HPIO has created tools that elevate evidence on what works and enable state and local leaders to determine the next steps in addressing mental health and substance use challenges in Ohio.
Addiction Evidence Project:
From 2018 to 2020, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has cataloged and assessed state-level policy changes and identified strengths,...
The data brief is the first in a series of four planned publications on child and youth mental health
2024 Health Value Dashboard data brief
This brief explores the experiences and environments that lead to deaths among working-age Ohioans (ages 15-64) and provides a set of policies to drive improvement.
Policy considerations
A brief data overview of cannabis use in Ohio and policy considerations for the development of a new regulatory framework for recreational cannabis.
Data Snapshot:
With the rate of suicide climbing over the past decade, there are evidence-informed strategies that both public- and private-sector leaders can implement to address the issue.
HPIO’s fifth edition of the Health Value Dashboard is a tool to track Ohio’s progress toward improved health value Download...
Data Snapshot:
Ohio does relatively well compared to other states in providing care to those with mental health challenges, according to HPIO’s..
Tobacco, alcohol and health series:
Advancing evidence-informed policies to reduce excessive alcohol use is one of the most powerful things public and private leaders can do to improve health, increase road safety and decrease...
Tobacco, alcohol and health series:
Advancing evidence-informed policies to reduce excessive alcohol use is one of the most powerful things public and private leaders can...
Tobacco, alcohol and health series:
As recreational cannabis legalization emerges as a key policy issue, Ohio policymakers have an opportunity to develop a new regulatory framework that is informed by the successes and failures of...
HPIO Addiction Evidence Project Fact Sheet:
Drug overdose deaths are preventable and there are many ways to deter and reverse overdoses. Recent upward trends in overdose...
HPIO Addiction Evidence Project Fact Sheet:
Every Ohioan should have access to the services and supports needed to prevent and overcome addiction. Ohio has made an...
HPIO Addiction Evidence Project Fact Sheet:
Ohio has taken many steps to prevent addiction and improve treatment access for people with substance use disorder. However, addiction...
Addiction Evidence Project:
From 2018 to 2020, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has cataloged and assessed state-level policy changes and identified strengths,...
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio Health Value Dashboard is a tool to track Ohio’s progress toward health value
Ohio addiction policy scorecard:
A call to action:
In partnership with The Ohio State University College (OSU) of Nursing Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
Ohio addiction policy scorecard:
The United States incarcerates people at a higher rate than any other country in the world, and Ohio has the 15th highest incarceration rate among the 50 states.
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Health Value Dashboard is a tool to track Ohio’s progress towards health value.
Ohio addiction policy scorecard:
Drug overdose deaths are among the most visible and troubling signs of Ohio’s addiction crisis.
This report is the first in a series of inventories and scorecards analyzing Ohio’s policy response to the addiction crisis and outlining areas where the state could be more effective.
Addiction is a complex problem at the root of many of Ohio’s greatest health challenges, including drug overdose deaths.
There are many public and private entities vested in reducing tobacco use for Ohioans and all share responsibility in improving Ohio’s performance...
The HPIO Health Value Dashboard™, the first-of-its-kind combined state ranking of health outcomes and healthcare costs, shows that Ohio’s health value rank is 47.
There is evidence for what works to prevent, treat and recover from addiction.
This resource page is part of the HPIO Addiction Evidence Project and covers topics relevant to three components of the comprehensive policy response to addiction framework: Prevention, treatment and recovery.
This resource page is part of the HPIO Addiction Evidence Project and covers topics relevant to two components of the comprehensive policy response to addiction framework: Overdose reversal and other forms of harm reduction.
The resources on this page are organized based on the Sequential Intercept Model, a conceptual framework used in communities across the country as a strategic planning tool to improve cross-system collaborations and reduce the involvement of people with mental illness and substance use disorders in the justice system.
This resource page prioritizes three types of credible guidance on the actions that child welfare and other stakeholders are taking to support children, youth and families who are impacted by addiction.
On Nov. 6, 2018, Ohio voters rejected Ohio Issue 1. Although the amendment will not be added to the Ohio Constitution, state policymakers have indicated that they plan to address the issue of addiction treatment and criminal sentencing for drug possession in the near future.
HPIO's inaugural Health Policy Summit
Review of findings from HPIO's recent data brief “What’s driving the trend on early death?” and discussing trends, disparities and prevention.
Improving assets and resources can buffer children and families from the well-documented harmful effects of toxic stress and adversity and promote
January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025
December 20, 2024
