July 07, 2023
CDC set to cut state funding for child vaccination programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing funding to states for child vaccination programs, according to an agency email obtained by Kaiser Health News
June 30, 2023
Study finds 90% of accidental gun deaths among kids preventable with safe firearm storage
Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus have found that more than 90% of unintentional gun deaths among kids younger than 15 years old are caused by the gun not being stored safely
June 23, 2023
Latest HPIO infant mortality action guide focuses on employment
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released an action guide that highlights policy options for improving employment, one of the social drivers of infant mortality in Ohio.
June 16, 2023
CDC: Homicides, suicides among young Americans spiked early in the pandemic
The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday
June 09, 2023
Analysis: Parents’ confidence in vaccine safety rises after COVID, but more oppose vaccine mandates
New analysis of parent opinions on vaccines shows a shift in attitudes about school mandates, but not vaccine safety
May 26, 2023
More states considering free school meals for all students
About 20 states have considered bills this year that would make free school meals permanent, building on a federal program to fund universal free meals during the COVID pandemic
May 12, 2023
Ohio hit hardest by shrinking access to maternity care, study finds
New data shows that in the past two years, Ohio has had more women impacted by overall reductions in access to maternity care than any other state
April 21, 2023
Graphic of the week
Five years after HPIO’s report A New Approach to Reduce Infant Mortality and Achieve Equity identified 127 policy recommendations in housing, transportation, education and employment to reduce infant mortality in Ohio, the majority of those policy op
April 21, 2023
Confidence in childhood vaccines dropped during COVID pandemic, UNICEF report finds
People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF
April 14, 2023
HPIO releases education action guide to address Ohio’s infant mortality rate
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released an action guide that highlights policy options for improving education, one of the social drivers of infant mortality in Ohio.
