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Annotation: This brief offers lessons from six states on how federal Medicaid cuts result in reductions in access to oral health care for people with low incomes. Examples are provided about how cuts have restricted access to care, shifted costs from one part of the health care system to others (e.g, hospital emergency departments), and led oral health professionals to leave the Medicaid network. Information is presented on how cuts have affected California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.

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Keywords: Access to health care, California, Costs, Low income groups, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Missouri, Oral health, Oregon, Pennsylvania, State information

Annotation: This final report describes the five-year Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Project, which provided funding and support from the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) to state Title V MCH programs in North Dakota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The report covers the project background, implementation model, evaluation methods, and key findings on how the states built partnerships, increased workforce knowledge, improved data capabilities, and incorporated nutrition into Title V activities. State-specific accomplishments are highlighted, such as North Dakota's grant programs, Oregon's work on tribal food sovereignty, and Wisconsin's statewide training initiative. The value of ASPHN's intensive technical assistance and support is examined, along with challenges, success factors, and lessons learned. The report concludes with state recommendations and reflections on the project's impact and replication potential.

• Final Valuation Report 2025
• Evaluation Report September 30 2022

Keywords: Child health, Child nutrition, Disease prevention, Health programs, Maternal health, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oregon, State initiatives, Title V programs, Wisconsin

Annotation: This two-page report summarizes Oregon's accomplishments in the Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Project. Oregon strengthened relationships with Tribal communities to support food sovereignty and focused on workforce development, data collection, and data use. Key achievements included developing an online Childhood Food Insecurity training module, mentoring student interns to create a Lactation Support Toolkit for home visitors, facilitating food preservation workshops in Tribal communities, and conducting a program evaluation of Title V breastfeeding and food insecurity priorities. The state team also worked to integrate nutrition across various programs and agencies, identified and compiled nutrition data sources, and engaged in cross-agency collaborations to update workplace breastfeeding policies.

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Keywords: Child health, Evaluation, Health programs, Maternal health, Native Americans, Nutrition, Oregon , State initiatives, Title V programs

Annotation: This report provides data about oral-health-related issues in Oregon. Topics include pregnant women; incidence of cleft lip and/or cleft palate in newborns; infants, children, and adolescents from birth through age 17; students in elementary school and in grades 8 and 11, adults, children and adults enrolled in Medicaid, oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality, the oral health workforce, and the oral health infrastructure.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Oral cancer, Infants, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Oregon, Pregnant women, Public health infrastructure, School-age children, State information, Work force, pharyngeal diseases

Annotation: This toolkit from the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative provides guidance for clinical and non-clinical teams caring for pregnant and postpartum individuals with hypertensive disorders to improve processes, outcomes, and clinical decision-making, and to promote quality and equity in care. Organized around the "5 R's" framework (Readiness, Recognition & Prevention, Response, Reporting & Systems Learning, and Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Care), the toolkit offers specific recommendations and resources for various settings, including hospitals, emergency departments, prenatal/postpartum clinics, public health home visiting, doulas, and community midwives. Quality improvement tools and operational considerations are included to support implementation. The toolkit was developed with input from a focus group of Black, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander individuals who experienced pregnancy-related severe hypertension or preeclampsia in Oregon, and their insights and recommendations are summarized in the appendix. Additional resources, such as diagnostic criteria for hypertensive disorders, are also provided.

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Keywords: Hypertension, Oregon, Postpartum care, Prenatal care, Quality improvement, State initiatives

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information on efforts made by the Medicaid and Children’s Health CHIP Affinity Group to prevent and reduce tooth decay in children and adolescents from July 2021 through December 2022. The fact sheet describes the purpose of the group and its activities and goals, offers background on tooth decay among children and adolescents from families with low incomes, and provides the group’s draft aim statement. Baseline data on fluoride varnish application is also included.

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Keywords: Dental caries, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Oregon, Prevention, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State information

Annotation: This data brief provides information from the Oregon Smiles Survey. Topic include trends in the percentage of children in the state with treated, untreated, or rampant tooth decay between 2012 and 2017; the percentage of children needing oral health care; cavity rates among children, by region; and percentages of American Indian and Alaska native and black children with tooth decay.

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Keywords: African Americans, Alaska natives, American Indians, Data, Dental caries, Oral health, Oregon, School age children, State information, Surveys, Trends

Annotation: This interim report presents results from an evaluation of performance during the first 3 years (2017–2019) of Oregon’s 1115 Medicaid waiver to transform its Medicaid program, establishing 16 coordinated- care organizations to provide comprehensive care for its Medicaid population. The report assessed progress in four key areas: behavioral health integration, oral health integration, use of health-related services—a mechanism for addressing social determinants of health, and program enhancements for individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare.

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Keywords: , Health care utilization, Medicaid, Oral health, Oregon, Service integration, State programs

Annotation: This report provides background information on the Oregon Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, introduces processes that have been created to operationalize the committee, and presents key findings from case reviews performed in 2020. Based on the data analysis and review, the report includes Committee recommendations on action steps to help eliminate preventable pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths in Oregon.

