Fluoridation
Strategies for success
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11028875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Isman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 717-721 |
| Publication date | 1981-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.71.7.717 |
| PMID | 7246838 |
| OpenAlex | W2092374789 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 2 |
Of 19 referenda on community water fluoridation held in the first six months of 1980, 17 were defeated. Among the postulated reasons are a growing distrust of government and the health establishment. The public remains largely ignorant of the purpose and benefits of fluoridation. The emotionalism surrounding the issue has made it difficult to generate public support outside of the health professions. Opponents have also learned to fight fluoridation with increasingly sophisticated techniques. Some of the strategies used in recent successful campaigns in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon are described; recommendations that can be applied to communities considering fluoridation include careful wording of ballot measures so they are unequivocally clear and simple; timing ballot measures with elections likely to draw the largest voter turnout; broadening the base of political and financial support; using a figurehead if possible; and making maximum use of the media
Ballot · Distrust · Environmental health · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public opinion · Public relations · Turnout · Voting · Water fluoridation · Health Sciences Research and Education · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration
Public Health Education and Promotion For Canes Prevention
A Fluoridation Campaign
Effects of the Dentist as the Primary Information Source about Fluoridation
Successful fluoride plebiscite in the township of Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Fluoridation's History
A Symposium on the New Fight for Fluorides
Fluorides, facts and fanatics
Fluoridation referendum in La Crosse, Wisconsin
The Sociology of the Fluoridation Controversy
Captives of Controversy
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2010 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |