June 02, 2023
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HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard includes, for the first time, an equity profile for LGBTQ+ Ohioans.
May 26, 2023
Surgeon General advisory links social media to poor mental health outcomes for teens
Social media can profoundly harm the mental health of youth, particularly adolescent girls, the U.S. Surgeon General warned in an advisory on Tuesday
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 26, 2023
Hundreds of thousands have lost Medicaid coverage since COVID unwinding, many for procedural reasons
Hundreds of thousands of Americans with low incomes have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy that prohibited states from removing people from the program
May 26, 2023
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HPIO has updated data first included in its January Health Value Dashboard policy brief, “A closer look at outdoor air pollution and health.”
May 19, 2023
Study: 1.63 million excess deaths of Black Americans over 22 years
A new study has found that the nation’s racial inequities have resulted in a staggering 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans over the past 22 years
May 19, 2023
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As stakeholders across the country mark Mental Health Awareness Month, HPIO’s recently released 2023 Health Value Dashboard found that one way health value in Ohio can be improved is by fostering mental well-being.
May 19, 2023
OD deaths down in Ohio, plateau in U.S. following years of increases, CDC finds
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic, although experts say there may be some reason for optimism
May 19, 2023
End of COVID-19 emergency leaves questions for future of telehealth
The COVID-19 public health emergency ending has left Ohioans who are prescribed controlled substances in limbo
May 12, 2023
End of COVID public health emergency means Ohioans could face more out-of-pocket expenses
The coronavirus-related public health emergency ended Thursday, meaning more Ohioans could face out-of-pocket expenses that had previously been covered by the federal government or insurers
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
May 12, 2023
CDC: Teen mental health ED visits drop, behavioral health remains public health concern
U.S. adolescents made fewer weekly emergency department visits for mental health conditions in Fall 2022 compared to a year earlier, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday