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Keywords: Committees, Maternal death, Maternal morbidity, Maternal mortality, Models, Oregon, Prevention, Research, State programs, Statistics

Annotation: This fact sheet from the state of Oregon uses statistics to draw attention to the need for youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) to receive help in their transition to adult health care. It lists the benefits of adequate transition, and provides strategies to improve transition in the state of Oregon. [From the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (OCCYSHN), Oregon’s public health agency for children and youth with special health care needs. OCCYSHN is funded through the Oregon Health Authority, with a designated portion of the state’s annual US Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Title V Block Grant.]

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Oregon, Transitions

Annotation: This fact sheet discusses the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and gives case studies from North Carolina, Kansas and Oregon to describe how these states have used screenings and administrative data to identify and assess SDOH in order to better support CYSHCN.

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Kansas, Managed care, Medicare, North Carolina, Oregon, Social factors, State initiatives

Annotation: This document serves as a guide to help Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), health systems, quality improvement professionals, and providers improve their approach to increase the percentage of postpartum women who receive a preventive checkup within 21-56 days after giving birth.

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Keywords: Maternal health, Measures, Model programs, Oregon , Postpartum care, State programs

Annotation: This document provides recommendations for the management of opioid use for pregnant women, including pregnant women with opioid-use disorder, and for care of the opioid-exposed newborn. Topics include clinical recommendations, health-systems and policy recommendations, definitions, and resources and collaborative approaches.

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Keywords: Narcotics, Oral health, Oregon, Pregnant women, Prescription drugs, State programs, Substance abuse, Substance dependence

Annotation: This webinar presents data, resources, and strategies for state programs that focus on increasing developmental screening (national performance measure 6) among children ages 9 months through 71 months. Included are highlights of the multi-pronged approach to developmental screening used in Oregon and descriptions of NPM 6 resources available from the State Public Health Autism Resource Center and the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

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Keywords: Children, Children with special health care needs, Development screening, Measures, Oregon, State initiatives, Statistical data

Annotation: These presentation slides focus on National Performance Measure 6 (Developmental Screening) and its associated evidence-based resources and technical assistance opportunities. The content covers evidence analysis findings regarding developmental screening quality improvement initiatives, highlighting that healthcare setting interventions and systems-level approaches show effectiveness, while noting that further research is needed for provider training and home visiting programs. It includes information about new evidence tools and resources available through MCH websites, and details the availability of technical assistance from Georgetown University and the National MCH Workforce Development Center. The presentation concludes with contact information for key personnel from AMCHP, HRSA/MCHB, and the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, along with an evaluation link for attendees.

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Keywords: Developmental screening, Autism, Case Studies, Oregon,

Annotation: This report examines oral health care data in the context of Oregon’s health system transformation, including the launch of coordinated care organizations and expansion of the state Medicaid program, Oregon Health Plan. Topics include provider distribution, utilization, patient experience, care coordination, and oral health integration. Information about stakeholder groups, technical specifications, and a measure dashboard are included.

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Keywords: Coordination, Data analysis, Health care reform, Health care systems, Health insurance, Measures, Medicaid, Oral health, Oregon, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Service integration, State programs, Statewide planning, Trends

Annotation: This report presents recommendations for transforming the behavioral health system in Oregon into a coordinated-care model that will integrate behavioral health care with physical care and oral health care. Topics include governance and finance, standards of care and competencies, work force, and information exchange and coordination of care.

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Keywords: Behavior, Collaboration, Coordination, Mental health, Models, Oregon, Service integration, Statewide planning, Systems development, Work force

Annotation: This document provides data on key indicators of oral health in Oregon for the period 2002 through 2015. Contents include a description of each indicator and the source and frequency of data available by year. Topics include preventive oral health services for pregnant women, toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults. Data on work force, Medicaid, cancer, cleft lip/palate, and water fluoridation are included.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Data sources, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Oregon, Population surveillance, Pregnant women, Preventive health services, Special health care needs, State surveys, Statistical data, Toddlers, Work force

Annotation: This document presents the final text rule requiring local school-based dental sealant programs (SBSPs) in Oregon to be certified by the Oregon Health Authority before they can provide dental sealants. Contents include guidance on the requirements for certification, the application process for certification and recertification, monitoring of SBSPs, and decertification or pro- visional certification for programs that are out of compliance. Information about certification and clinical training is also available.

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Keywords: Administrative policy, Certification, Dental sealants, Health services delivery, Oral health, Oregon, Preventive health services, Regulations, School age children, School districts, School health programs, Schools, Standards, State legislation, Training

Annotation: This biennial progress report presents an expert consensus on methods for optimizing oral health in Oregon. Contents include objectives and outcomes for each of three priority areas: infrastructure, prevention and systems of care, and workforce capacity. The report also provides an assessment of progress in each area, highlighting successes and innovative work that has contributed to meeting objectives. It is based on interviews with 50 stakeholders including care providers, insurance providers, public health experts, funders, and state leaders.

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Keywords: Health objectives, Measures, Oral health, Oregon, Outcome and process assessment, Prevention, Public health infrastructure, Statewide planning, Systems development, Work force