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#Influencer #GaryBrecka spreads #misinformation about #water #fluoridation in #Instagram post

https://science.feedback.org/review/influencer-gary-brecka-spreads-misinformation-water-fluoridation/

1 in 3 #Florida third graders have untreated #cavities – how parents can protect their #children’s #teeth
That’s almost double the national average of 17% of children ages 6-9 with untreated #tooth decay and underscores severity of the issue in Florida.
Historically, community #water #fluoridation has been one of the most effective public health strategies to reduce children’s #toothdecay. However, a new Florida law, prohibits adding #fluoride to public #drinkingwater.
https://theconversation.com/1-in-3-florida-third-graders-have-untreated-cavities-how-parents-can-protect-their-childrens-teeth-257200

«#Fluoride in the #Water—Good or Bad?
«In April, [RFK] Jr ordered the CDC to stop recommending #fluoridation of the public water supply, #contrary to the #recommendation of the American #Dental Association and most #public #health experts.
«Why the #controversy? Is fluoridation a #Communist #plot to weaken our society as General #JackDRipper thundered in Dr. #Strangelove?»
https://www.wanderer.com/features/fluoride-in-the-water-good-or-bad/

Behold, the home water fluoridation system that RFK Jr grew up with:
https://toilet-guru.com/robert-f-kennedy.html
#fluoride #fluoridation #RFKjr

2nd state bans fluoride from public drinking water. #fluoridation #water #dentalhealth https://abc7chicago.com/post/florida-fluoride-ban-gov-ron-desantis-signs-bill-banning-water-public-drinking/16428006/

Sewage-swimmer loves microbes not too little but too well.

#fluoridation

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/05/rfk-jr-wants-to-ban-fluoride-supplements-based-on-nonsense/

Why is #fluoride in #water so controversial? The #science of #fluoridation, explained.

https://www.popsci.com/health/why-fluoride-controversial/

Regina to move forward with putting fluoride in water supply in 2026
Regina's plan to begin fluoridating water in 2026 returned to city council Friday with a motion to reopen the issue. Council voted down the proposal 7-3.
#politics #water #health #Regina #Canada #Fluoridation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11162490/regina-water-fluoride-2026-city-council/

Public health and sociopolitical aspects of water fluoridation. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/a-look-at-the-benefits-and-potential-problems-of-water-fluoridation-as-its-under-attack #publichealth #fluoridation #dentalhealth

Fluoridation of Calgary's water supply delayed again
After voting in favour of resuming water fluoridation in 2021, Calgarians are still waiting for that to happen, and now the city says they will have to wait a little longer.
#water #fluoridation #city #politics #Calgary #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fluoride-delayed-again-1.7488772?cmp=rss

Resumption of Lake Major water fluoridation could take years
Fluoridation at Lake Major has been offline since April 2020. On Thursday, Halifax's environment and sustainability standing committee heard chemical storage space limitations at the facility mean it could take a year to 10 years to resume fluoridation.
#water #health #politics #fluoridation #LakeMajor #Halifax
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-water-update-on-fluoridation-at-lake-major-1.7476513?cmp=rss

'“In just eight years after #fluoridation ended in 2011, the need for intravenous antibiotic therapy by children to avoid death by infection rose 700 per cent at the Alberta Children’s Hospital,” U of C professor James A. Dickenson told CTV News in April 2024.

“I know #Canadians lose a tooth every time they play hockey, but this is another level of teeth losing,” #Kimmel added.'

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/jimmy-kimmel-pulls-calgary-into-us-fluoride-debate/

My city was featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. #fluoridation #yyc #yycc #ableg #abpoli #fluoride

It was about fluoridation, and Dr. James Dickinson was quoted. I helped him and a whole host of Calgarians in 2021 to bring back water fluoridation to my home town. It's good to see its return this year... but I'm scared for the health of those Americans ending their decades of positive, sensible public health policy.

There's going to be a lot of harm done.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/jimmy-kimmel-talks-calgary-and-fluoride-what-a-giant-screw-up

Posting this here because it appears to have been removed from the #CDC website?!?! Support #PublicHealth !!

Don’t believe #RFK & #Trump #Lies !!

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MMWR April 2, 1999 (edited for clarity)
These achievements are astounding and should be celebrated! 👏👍💕

Ten Great Public Health Achievements — 1900-1999

#Vaccination resulting in the eradication of smallpox; elimination of poliomyelitis in the Americas; and control of measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae Type B, and other infectious diseases in the United States and other parts of the world.

Control of Infectious Diseases resulting from #cleanwater and improved sanitation. Infections such as typhoid and cholera, a major cause of #illness and #death early in the 20th century, have been reduced dramatically. In addition, the discovery of antimicrobial therapy has been critical to successful public health efforts to control infections such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases.

Safer and Healthier #Foods have resulted from decreases in microbial contamination and increases in nutritional content. Identifying essential micronutrients and establishing food-fortification programs have almost eliminated major nutritional deficiency diseases such as rickets, goiter, and pellagra in the United States.

Healthier #Mothers and #Babies have resulted from better hygiene and #nutrition, availability of antibiotics, greater access to health care, and technologic advances in maternal and neonatal medicine. Since 1900, infant mortality has decreased 90%, and maternal mortality has decreased 99%.

#FamilyPlanning has provided health benefits such as smaller family size and longer interval between the birth of children; increased opportunities for preconceptional counseling and screening; fewer infant, child, and maternal deaths; and the use of barrier contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and other STDs.

Control of Risk Factors for #HeartDisease and #Stroke such as #smoking and high blood pressure. Since 1972, death rates for coronary heart disease have decreased 51%.

Recognition of #Tobacco Use as a Health Hazard; since the 1964 Surgeon General's report on the health risks of smoking, the prevalence of smoking among adults has decreased, and millions of smoking-related deaths have been prevented.

Motor-Vehicle Safety improvements have resulted from engineering efforts to make both #vehicles and #highways safer and from successful efforts to change personal behavior (e.g., increased use of safety belts, child safety seats, and motorcycle helmets and decreased drinking and driving).

Safer #Workplaces work-related health problems, such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung), and silicosis (common at the beginning of the century) have come under better control. Severe injuries and deaths related to mining, manufacturing, construction, and transportation have also decreased. Since 1980, safer workplaces have resulted in a reduction of approximately 40% in the rate of fatal occupational injuries.

#Fluoridation of Drinking Water began in 1945 and in 1999 reaches an estimated 144 million persons in the United States. It safely and inexpensively benefits both children and adults by effectively preventing tooth decay, regardless of socioeconomic status or access to care.

Fluoridation of drinking water back on at Pockwock Lake
Fluoride units at Pockwock Lake had been offline since May 2023, but the water utility announced in a news release Thursday the repair work at the J. Douglas Kline water supply plant has been completed.
#water #fluoridation #PockwockLake #News #Canada #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fluoridation-of-drinking-water-back-on-at-pockwock-lake-1.7408754?cmp=rss

Fluoridation resumes at Halifax-area water supply plant
Halifax Water says the fluoridation of drinking water has resumed at the J.Douglas Kline (Pockwock Lake) water supply plant.
#water #fluoridation #Halifaxarea #PockwockLake
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fluoridation-resumes-at-halifax-area-water-supply-plant-1.7143365

For every dollar spent on #fluoridation, communities save about $20 in dental treatment costs. These savings come from fewer fillings, extractions and emergency visits.

It provides a baseline of #publichealth protection for the entire community https://theconversation.com/water-fluoridation-helps-prevent-tooth-decay-how-growing-opposition-threatens-a-70-year-old-health-practice-230504

#fluoridation

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