1509-10485

This investment supports the Oregon Oral Health Coalition (OrOHC) to strengthen and expand the oral health network in Oregon by leveraging the state's innovative Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) model as a means for promoting the integration of oral health into overall health. Specifically, OrOHC will select five CCOs to engage in oral health integration; OrOHC will develop surveys to determine what level of integration partnering CCOs are currently incorporating into primary care; convene meetings and ongoing learning opportunities with key stakeholders to explore ways to effectively integrate oral health into patient-centered care, focusing on pregnant mothers, young children, and individuals with diabetes; and continue to support the capacity and alignment-building among Oregon's local oral health coalitions. $204,103 will be used to support personnel time, travel, communications costs, consultants time, and administrative costs associated with the project's implementation. This proposal aligns with the OH2020 Goal of integrating oral health into person-centered healthcare and the target that by 2020, oral health is integrated into at least 50% of emerging person-centered care models.