Integrating Oral Health into Social Marketing Campaigns: Program Development and Description for San Francisco Children’s Oral Health Strategic Plan

Authors

Carsen Bentley, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryFollow

Abstract

Integrating oral health into an existing San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) social marketing campaign was a specific goal of the San Francisco Children’s Oral Health Strategic Plan 2014-2017 with the purpose to more fully integrate oral health promotion into the City’s overall health promotion efforts. In the winter of 2015, utilizing a collaborative approach, oral health was successfully integrated in the Open Truth campaign, promoting decreased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages in order to improve health outcomes, including decreasing tooth decay.

Recommended Citation

Bentley, Carsen (2018) "Integrating Oral Health into Social Marketing Campaigns: Program Development and Description for San Francisco Children’s Oral Health Strategic Plan," Pacific Journal of Health: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56031/2576-215X.1001
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pjh/vol1/iss1/2