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- Partnerships provide policy wins in 2024 legislative session
By Alison Mondi, Arcora Policy Director The 2024 Legislative Session ended on March 7. We want to share a recap of the important wins for… Read more: Partnerships provide policy wins in 2024 legislative session - Celebrate water fluoridation as a public health achievement
Safer commutes to work or school. Freedom from worry about smallpox, one of the most devastating diseases ever. Community water fluoridation. Public health has made… Read more: Celebrate water fluoridation as a public health achievement - Seattle/King County Clinic meets immediate needs, but more work toward sustainable care needed
By Vanetta Abdellatif and Luzmila Freese Every year, Seattle Center hosts a four-day, pop-up clinic that attracts thousands of people. Seattle/King County Clinic (SKCC) provides… Read more: Seattle/King County Clinic meets immediate needs, but more work toward sustainable care needed - Celebrate Black history, recognize the importance of kid’s oral health in February
February is a time for double celebration! Black History Month honors Black people’s contributions to and place in American history. National Children’s Dental Health Month… Read more: Celebrate Black history, recognize the importance of kid’s oral health in February - For one Native dental provider, her work is a family affair
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month. Arcora Foundation is proud to honor Indigenous people across the region and their enduring legacy. As we continue to… Read more: For one Native dental provider, her work is a family affair - A future with healthy smiles for everyone
Personal reflections on the importance of equity in oral health. By Matt Morton As National Native American Heritage Month begins and I near the end… Read more: A future with healthy smiles for everyone - Celebrate our Latinx staff for National Hispanic Heritage Month
3 perspectives on the importance of equity-focused work. At Arcora Foundation, partnerships power our work. We collaborate with people across Washington state to further our… Read more: Celebrate our Latinx staff for National Hispanic Heritage Month - Bridging the gap: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the vitality of oral health
By Carmen Mendez As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, it is a time for reflection on the cultural values and experiences that have shaped… Read more: Bridging the gap: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the vitality of oral health - $120,000 in funding supports continued access to care for Washingtonians in need
Grants to community health centers will help efforts to maintain coverage for people with Apple Health (Medicaid). People with limited income and resources may face… Read more: $120,000 in funding supports continued access to care for Washingtonians in need - More than $320,000 in grants expands oral health care access across Puget Sound region
Award announcements come during National Health Center Week, which recognizes nonprofit clinics’ vital role to support oral health, culturally appropriate care, equity. SEATTLE–A healthy smile… Read more: More than $320,000 in grants expands oral health care access across Puget Sound region - Policy for sustainable oral health improvements
Policy Director Alison Mondi shares highlights from the 2023 Legislative Session. Washington state’s 2023 Legislative Session has concluded, and legislators are back in their home… Read more: Policy for sustainable oral health improvements - Juneteenth honors Black Americans’ past
For a healthier future, equity is essential. For Juneteenth, we recognize how far Black Americans have come from the enslavement of our ancestors. We honor… Read more: Juneteenth honors Black Americans’ past - Health literacy and outreach key to good oral health in the AANHPI community
Nonprofits leverage Arcora project grants and community expertise to improve oral and overall health for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community members. Hi… Read more: Health literacy and outreach key to good oral health in the AANHPI community - How public health supports equity in oral health
Community leadership and expertise are key to prevent disease and improve access to dental care. Good oral health is more than a healthy smile. Where… Read more: How public health supports equity in oral health - Celebrate Black History Month with a commitment to improve oral health for Black people
Andrew Lofton and Kimberly Wilson—Arcora Foundation board members—share the importance of good oral health for Black people. Black history is U.S. history. Each February, Black… Read more: Celebrate Black History Month with a commitment to improve oral health for Black people - Investments in children’s oral health can produce a lifetime of healthy smiles
Oral health programs and policy lead to better health outcomes for our state’s children. Heather again! In my first blog, I told you about the… Read more: Investments in children’s oral health can produce a lifetime of healthy smiles - A cavity-free future is possible for our state’s children
Heather Gallagher, ABCD managing director, shares the ABCD program’s secret to making Washington state a leader in young children accessing dental care. I’m excited to… Read more: A cavity-free future is possible for our state’s children - Community-based oral health efforts get a $520,000 funding boost from Arcora Foundation
