Health Policy News

January 26, 2024

Ohio Senate overrides DeWine veto of gender-affirming care ban

January 19, 2024

Workplace wellness programs offer little benefit to employees, study finds

December 15, 2023

Ohio house overrides DeWine veto of bill prohibiting local flavored tobacco bans

December 01, 2023

U.S. life expectancy increased in 2022, but still lags pre-pandemic levels

December 01, 2023

Firearm-involved suicides reached record levels in the U.S. in 2022, new CDC data shows

November 17, 2023

CDC: Kindergarten vaccine exemptions continue to climb, Ohio above average

November 17, 2023

Graphic of the week: Firearm-involved deaths of Ohio children

November 17, 2023

Child and teen cancer death rates drop 24% in past 20 years, CDC data shows

November 10, 2023

Feds consider adding limits to ultra-processed foods in new dietary guidelines

November 10, 2023

U.S. health officials urge more testing after syphilis cases surge among newborns

October 20, 2023

ODH warns of rising risk of children poisoned by vape liquid

During a press conference this week, Ohio Department of Health Director, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, warned of the rising danger of children being poisoned by the liquid used in e-cigarettes and vapes

October 13, 2023

Graphic of the week

Last week, HPIO release a new data snapshot, “Updated Death Trends among Working-age Ohioans,” that found that the number of annual deaths among working-age Ohioans increased 32% from 2007 to 2022, from 25,885 to 34,146.