10/09/2025: 2025 Ohio Health Policy Summit

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.

Program agenda Speaker bios Photos

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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

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

Connecting the dots: Franklin County Public Health’s internal and external methods for sharing health literate data

Communicating about what works

Policy in practice: How to turn data and stories into legislative impact

Community-driven solutions

Using human-centered design to co-create community-driven solutions

Other policy skills workshop

Introduction to cost-benefit analysis

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).