A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
August 25, 2023
Speaking last week at an online forum hosted by HPIO, two former legislators who worked to bring the problem of Ohio’s high infant mortality rate to the forefront urged the state to do more
August 11, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is hosting an online forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17, to explore recommendations to reduce infant mortality in Ohio.
August 04, 2023
HPIO has released a new publication, titled “Strategies to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio: Building Skills and Strengthening Connections to Caring Adults,”
July 21, 2023
New analysis from HPIO has found that in 2021, 88% of Ohio adults reported that all or most of the time during their childhood, they had an adult in their household who made them feel safe and protected
July 07, 2023
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
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
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
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
New analysis of parent opinions on vaccines shows a shift in attitudes about school mandates, but not vaccine safety
May 26, 2023
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
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
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
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