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Lt. Governor Brown Kicks Off National Children's Dental Health Month in Prince George's
In observance of National Children’s Dental Health Month and in recognition of the five year anniversary of Deamonte Driver’s death, Lt. Governor Brown participated in two events in Prince George’s County to highlight the State’s commitment to improving oral health for children throughout Maryland.
He joined federal, state and local officials, the Prince George's County Health Department, and the Deamonte Driver Dental Project at Cheverly Health Center for a press conference highlighting the collaborative partnerships throughout Maryland that have led to improvements in providing access to oral care.
Next, the Lt. Governor participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally dedicate the new Fortis College Dental Clinic in Landover, which began operations in August 2011. In addition to training new dental health professionals, the clinic will provide free or low-cost dental care to an estimated 2,000 individuals each year.
Accomplishments
- Expanded coverage to almost 310,000 Marylanders since 2007, including 143,000 children
- Recovered over $46.5 million in stolen Medicaid funds during FY11 through the False Health Claims Act
- Maryland’s infant mortality rate down 16% since 2008
--Did you know?-- Lt. Governor Brown chairs the Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council and co-chairs the Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council.
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HEALTH NEWS
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- Plan to Address Health Disparities in Maryland 1.17.12
- $2 Million Issued to Health Providers to Encourage Use of Electronic Health Records 1.5.12
- Lt. Gov., GWIB Release Plan to Grow Health Care Workforce 11.8.11
- Maryland Infant Mortality Rate Drops for Second Year in a Row 8.24.11
- Maryland Receives $27M Grant to Help Establish Health Benefit Exchange 8.12.11
- Lt. Gov. Encourages Marylanders to Donate Blood 8.8.11
- Lt. Gov. Addresses National Medical Association Annual Convention 7.25.11
- Lt. Gov. Highlights Maryland's Health IT Progress at Regional Conference 7.13.11
- Health Care Reform Coordinating Council Highlights Progress 7.11.11
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- Lt. Gov. Announces New Effort to Address Health Disparities 6.23.11
- Over 1000 MD Health Providers Sign Up to Adopt EHRs 6.6.11
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