18 organizations receive grants and sponsorships to help address most pressing health needs. A request, a need, and a solution. In 2021, a client at… Read more: Community-based oral health efforts get a $520,000 funding boost from Arcora Foundation - Fluoridated water: A cost-effective way to boost dental health in underserved communities
This article was originally published in The Seattle Times. By Arcora Foundation | November 30, 2022 Access to regular dental care, a healthy diet and… Read more: Fluoridated water: A cost-effective way to boost dental health in underserved communities - Community expertise guides our engagement strategy
Arcora Foundation Associate Program Officer Matt Gonzalez shares how community-based organizations guide our work to support the oral and overall health of Latinx community members. … Read more: Community expertise guides our engagement strategy - Arcora Foundation awards $500,000 in grants to help address unmet dental care needs
Grants enable expanded access to essential dental care at two Puget Sound clinics, underscores value of community health centers. Greater access to essential dental care… Read more: Arcora Foundation awards $500,000 in grants to help address unmet dental care needs - Welcome to our refreshed website and new logo
Arcora Foundation centers our work in equity and collaborates with partners to achieve good oral health for all. This strategic direction applies to not just… Read more: Welcome to our refreshed website and new logo - Juneteenth celebrates freedom
The holiday points to need for continued work toward oral health equity. Juneteenth—or June 19—is this weekend. It commemorates the end of slavery in the… Read more: Juneteenth celebrates freedom - Culturally appropriate care helps expand dental access
During May, we’re celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In a post earlier this month, we showed you how we collaborate with health leaders to… Read more: Culturally appropriate care helps expand dental access - Meet Arcora Foundation’s new vice president
For Sunshine Monastrial, work is more than a job. She has dedicated her career to work that aligns with her personal commitment to social justice… Read more: Meet Arcora Foundation’s new vice president - Collaboration leads to better health outcomes for the AAPI community
During May, we’re celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In a post, we share you how we collaborate with local health leaders to advance… Read more: Collaboration leads to better health outcomes for the AAPI community - Black History Month highlights need for good oral and overall health for Black people
My team and I are passionate about advancing oral health equity. Arcora Foundation’s mission is to bend the arc of oral health toward equity. The… Read more: Black History Month highlights need for good oral and overall health for Black people - An Oral Health Funder Leads With Equity In Its New Strategic Plan
This article was originally published in the HealthAffairs GrantWatch blog. By Joe Finkbonner and Vanetta Abdellatif | December 7, 2021 The data are undeniable: oral health disparities… Read more: An Oral Health Funder Leads With Equity In Its New Strategic Plan - Board of Trustees receives national recognition for diversity, equity and inclusion
At Arcora Foundation, our name reflects our mission—bending the arc of oral health towards equity. Our Board of Trustees understands the importance equity, along with… Read more: Board of Trustees receives national recognition for diversity, equity and inclusion - Recognizing the value of community health centers
I’ve been grateful to serve in the public health sector. I am proud of the work that Multnomah County Health FQHC clients, colleagues and I… Read more: Recognizing the value of community health centers - Medicaid Adult Dental Services See Impressive Reimbursement Rate Increases
It’s official! As of July 1, 2021, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) has increased reimbursement rates by 100% for nearly all adult dental… Read more: Medicaid Adult Dental Services See Impressive Reimbursement Rate Increases - Advancing Oral Health Equity This Legislative SessionThe 2021 legislative session has come to a close. Arcora Foundation joined with partners to secure several important wins for oral health equity. Increased Funding… Read more: Advancing Oral Health Equity This Legislative Session
- A Call for Continued Work Towards Equity
Yesterday afternoon, my colleagues and I took time to reflect on the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the brutal murder of George Floyd. We… Read more: A Call for Continued Work Towards Equity - Preserving State Adult Dental Program Promotes Health Equity
By Andrew Lofton and Vanetta Abdellatif | January 15, 2021 In this year of near constant turmoil, the pandemic has had a major impact in… Read more: Preserving State Adult Dental Program Promotes Health Equity - A Message of Hope and ReflectionBy Vanetta Abdellatif The beginning of a new year is an opportunity for many of us to make course corrections in our lives. To become… Read more: A Message of Hope and Reflection
- Support Health Equity by Supporting Apple Health
By Fred Kiga | December 31, 2020 We all hope that our communities, state, and nation will enjoy a resurgence of health, optimism, and healing… Read more: Support Health Equity by Supporting Apple Health - Action to Advance Equity
Last June, we issued a statement against racism, inequity and injustice and called for change to ensure that justice and compassion are reflected in our… Read more: Action to Advance Equity - We Count Washington Wants Everyone to Know: “We’re Here. We Count.”
The Census determines how billions of dollars in federal funding are distributed each year—including funding for health care, schools, community programs, and more. We Count… Read more: We Count Washington Wants Everyone to Know: “We’re Here. We Count.” - Press Release: Arcora Foundation Grants Will Help 17 Tribes Address Coronavirus Impacts
For immediate release: August 11, 2020 SEATTLE – With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to have a major impact in many areas of the state, especially… Read more: Press Release: Arcora Foundation Grants Will Help 17 Tribes Address Coronavirus Impacts - Celebrate Community Health Centers Working to Improve Health for All
Bob Marsalli and Ji Choi, DDS Community Health Centers (CHCs) are the lifeblood of our health care safety net. They provide essential health, dental, and… Read more: Celebrate Community Health Centers Working to Improve Health for All - US Public Health Service Dental Directors Issue Statement Supporting Community Water Fluoridation
Celebrating 75 years of improved oral health Community water fluoridation is hailed as one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century. It… Read more: US Public Health Service Dental Directors Issue Statement Supporting Community Water Fluoridation - Press Release: Arcora Foundation Provides $4 Million to Help Dental Safety Net and Tribal Clinics Deal with the Impacts of COVID-19
Many safety net dental clinics are facing unprecedented financial challenges. Arcora Foundation Provides $4 Million to Help Dental Safety Net and Tribal Clinics Deal with… Read more: Press Release: Arcora Foundation Provides $4 Million to Help Dental Safety Net and Tribal Clinics Deal with the Impacts of COVID-19 - Our Statement Against Racism, Inequity and InjusticeJune 3, 2020 Like so many of you, Arcora Foundation and our Board of Trustees are heartbroken and outraged by the recent murders of George… Read more: Our Statement Against Racism, Inequity and Injustice
- Connecting Low-Income Children To Dental Care: An Innovative Partnership In Washington State
By Vanetta Abdellatif and Kimberly Craven, DDS | May 21, 2020 What comes to mind when you hear the letters A, B, C, and D?… Read more: Connecting Low-Income Children To Dental Care: An Innovative Partnership In Washington State - Why Public Health Matters
All across the country, dedicated public health professionals are working tirelessly to help stem the COVID-19 pandemic. They deserve our thanks and heartfelt appreciation. I’ve… Read more: Why Public Health Matters - DentistLink: Connecting People to Urgent Dental Care
In response to the spread of COVID-19, dental providers in Washington have been directed by Governor Inslee to address emergencies and urgent dental care only.… Read more: DentistLink: Connecting People to Urgent Dental Care - 2020 Community Report
The Arcora Foundation Community Report highlights progress towards improving oral health in Washington. We are grateful for the many dental and medical providers and community… Read more: 2020 Community Report - Celebrating Dentists Across Washington State
It’s National Dentists Day! Throughout Washington state, Arcora Foundation and our partners work with dentists who give their time and talents back to their communities.… Read more: Celebrating Dentists Across Washington State - Statewide Task Force Launches Oral Health Campaign
Statewide task force focused on oral health disparities launches education campaign on the benefits of community water fluoridation. Arcora Foundation has convened a statewide Task… Read more: Statewide Task Force Launches Oral Health Campaign - Arcora Foundation announces new President and CEO
For immediate release: February 11, 2020 Arcora Foundation announces new President and CEO New CEO brings strong commitment to health equity and experience managing large… Read more: Arcora Foundation announces new President and CEO - Press Release: 75th Anniversary of Water Fluoridation
Washington state lags behind the nation in providing lauded public health measure Water fluoridation: A public health achievement celebrates 75th anniversary SEATTLE – Saturday (Jan.… Read more: Press Release: 75th Anniversary of Water Fluoridation - Progress In Getting Children To The Dentist
