| About Us | |
| Mission Statement | |
| Our mission is to provide leadership to prevent and mitigate vaccine preventable disease for all people by reaching and maintaining high lifetime immunization rates. | |
| Organization | |
| Annual Performance Measures The Immunization Program's primary areas of emphasis are: childhood, adolescent and adult immunizations; disease surveillance; outreach and education; statewide vaccine distribution; consumer information; and population assessement, as well as management to eligible private providers, county health departments, state and delegate agencies; and enforcing school immunization law. Many activities and programs exist within these areas. “Vaccines not only save lives, they save money. The individual and community protection provided by vaccines help make immunization one of our most cost-effective public health strategies. All vaccines recommend for routine use are a cost savings to society when both direct and indirect costs are considered. Importantly, most vaccines are cost-saving even if only direct medical costs are considered. Our country, for example, saves $14.50 in direct and indirect costs for every dollar invested in giving the hepatitis B vaccine to infants at birth to two months of age. Every dollar our nation spends on measles-mumps-rubella vaccine generates about $23 in total savings--- or about $9 billion each year.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Infant Immunization Week: Talking Points (pdf) Immunization Program Strategic Plan (pdf) An outline of strategic directions that govern the Program's planning efforts. | |
| Programs | |
| Adult Immunizations
Adult Immunization is a statewide network of health and community partners who promote prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases through immunization of adults in Oregon and Southwest Washington. This involves promoting vaccines across the lifespan, including tetanus/diphtheria, influenza, pneumococcal and hepatitis A and B. Children's Facilities and School Immunization Regulations Working with local health departments to ensure children in busy day care centers, preschools, Head Start programs and schools are receiving required immunizations. College Regulations Working with colleges and universities to ensure that students have documented second dose measles when required. Free Clinic Assessments AFIX The Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, exchange (AFIX) Project is a continuous quality improvement process designed to help immunization providers improve their immunization rates and practices. IRIS - Immunization Record Information System The Immunization Record Information System (IRIS) is the data system used as the pseudo medical record for immunization services provided by 29 local health departments throughout the state. Oregon Immunization ALERT Our statewide child immunization information system that tracks child and adolescent vaccinations provided in the public and private sectors. ALERT is the result of a public/private partnership with Oregon Health Systems in Collaboration, the Office of Medical Assistance Programs and the Oregon Partnership to Immunize Children. Oregon SafeNet Since 1991, Oregon SafeNet, as the State's maternal and child health hotline, has been a vital link for Oregon's families to access health information and services. SafeNet's goals are to improve accessibility to health and social services, advocate for callers in need, and to act as a guide through public health and social service systems statewide. SafeNet is a service of local public health departments and Medicaid to ensure that every Oregonian can find health care. From simple requests for services to complex concerns, SafeNet will assess a caller's needs and advocate for improved access to health and social services. Their bilingual staff members provide services in English and Spanish, with a phone interpretation service providing access to other languages. OPIC - Oregon Partnership to Immunize Children As Oregon's statewide childhood immunization coalition, OPIC facilitates the collaboration of public and private partners to protect the State's children against vaccine-preventable diseases. Annual activities include a Media/Education Campaign with partner Oregon Safenet, an Awards Luncheon, and issue oriented Roundtable meetings featuring national, state and local immunization experts. Perinatal Hepatitis B Program The perinatal hepatitis B program works to support local health departments as they take the lead role in coordinating perinatal hepatitis B prevention activities in their respective jurisdictions. The program also ensures that all maternity patients are screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and that infants born to HBsAg positive mothers are given the proper biologicals at birth. Vaccines for Children VFC Providing vaccine at no charge for children birth through age 18 in certain groups - Medicaid/Oregon Health Plan enrollees, uninsured, American Indian/Alaskan native. Vaccine is made available through public and private providers. Also provides parental and provider education and technical assistance. GWweb | |
