Iowa Department of Health_50 Year Fluoridation Award 2003Fields of Opportunities
STATE OF IOWA.
THOMAS J. VILSACK
GOVERNOR
SALLY J. PEDERSON
LT. GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MARY MINCER HANSEN, RN, FhD
DIRECTOR
July 7, 2003
Terry Duggan, Mayor
City of Dubuque
50W13~ Street
DubuquelA 52001
Dear Mayor Duggan:
The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) annually recognizes
communities that h~ve provided the benefit of water fluoridation to their citizens for 50 years.
Community water fluoridation is a significant reason that the dental health of Americans has
improved tremendously since 1950. The United States Public Health Service has named water
fluoridation as one of the 10 most important public health measures of the 20th century.
The Iowa Department of Public Health joins with ASTDD in recognizing your contribution to
the dental public health of Iowa citizens. The Department encourages and supports the practice
of community water fluoridation for Iowa water systems. Our records show that your water
department does excellent work in maintaining the proper fluoride level in the water.
We appreciate your efforts for public health in Iowa.
Sincerely,
Mary Mincer-Hansen, Director
Iowa Department of Public Health
cc: Nick Goodmarm, Chairman, Dubuque Co. BOH
Mary Rose Corrigan, Dubuque City HD
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
50 Year Award
Dubuque
for contributions made
on behalf of
community water fluoridation
CDC
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION