Invitation Email for the Online Survey

Attachment D: Online Survey Invitation Email

Subject: YOUR INPUT REQUESTED: Help CDC Improve State Oral Health Programs

Dear [Name]:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Oral Health (DOH) currently funds 21 states to build and/or maintain effective public health capacity for implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of best practices associated with oral disease prevention and improvement of oral health through Cooperative Agreement DP13-1307, State Oral Disease Prevention Programs. Your state was one of the recipients of this cooperative agreement. We are reaching out to seek your input to help DOH Identify needs and gaps in implementing state oral health programs in key areas, determine what resources state health departments need to improve state oral health program implementation, and provide insights into ways in which the technical assistance provided to state health departments can be improved.

We are seeking your input in the following areas:

• Program leadership and staff capacity.

• Oral health coalitions.

• State oral health plan.

• Oral health surveillance.

• School-based/linked sealant programs.

• 3^rd grade Basic Screening Survey.

• Community Water Fluoridation.

• CDC technical assistance.

The survey is voluntary and should take no more than 32 minutes. There are no known risks or direct benefits to you from participating or choosing not to participate, but your answers will help provide insight on challenges and lessons learned in implementing state oral health programs. Your feedback will also help guide decisions about how CDC can continue to support states in the future.

You will find the survey at {LINK}. Please complete the survey by {DATE}.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 404-639-8706.

Thank you,

Nita Patel, DrPH, MPH
Division of Oral Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4770 Buford Highway, MS S107-8
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone:  404-639-8706

Fax:  770-488-6080

E-mail:  [email protected]