More than 60 years of experience has shown that water
fluoridation reduces cavities, prevents needless suffering,
saves money and is completely safe. Fluoridated water
is consumed by more than 170 million Americans and is
endorsed by medical, dental, health and civic
organizations and businesses throughout Skagit County, the state, nation
and world.
Local Supporters
Local
organizations/individuals supporting community water
fluoridation
District 16 Nurses’
Association
Affiliate of Washington State Nurses Association
(Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties)
Emergency
Physicians of Skagit Valley Hospital
Janicki Industries
Kiwanis:
Sedro-Woolley, Mount Vernon
Leadership Skagit, Class of
2005
Mount
Baker District Dental Society
Mount Baker
District Dental Hygienists Society
North
Cascade Family Physicians, Inc.
Northwest
Washington Central Labor Council
AFL-CIO Teacher Organizations
Pomona Grange
Rotary: Burlington
Sea Mar
Community Health Centers
Sedro-Woolley City Council
Skagit County Dairy Federation
Skagit
County Republican Party Central Committee
Skagit-Island Counties Medical Society
Skagit/Island Head Start Policy Council
Skagit Pediatrics, LLP
Skagit Valley Hospital Board
Skagit Valley
Medical Center
Soroptimist
International of Sedro-Woolley
Tim Raschko, President of Hospital District #1
Unified Medical Staff of Skagit Valley
United General Hospital Board
United
States Congressman Rick Larsen
Washington State Representative Barbara
Bailey, District 10
Washington State
Representative Dave Quall, District 40
Washington State Representative Chris
Strow, District 10
Washington State
Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, District 10
Nancy Wolke, Administrator
Mt. Vernon Community Services,
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Joint resolution of Skagit-Island
Counties Medical Society and Mount Baker District Dental
Society supporting community water fluoridation
"BE IT RESOLVED, that the Skagit-Island Counties
Medical Society and the Mount Baker Dental Society urge the
Skagit County Commissioners to adopt a fluoridation
ordinance that would allow and require the Skagit County
Public Utility District No. 1 to adjust the natural level of
fluoride in its water supply so that a greater number of
Skagit County residents could receive the proven benefits of
fluoride and oral disease in Skagit County may be thereby
reduced."
 Findings of Fact
about community water fluoridation from Skagit County
Public Health Officer
"Fluoridation of community drinking water is a major
factor responsible for the decline in dental caries (tooth
decay) during the second half of the 20th century.
Although other fluoride-containing products are available,
water fluoridation remains the most equitable and
cost-effective method of delivering fluoride to all members
of most communities, regardless of age, educational
attainment, or income level."
Howard Leibrand, M.D.
Skagit County Health Officer
 Washington
Health Foundation
"By passing the fluoridation measure proposed for
the ballot this fall, the people of Skagit County will make
a significant contribution to helping Washington State
become the Healthiest State in the Nation."
Greg Vigdor, President and CEO
Washington Health Foundation
National Organizations in favor of
community water fluoridation
 Washington State Health Officer Maxine Hayes's
2006 statement
in favor of community water fluoridation
"Dental disease is an infectious bacterial disease
process that begins in infancy and continues throughout
life. Fluoride, when ingested in drinking water,
strengthens the enamel of developing teeth."
"The Department of Health supports water
fluoridation as a sound population-based public health
measure and it supports communities in their efforts to
fluoridate community water supplies."
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
"To support CDC’s mission “to promote health and
quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury and disability," the CDC national community water
fluoridation activities range from support to expand water
fluoridation into communities that are not fluoridated to
promote appropriate use of consumer fluoride products. CDC
maintains a national reporting system for water systems,
provides fluoridation training, collaborates with state and
tribal partners to increase their capacity to provide
fluoridated water to communities, and communicates
information about the benefits, safety, and
cost-effectiveness of water fluoridation."
American
Dental Association
"The American Dental Association unreservedly endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies as safe, effective and necessary in preventing tooth decay. This support has been the Association's position since policy was first adopted in 1950."
Surgeon General
"As noted in Oral Health in America: A Report of
the Surgeon General, community water fluoridation
continues to be the most cost-effective, equitable and safe
means to provide protection from tooth decay in a community.
Scientific studies have found that people living in
communities with fluoridated water have fewer cavities than
those where the water is not fluoridated."
Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
VADM, USPHS
United States Surgeon General
Washington State Dental Association
Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association |
