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| Annual Performance Measures Childhood diabetes is now a reportable disease in Oregon. Diabetes is becoming one of the most common chronic diseases. According to a recent study, the costs associated with diabetes currently amount to about half of all U.S. health care spending by government and the public. Although it appears that the number of children in Oregon with diabetes is growing, there was no way to document this. In 2001, the state legislature passed a law requiring the Oregon Public Health Division to establish a system to learn how many children in Oregon are affected by diabetes. Schools and practitioners are now required to report cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes occurring in children aged 18 or younger to the database. The data collected about the prevalence and incidence of diabetes in the pediatric population may also be used to assist in making decisions about the allocation of public resources. Once a child's information is in the database, the Childhood Diabetes Database Program will contact the family directly and offer them the option to be contacted about research opportunities that arise. | |
