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OPIC is celebrating its 20th year!

Current Activities

The OPP is a multi-year education strategy to increase immunizations and decrease vaccine-preventable diseases.

Project Goals

• Collect and synthesize Oregon data to monitor access to immunizations after the recession
• Synthesize educational materials and Oregon data to support health care providers as they strive to deliver immunizations in a culturally competent manner with a working knowledge of health disparities and the social determinants of health and equity.
• Increase awareness of, engage and mobilize community leaders and stakeholders
• Make recommendations as appropriate to coalitions, public policy makers and legislators

Mission

Established in 1992, OPIC facilitates the collaboration of public and private partners to protect children and adolescents against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Purpose

To facilitate and support immunization activities by providing statewide leadership and support to public/private partners working to optimize childhood and adolescent immunization resources.

The Common Goal for OPIC Members

To protect children, adolescents and the community-at-large against diseases that once killed, sickened or disabled thousands of children and adults in the United States every year before vaccines became widely available.

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Guidelines

OPIC operates according to By-Laws. In addition, the coalition uses a strategic planning process and annual workplans to achieve strategic communication, networking and public policy goals. OPIC's strategic plans link the coalition's strategic directions to those of the Oregon Health Authority Immunization Program.

OPIC promotes the use of:

• Science-based immunization information
• Immunization ALERT, Oregon's award-winning childhood immunization registry
• The Vaccines for Children Program
• AFIX, a quality assurance process for providers

Leadership

An experienced Executive Committee provides overall leadership for the statewide coalition.

Benefits of Participating in OPIC's Network

• Access to up-to-date science-based information about immunizations
• Opportunities throughout the year to:
  • learn more about current and emerging childhood and adolescent immunization issues concerning vaccine-preventable diseases and related topics
  • network and share information
  • participate in state and regional projects and initiatives organized by the coalition
  • discuss immunization issues from an international perspective, utilizing national, state and local experts and resources

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Executive committee and roundtable meeting schedules

Membership

OPIC's membership consists of public and private individuals/agencies/organizations/associations which support childhood immunizations. OPIC members include:

• Child-focused organizations
• ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS)
• Vaccines for Children Program
• WIC
• Immunization and other health care providers
• Immunization programs in urban and rural local health depts.
• Oregon SafeNet - 1-800-SafeNet (211 Info)
• Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP)
• Education Service Districts
• School Districts
• Head Start
• Professional, community service and faith-based organizations
• Health Systems, including hospitals
• Health education institutions

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Collaborative Leadership Partners

Collaborative Leadership Partners included but are not limited to the Oregon Adult Immunization Coalition (OAIC), Immunization Programs for County Health Departments, Legacy Health System, the Oregon Office of Multicultural Health, Asian Health and Service Center, DMAP, Kaiser Permanente, Providence Health Systems, Healthy Birth Initiative, Oregon SafeNet, Children's Health Alliance, the Northwest Health Foundation, the African American Health Coalition, Salud, the Latino Health Coalition, the Institute for Health Professionals at Portland Community College and the Tuality Health Alliance.

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Activities and Projects

Annual Activities

• Regional Roundtable Immunization Trainings
• Annual Awards
• Vaccine Safety Edcuation Project
• OPIC Prevention Project 2009-2014
  

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Regional Partnerships

OPIC partners with the Immunization Coalition of Washington (IACW) on designated projects.

• Meetings feature presentations on vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine safety, new vaccines, school law, health disparities, and policy/legislative issues.

Contact Information

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