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MEMBER UPDATE
December 2025
| | The Oregon Primary Care Association's December newsletter highlights that early bird registration for the 2026 Annual Conference is open, a reminder to register for NACHC's P&I Forum, and Senator Wyden engaging with health centers to understand challenges ahead! | | | | |
The Oregon Primary Care Association's Annual Conference brings together Oregon’s 33 community health centers for connection, shared learning, and system transformation.
When we speak of “art,” we mean the creativity and skill it takes to build, protect, and sustain Oregon’s health care safety net. Every day, FQHCs bring evidence-based practices to life through innovative solutions that meet your community’s unique needs.
Expect engaging plenaries, practical breakout sessions, and networking with FQHC professionals and partners from across the state.
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Join us for NACHC’s 2026 Policy & Issues Forum (P&I) – this annual landmark event unites CHC executives, clinicians, board members, and state association leaders to shape the future of primary care in America.
The forum will focus on innovative approaches to chronic disease management, demonstrate the cost-saving impact of CHCs to bipartisan members of Congress, and help shape policies that help make Americans healthy.
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| | POLICY REGULATORY ADVOCACY RECAP | | | | |
Working with Oregon's health centers, community partners, and policymakers to inform health policy at the state and federal levels is an important part of the Oregon Primary Care Association’s mission to transform primary care.
OPCA's policy team hosts a monthly webinar every month on the second Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM to keep members informed. Sign up here for call reminders and notifications.
| | OPCA also developed a new landing page to house policy resources in one place. We’re continuing to add tools and information to make it as useful as possible. Please access the Policy Briefing Room page here. If you have materials you would like to see on the webpage, please contact Erin Woods, Health Policy Analyst, at ewoods@orpca.org. | | Simon Parker-Shames, OPCA Data Strategy Director, presenting an update on VisualizOR. | | |
Community Health Centers are trusted primary care providers in Oregon's health safety net. As a result, many health care entities and partners look to CHCs as trailblazers, innovators, and collaborators. At the same time, health centers are accountable to payors to reduce the total cost of care while stewarding community health. Meeting these expectations places an immense burden on community health centers.
OPCA's December blog post features Carla Jones, Network Director, to highlight partnerships with payors to position IntegratOR, the clinically-integrated network, as an ideal strategy to address anticipated changes in health policy.
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Whether your health center provides comprehensive prenatal care, primarily supports people during the postpartum period, or falls somewhere in between, this event is designed for you!
The Summit will explore Oregon’s maternal health landscape and offer practical, actionable strategies for improving outcomes across the perinatal continuum.
If your clinic serves people of reproductive age in any capacity, this Summit will offer tools, partners, and ideas to strengthen care and improve maternal health outcomes.
Questions? Contact Joanna Peterson at jpeterson@orpca.org.
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2026 Advanced Care Learning Community
Integrating Workflows that Support
Value-Based Care
FIRST WEBINAR
APCM Patient Engagement Requirements and the APCM Program Cycle
February 17, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Free Virtual Webinars
Open to all Oregon FQHCs
View this flyer for full series details.
Questions? Contact Stephanie Castano at scastano@orpca.org.
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QIC 2026 Monthly Program Series
by the Oregon Primary Care Association
FIRST SESSION
Jan 7, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Free Virtual Webinars
| Questions? Contact Ada Catanzarite at acatanzarite@orpca.org. | | | |
STI & PrEP Forum (SPF)
Community of Practice
by the HIV/STI Program at OPCA
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NEXT SESSION
December 3 , 2025
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
Free Virtual Webinars
| Questions? Contact Ashley Allison at aallison@orpca.org. | | | |
HIV Breakfast Club Community of Practice
by the HIV/STI Program at OPCA
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NEXT SESSION
December 3, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
Free Virtual Webinars
| Questions? Contact Dayna Morrison at dmorrison@orpca.org. | | | |
HIV Carceral Linkage to Care Community of Practice
by the HIV/STI Program at OPCA
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NEXT SESSION
December 19, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST
Free Virtual Webinars
| Questions? Contact Dayna Morrison at dmorrison@orpca.org. | | | |
SUD Prevention and Early Intervention - Winter 2026
by the Oregon ECHO Network
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Alternating Thursdays
January 22 - June 25, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Free Virtual Webinars
The program will offer continuing medical education credits to participants.
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Access to Transportation: Strategies & Solutions
by Health Outreach Partners
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Do your patients miss appointments due to transportation barriers?
Is your health center losing visits—and revenue—as a result?
Join Health Outreach Partners for a four-session Community of Practice based on the Transportation Toolkit 2.0.
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CHC HAPPENINGS & IN THE NEWS | |
Senator Wyden Visited La Clinica
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden visited La Clinica in Medford on Friday morning, checking out the healthcare nonprofit’s new community pharmacy that opened in October and speaking with the organization’s leadership on navigating current healthcare challenges locally, statewide and nationally.
Wyden sat down with La Clinica leaders, including CEO Brenda Johnson, board member and city of Ashland housing specialist Linda Reid, board member and community volunteer Lynne Lowe, state Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, and others to discuss increasing healthcare costs and other challenges.
Read the Article
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Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic's New Women's Mobile Unit Expands Access to Breast Cancer Screenings
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic is proud to introduce its newest addition to the mobile fleet: the Women’s Mobile Unit. This state-of-the-art vehicle is equipped with both a private exam room and a digital mammography suite, making it the first of its kind in our mobile care network. Its mission is to reduce breast cancer deaths by bringing essential screening services directly to our communities.
Read the Announcement
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Mosaic Street Medicine: Meeting People Where They Are
“I would like the general public here in Central Oregon and across the country to understand that everybody has a story. Everybody is a human being. And we can all lean on each other a little bit and help each other out.”
— Josh Reiher, MD Mosaic Clinic Medical Director
Read the Announcement
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Share What's Happening
Amplify the work of your health center through OPCA to further visibility and awareness of your impact. Contact communications@orpca.org.
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