Advocacy and Community Engagement
OCCYSHN is Oregon's Title V public health agency for children and youth with special health needs (CYSCHN). Our focus is on doing what's best for Oregon's kids. To that end we have strong relationships with local public health agencies across the state. We also partner with the Maternal Child Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority, and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Our work includes advocating for CYSHCN care needs at every level: from individual; to community; to policy.
Public Health Policy and Administration
Written Input on Oregon Public Health Policy and Administration
- Comment on Oregon's 2020 State Health Improvement Plan (June 2020)
- Input to State Board of Education - OAR Rules on criteria for deaf/hard of hearing children to get specialized support (March 2020)
- Input to Oregon Health Authority - CCO 2.0 Rules Advisory Committee - Recommendations on the Transition to Adult Health Care (November 2019)
- Input to Oregon Health Authority - CCO 2.0 Care Coordination Rules (August 2019)
- Letter to Oregon's Joint Committee on Ways and Means - HB2650 Funding 211info (May 2019)
- Recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board - CCO 2.0 Contracts (May 2018)
- Input to the Oregon Health Policy Board - CCO 2.0 Enrollment and Rate-Setting (November, 2018)
- Input to the Oregon Health Policy Board - Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Standards
- Comment to Oregon Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee (October 2017)
- Letter to Senator Steiner Hayward on Senate Bill 934 (April 2017)
- Comment to the Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative (May 2016)
OCCYSHN in Public Health Publications
- Oregon State Health Assessment, Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division - 2018
- National Academy for State Health Policy - Oregon Case Study on Shared Plans of Care - 2018
- National Academy for State Health Policy - Why Shared Care Plans of Care are Important and How States are Implementing Them - 2018
Partnerships for Public Health Impact
OCCYSHN participates in the following:
- American Academy of Pediatrics Family Partners Network
- American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Network
- Birth Anomalies Surveillance System Advisory Board
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee
- Governor's Home Visiting Task Force Advisory Board
- Health Share Kindergarten Readiness Initiative
- National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home
- National Survey of Children's Health Oversample Partner Group
- OHSU Institute on Development and Disability Diversity Task Force
- OHSU Youth Health Care Transition Task Force
- Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder - Screening, Identification, and Assessment Committee
- Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Oregon Early Learning Council
- Oregon Emergency Medical Systems for Children
- Oregon Family Workforce Association
- Oregon Health Authority - 2018 State Health Assessment - Themes and Strengths Assessment Subcommittee
- Oregon Health Authority - 2018 State Health Assessment - Health Status Assessment Subcommittee
- Oregon Medicaid Advisory Committee
- Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership
- Oregon Pediatric Society Advisory - Board of Directors
- State Interagency Coordinating Council
- Western States Regional Genetics Network