COVID-19 Resources
CLINICIANS Oregon Health Authority Oregon-based COVID-19 updates & resources Oregon Medical Association Local and federal COVID-19 public health resources American Academy of Pediatrics Critical Updates on COVID-19 (clinical guidance,…
Counting Oregon Kids in the 2020 Census
This month, the Census Bureau begins its count of U.S. residents for the 2020 Census. This Constitutionally mandated process happens every ten years, and determines how and where federal dollars…
2020 OPS Advocacy Agenda
OPS
01/21/2020
2020 Children's Agenda Endorsements Safely Store All Firearms - Require the safe storage of guns when they are not under the owner's immediate control, as well as mandatory reporting of lost…
HPV ECHO Project Boosts Vaccine Initiation Rates
OPS recently completed a two-year ECHO Project that helped four clinics in Oregon and SW Washington boost HPV vaccination initiation rates in their communities. This AAP-funded project used the ECHO…
New OHSU Report Highlights the Needs of Trans and Nonbinary Youth in Oregon
Oregon transgender and nonbinary youth face complex obstacles when attempting to access medical care. A new OHSU report highlights these challenges, but also provides information that could help further state-wide…
OHA Mandates Reporting of Vaping-related Hospitalization or Death
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has implemented an emergency rule to mandate reporting of hospitalization or death due to vaping-associated lung injury (VALI). Within one working day, please report any patient…
2020 CCO Incentive Measures for Child Health Providers
OPS
09/19/2019
Last month Oregon Health Authority announced the 2020 CCO Incentive Measures, and Oregon Pediatric Society is highlighting the measures aimed at child health providers. You may download or print our…
Video: How Extreme Risk Protection Orders Save Lives
OPS
09/05/2019
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are court orders designed to temporarily keep firearms away from people who are at a high risk of hurting themselves or others. Since September is…
Support Changes Everything: National Breastfeeding Month
Amber Ziring, OPS
08/01/2019
August is National Breastfeeding Month, kicking off with World Breastfeeding Week’s theme to Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding. Pediatricians are uniquely poised to empower parents and enable breastfeeding. The American Academy…
OPS Priorities and the 2019 State Legislative Session
Julie Scholz, OPS
07/23/2019
OPS advanced several priority bills and initiatives during the recent 2019 Oregon Legislative Session. Of the 2,768 bills introduced, OPS’s lobbyist Katy King and our Advocacy Committee tracked 23 priority-one…
AAP’s Visit to the Border: What They Saw and What You Can Do
Kyle Yasuda, AAP
07/17/2019
A message from AAP President Kyle Yasuda: I recently visited our southern border with AAP President-Elect Sally Goza, MD, FAAP; Marsha Griffin, MD, FAAP, co-chair of AAP's Immigrant Health Special…