4/25/13 - The state has chosen the City of Fenton as one of nine communities to receive water fluoridation equipment funding. Flouridation is the process by which fluoride is added to municipal drinking water as a way to prevent cavities and improve the oral health of the local population. Its implementation is considered one of the most important achievements in public health of the past century. This year, $100,000 was awarded by the Michigan Department of Community Health to Michigan communities. Those included the City of Fenton, which got the smallest share of the funding with only $1,154. The other communities each got at least $2,600, with Marquette and Traverse City both receiving more than $20,000. The funding is intended to allow the communities to replace or improve their fluoridation equipment. This is the fourth year that this kind of funding has been available. (TD)
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