Special edition: Looking forward, looking back

We get it, you are busy and it’s hard to keep up with everything that comes into your inbox. Our team at HPIO has been very busy this year too. As 2022 wraps up, we are using this edition of Ohio Health Policy News to share a few highlights of our work from this year, organized by the three main types of work we do. You can also find previews of some of what we have planned for 2023.  

Thank you for your continued interest in our work and your support of our mission to advance evidence-informed policies that improve health, achieve equity and lead to sustainable health care spending. 

HPIO translates complex data and evidence into actionable policy insights. We dig deep into trends and consider the policymaking landscape to inform action, focusing attention on key health needs through data snapshots and visualizations. 

Highlights: 

• Evidence-informed strategies for preventing childhood adversity
• Trends in mental health among Ohioans and workforce mortality 
• Analysis of the connections between criminal justice and health 

Coming in 2023: 

• The fifth edition of the HPIO Health Value Dashboard
• Going upstream to advance equity and improve birth outcomes
• Analysis on the economic impact of eliminating racial disparities

HPIO assesses the strengths and needs of our state and communities and creates actionable plans. We excel at tapping into data from public sources and insights gathered through advisory committees, focus groups, listening sessions and surveys. 

Highlights: 

• The 2023-2026 State Plan on Aging, produced for the Ohio Department of Aging  
• The updated community assessment and plan process, produced for the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 

Coming in 2023: 

• The 2023-2027 State Oral Health Plan, produced for Oral Health Ohio  
• Two equity-focused planning and assessment projects, produced for local Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health boards 

HPIO conducts evaluations to articulate and measure progress toward program and policy goals and creates tools that enable other organizations to efficiently assess outcomes. 

Highlights: 

• The Strategic Action Plan on Aging Implementation Toolkit, produced for the Ohio Department of Aging, includes several evaluation resources including a basic logic model template and an evaluation plan template 

Coming in 2023: 

• An evaluation of Healthy Beginnings at Home 2.0, produced for the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio