fluoride is one of the most effective preventive
measures in reducing the incidence of dental caries .
Studies show that children in areas with fluoridated water
experience as much as one-half to two-thirds less tooth
decay than would otherwise have occurred . Oakley,
Brentwood , and West Pittsburg are the only large water
systems in Contra Costa County that are not fluoridated .
A recent study showed that children in the community of
Antioch have noticeably less tooth decay than children in
the Oakley area. The United States Surgeon General has
stated that "fluoridation is the single most important
commitment a community can make to the oral health of its
children and to future generations . "
Fluoridation is supported by virtually every major
national and local health organization including :
United States Public Health Service
National Institute of Dental Research
World Health Organization
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
Alameda/Contra Costa Medical Association
Contra Costa County Dental Society
Contra Costa County Health Department
Dentists in Contra Costa County, and particularly those in
the East County area, . are actively involved in the program
to fluoridate the Oakley water supply system.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: d �
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 21, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
Health Services Director '
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY
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