Board adopts consensus-based public engagement process on water fluoridation
The regional Board of Health voted unanimously June 24 to adopt a Consensus Building Institute proposal for a multi-step public engagement on fluoridation that includes stakeholder interviews, an expert state-of-the-science forum, and a public comment and deliberation phase.
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The Board of Health voted unanimously on June 24 to adopt a public-engagement framework to reassess the town's fluoridation policy. The board accepted a proposal drafted by Stacy Smith of the Consensus Building Institute that calls for stakeholder interviews, an agreed set of questions, selection of experts and a facilitated state-of-the-science forum, followed by board deliberation and public comment prior to any policy change.
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