December 13, 2024
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy spotlight titled “School-Based Health Care and Medicaid.” In 2014, the federal government increased flexibility for states to…
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December 6, 2024
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new data brief titled “Mental Health Conditions among Ohio Children and Youth.” In recent years, rates of mental health conditions have …
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November 22, 2024
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and data from the AARP shows that in 2021 there were more than 1.4 million family caregivers in Ohio, the eighth most of any state in the country, as illu…
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November 15, 2024
Data included in the latest edition of America’s Health Rankings shows that Ohio is one of the top 10 states in the U.S. for percentage of residents served by water systems that have fluoridated…
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November 8, 2024
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s recently released policy brief “Protecting against the harms of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)” found that while adverse childhood experie…
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October 25, 2024
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new fact sheet titled “Uplifting Community Voices: Employment and maternal and child health.” The factsheet highlights employment polici…
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October 17, 2024
Recent analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found that there are stark differences in financial insecurity across Ohio. As illustrated above, for example, Ohioans living in Appalachia wer…
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October 11, 2024
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy brief titled “Protecting against the harms of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).” Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can…
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October 4, 2024
In August, HPIO has released a new data snapshot highlighting health in rural and Appalachian Ohio. Living in communities with access to opportunity and resources is a key contributor to Ohioans&rsqu…
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September 20, 2024
September is Suicide Prevention Month and in July, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill designating Sept. 22 as Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. HPIO analysis of Veterans Administration data …
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September 13, 2024
September is Hunger Action Month and new data analysis from HPIO shows that nearly 30% of Black Ohioans and one in four Latino Ohioans were food insecure in 2022. Access to healthy food is a major co…
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September 6, 2024
HPIO has released a new policy brief titled, Creating a Financially Prosperous Ohio: Strategies to Improve Family Financial Security. When Ohioans live in communities that support their health and ec…
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