June 23, 2023
Task force recommends anxiety screens for all adults up to age 65
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force this week recommended that all adults ages 19 through 64 be screened for anxiety by their primary care provider
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 23, 2023
Study: Preventable deaths rose during pandemic
A new report offers a bleak picture of the state of the country’s healthcare system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with premature deaths on the rise across states while disparities in access to reproductive care for women have widened
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 16, 2023
HPIO releases transportation 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 transportation, one of the social drivers of infant mortality in Ohio.
June 16, 2023
Scientists call for research to maximize use of fentanyl test strips
The government’s top addiction scientists and key public health officials are calling for more research on maximizing the potential use of fentanyl test strips
June 16, 2023
Feds ask states to slow Medicaid enrollment cuts following three-year COVID pause
Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday
June 09, 2023
Study: Racial disparities persist even at highest-rated hospital systems
Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, according to a new report
June 09, 2023
Gun deaths reach record high in 2021, study shows
Gun deaths in the U.S. reached a record high in 2021, with an average of one person dying every 11 minutes each day — a total of nearly 49,000 deaths from gun violence throughout the year, according to a new study
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
June 09, 2023
Graphic of the week
With wildfire smoke from Canada causing air quality warnings in many states, data from HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard shows that Ohio was already lagging behind most other states on metrics related to outdoor air pollution
June 02, 2023
1 in 5 living in CDC’s “diabetes belt” have medical debt in collections, analysis finds
New analysis by NPR has found that at least 1 in 5 people living in the 644 mostly Southern counties designated by the CDC as ‘the diabetes belt” have medical debt in collections