By DOUG NADVORNICK • DEC 26, 2019 Today on Inland Journal, a Washington oral health program for children is celebrating 20 years of caring for kids. The Access… Read more: Progress In Getting Children To The Dentist - Opinion: Oral health is essential for everyone at every age
By Lua Pritchard November 24, 2019 Every child deserves a healthy start in life, and an opportunity to grow into a productive adult. Oral health… Read more: Opinion: Oral health is essential for everyone at every age - Reporters find stories in efforts to address oral health disparities
BY MARY OTTO | NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Poor Americans bear more than their share of oral disease. School children from low-income homes are more than twice as likely… Read more: Reporters find stories in efforts to address oral health disparities - Opinion: Good oral health can be life changing
By Fred Kiga, Board Chair of Arcora Foundation I admit as a child I didn’t brush and floss as often as I should have. Luckily for… Read more: Opinion: Good oral health can be life changing - Sinking teeth into dental care
Program brings fight against tooth decay into area schools. At many Spokane County schools, children can see a dental hygienist who sets up on-site for… Read more: Sinking teeth into dental care - Grant will allow S’Klallam tribe to expand dental care
LITTLE BOSTON — A $100,000 health grant from the Arcora Foundation will provide seven dental operatory chairs inside a new integrated Health Services building for the Port… Read more: Grant will allow S’Klallam tribe to expand dental care - Arcora Foundation to give $450,500 in grants for expanded dental health opportunities
Arcora Foundation, the Foundation of Delta Dental Washington, has announced they will award $450,500 in grant money across four health organizations in Washington to help… Read more: Arcora Foundation to give $450,500 in grants for expanded dental health opportunities - Retiring seniors may face dilemmas in dental care
While it’s no secret that medical care is one of the biggest expenses for retirees, dental care is another health cost seniors might not be… Read more: Retiring seniors may face dilemmas in dental care - 2019 Community ReportGrappling with complex, daily realities—the world as it is—Arcora Foundation works to prevent oral disease and increase access to dental care. And, we appreciate the dedication of… Read more: 2019 Community Report
- Arcora Foundation’s Local Impact Networks leverage community to reduce oral health disparities
In an effort to address disparities in oral health, and overall health, Arcora Foundation, the Foundation of Delta Dental of Washington, is pioneering a Local Impact… Read more: Arcora Foundation’s Local Impact Networks leverage community to reduce oral health disparities - Arcora Foundation Newsletter
Media Contact Sean Pickard Delta Dental of Washington (206) 818-5405 SPickard@DeltaDentalWa.com Delta Dental of Washington and Partners Selected To Provide Managed Dental Care for Washington… Read more: Arcora Foundation Newsletter - Press Release: 2018 Grants
Delta Dental, Arcora Foundation provide $2M for new dental clinics, residency program Providence Health Care in Spokane to expand access to oral health care SPOKANE… Read more: Press Release: 2018 Grants - Arcora Fall Newsletter
Washington Dental Service Foundation is now Arcora Foundation New name, continued focus on improving oral health for all We are pleased to announce our new… Read more: Arcora Fall Newsletter - Gum Disease Tied to Cancer Risk in Older Women
The increased risk from periodontal disease was highest for esophageal and gallbladder cancers, with increased risk also for cancers of the breast and lung and… Read more: Gum Disease Tied to Cancer Risk in Older Women - Why Seattle must care about oral health
Do us a favor. Next time you drive past raucous CenturyLink Field when the Seahawks are playing, imagine that stadium ‑ and a second even… Read more: Why Seattle must care about oral health - Our teeth are making us sick
The left side of Jacquelyn Garcia’s face throbbed fiercely. She had tried taking Tylenol and Excedrin for the pain, but threw them up. On a… Read more: Our teeth are making us sick