The population-based promotion of fluoridated toothpaste in Cambodia and introduction of salt fluoridation in Laos
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Health promotion is the process of actively engaging individuals and providers, assuring access to the necessary health information and tools, and facilitating a conducive environment to enable people and their communities to gain control over their health. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) [1] this process involves the establishment of initiatives that are “empowering, participatory, holistic, equitable, sustainable and use multistrategies.
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