Iowa Department of Public Health Water Fluoridation Quality Awards Copyrig hted
December 7, 2020
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 13.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: lowa Department of Public Health Water Fluoridation QualityAwards
SUMMARY: City Managertransmitting information from the lowa Department of
Public Health (I DPH) on the City of Dubuque receiving a Water
Fluoridation QualityAward from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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lowa Awarded CDC Water Flouridation Quality Award
11/20/2020 IDPH Announces 108 lowa Communities Awarded CDC Water Fluoridation Quality Awards
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IDPH Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Alex Carfrae
alex.carfrae@idph.iowa.gov
IDPH Announces 108 Community Water
Systems in Iowa Awarded CDC Water
Fluoridation Quality Award
DES MOINES,Iowa—The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that
108 water systems in Iowa have been awarded Water Fluoridation Quality Awards
from the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).In addition,five
communities(Forest City Water Supply,Glidden Water Supply,Manilla Municipal
Service Department,Osage Municipal Water Supply,and Paullina Municipal Water
Supply)have been awarded the 50 Year Award for maintaining continuous
community water fluoridation from 1969-2019. For 2019,a total of 1,523 public
water systems in 29 states received these awards.
Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective
for preventing tooth decay.The award recognizes those communities that achieved
excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent level of
fluoride in drinking water throughout 2019.
"Iowa water operators have a big impact on the oral health of their community by
adjusting the fluoride of their water system to the optimal level for preventing
cavities;'said Dr.Bob Russell,DDS,Dental Director,Iowa Department of Public
Health.
"Water fluoridation is one of the best investments that a community can make in
maintaining the oral health of its citizens.It is equally as effective in preventing
cavities in children and adults;'said Casey Hannan,MPH,Director,CDC Division of
Oral Health."Fluoridation is also highly cost effective.Studies continue to show that
for every$1 a community invests in water fluoridation,$20 are saved in dental
treatment costs."
Community water fluoridation has been recognized by CDC as one of 10 great public
health achievements of the 20th Century.CDC recommends water fluoridation as
one of the most practical,cost-effective,equitable,and safe measures a community
can take to prevent tooth decay and improve oral health.
It is supported by the American Cancer Society,American Dental Association,
American Medical Association,American Academy of Pediatrics,American Water
Works Association and over 100 national and international organizations as a safe,
effective and inexpensive method of preventing tooth decay. Both Healthy People
2030 and Healthy Iowans 2021 have set goals to increase the number of people
receiving optimally fluoridated water.
IDPH supports CDC approved fluoridation programs.The IDPH Bureau of Oral and
Health Delivery Systems monitors the fluoride levels of Iowa communities and
provides information and assistance to water supply professionals,healthcare
professionals,and the public.To see the fluoridation status of Iowa counties and
towns,visit the My Water's Fluoride website at https://nccd.cdc.gov/DOH MWF.
Community water systems receiving the award:
Ibert City Leon
Igona Logan
tlantic Lone Tree
udubon Madrid
Bellevue Mahaska Rural Water System
Bennett Malvern
Boone Manchester
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Britt Manilla
Burlington Marshalltown
Carlisle Mason City
Carroll Milford
Casey Minden
Cedar Falls Missouri Valley
Cedar Rapids Montezuma
Central Water Supply Neveda
Carning Newton
Council Bluffs Nor[hwood
Cresco Orange City
Creston Osage
Decorah Osceola
Denison Oskaloosa
Des Moines Paullina
Dexter Pel la
Dubuque Perry
Durant Postville
Eagle Grove Rathbun Regional Water
ssociation,Inc
Eddyville Regional Water
Eldora Riverside
Eldridge Rock Valley
Elk Horn Schaller
Emmetsburg Scranton
Estherville Shelby(2)
Forest City Shenandoah
Fort Madison Sibley
Garner Sioux City
Glenwood Sloan
Glidden Solon(2)
Greenfield Spencer
Griswold Spirit Lake
Guthrie Center ama
Hampton erril
Harlan hompson
Hawarden ipton
Huxley University of Iowa
Iowa American Water
Company(Clinton and Davenport) an Meter
Iowa City entura
Iowa Falls(2) Wapello
Iowa Lakes Regional Water Wapello Rural Water Association
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efferson Waterloo
Kalona West Central Rural Water-Boyer
Kanawha West Central—Nishnabotna
Keokuk Winterset
Lake Mills Woodbine
Lamoni
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