Ohio Health Policy Research Award winners honored at Health Data and Research Conference

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio recently concluded its annual Health Data and Research Conference, sponsored by the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati.
 
The two-day conference, called “Bridging Policy and Practice,” was held on the campus of Ohio State University and was an opportunity for health researchers from throughout the state to share their work with those interested in health policy in Ohio. A highlight of the conference was the presentation of the Ohio Health Policy Research Awards.

Recipients of the 2008 Ohio Health Policy Research Awards were:
• Ohio Health Policy Researcher of the Year: Jessica Berg, JD, Case Western Reserve University Schools of Law and Medicine, for her work on "Population Health and Tax-Exempt Hospitals."
• Ohio Health Policy Researcher Award for Researchers at Tier 2-4 Universities and Teaching Colleges: Betty Yung, Ph.D., Wright State University School of Professional Psychology, for her research on "Capacity-Building Needs of Minority Nonprofits."
• Best Ohio Health Policy Student Research Award: Donald Brannen, MHSA, MS, Greene County Combined Health District, Cedarville University School of Nursing, for "Barriers to Utilization of Public Health Services."
• Best Health Policy Research Award for an Independent Scholar or Practitioner, Corey Hamilton, MS, Health Commissioner, Zanesville/Muskingum County Health Department, for "Applied Policy and Health Informatics: GIS Utilized for Decision Making During a County-Wide Mass Vaccination Exercise." 

A complete wrap-up of the event, as well as links to all presentations from the conference, are available at the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Web site.