

Thursday, October 9, 2025
Registration opens at 8 a.m.
Program: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Event Center at Mitchell Hall
Columbus State Community College Campus (campus and parking map)
250 Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio hosted the second annual statewide Health Policy Summit on Thursday Oct. 9, 2025, at The Event Center at Mitchell Hall on the Columbus State Community College campus in Columbus, Ohio.
Our theme this year is "Prioritizing what works: A focus on policies with the greatest return on investment." The Summit will highlight and promote policies that offer significant return on investment, with a focus on evidence-based strategies that improve outcomes for children, working-age adults and older adults. It will equip policymakers and stakeholders with the tools and insights needed to prioritize impactful solutions in a rapidly changing political and economic environment.
The Summit builds on HPIO’s mission to advance evidence-informed policies that improve health, achieve equity, and lead to sustainable healthcare spending in Ohio.
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Keynote and plenary sessions
An ethical framework for decision-making in a time of scarce resources
- Michael Gillette, PhD, Founder, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.
Implications of the federal spending bill on health policy in Ohio
- Adam Searing, JD, MPH, Associate Professor, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families
- Jennifer Tolbert, MPH, MSW, Director of State Health Policy and Data and Deputy Director Program on Medicaid & Uninsured, KFF
Tackling your community’s wicked problem: An adaptable framework that works
- Jill Miller, MBA, President and CEO, Bethesda Inc. and the bi3 Fund
- Meredith Smith, PhD, Executive Director, Cradle Cincinnati
Breakout sessions
The 2025 Ohio Health Policy Summit will explore strategies that improve health and well-being while reducing healthcare spending. Attendees will be able to choose from three tracks to hear leaders from throughout Ohio who have implemented promising initiatives in the following areas:
Children and youth
- Driving impact through policy and practice: Strengthening Ohio’s school-based health care infrastructure
- Improving mental health for Ohio children with higher levels of need (This panel discussion did not include presentation slides)
Working-age adults and workforce
- From concept to counsel: How limited representation became a part of Hamilton County's eviction mitigation ecosystem
- System-spanning solutions: The power of integrated deflection partnerships to improve health and community safety
Older adults and aging populations
- Assessment to action: Policy innovations to support older Ohioans
- Exploring innovative partnerships that support health and independence (This panel discussion did not include presentation slides)
Workshops
The workshops will provide tactical training for skills relevant to the theme and integral in moving policy forward. Workshops should be interactive training sessions designed to engage participants in active learning, skill-building or problem-solving.
Data for advocacy
Communicating about what works
Community-driven solutions
Other policy skills workshop
Poster Session
Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with experts doing important work around the state to discuss their research findings and hear about promising program outcomes.
- Strengthening Ohio’s Technology Workforce: Maximizing the Potential in Ohio’s School Districts, Ohio State University Battelle Center for Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
- Our moonshot: Charting a brighter future for children in Ohio and across the United States, Cincinnati Children’s
- Kinship Navigator Program: Bridging Gaps Through Collaboration, Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
- Collective Impact Collaboration: Working With the Competition for Improved Results, Humana Healthy Horizons Ohio
Registration is now closed
For questions about the Summit or assistance with cancelling or transferring a registration, please contact Alana Clark-Kirk (aclarkkirk@hpio.net)
Reasonable Accommodations: If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please indicate your need on your registration form. HPIO will work with the venue to provide reasonable and necessary accommodations.
Continuing Education (CE): This program has been submitted to the National Association of Social Workers, The Supreme Court of Ohio and National Commission for Health Education Credentialing and approved for 5.5 continuing education credits. Individuals signing up to receive CE will need to sign in and sign out at the registration table, and complete an evaluation to receive credit. Failure to do so will result in no credits being awarded. Refunds are not issued for failure to comply with the requirements.
Cancellation Policy: The last day to cancel registration for a full refund is Sept. 25, 2025. Cancellations received between Sept. 26, 2025, and Oct. 2, 2025, will be issued a partial refund of 50% of the purchase price. Cvent’s processing fee is non-refundable for all cancellation dates and registration types. Cancellations made after Oct. 2, 2025, are ineligible for a refund. If you opted to pay with a check and cancel your registration between Sept. 26,-Oct. 2, 2025, and have not remitted payment, you will be required to submit a $100 cancellation fee, and an invoice will be emailed to you. Those paying with checks who have not submitted payment and cancel their registration between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9 will be required to remit $200 or the full cost of registration as a cancellation fee, and an invoice will be emailed to you. Those paying with a check who cancel and do not pay the cancellation fees will be required to pay in advance for any future HPIO events. For questions about the Summit or assistance with transferring a registration, please contact Alana Clark-Kirk (aclarkkirk@hpio.net).
Hotels
If you are traveling to Columbus and would like to stay at a hotel close to the venue, here are a few options:
- Le Méridien Columbus- The Joseph
- Hilton Columbus Downtown
- Canopy By Hilton Columbus Downtown Short North
All hotels are less than 2 miles from the event venue. There are no room blocks or reservation codes for these hotels.
Summit overview
Please scroll (using the forward > or backward < button) to see all of the sessions hosted at the 2025 Ohio Health Policy Summit.
HPIO 2025 Educational Event Sponsors
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