Racial disparities in food security among Ohio children

Racial disparities in food security among Ohio children

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new toolkit designed to provide partners with information about how to use evaluation to move towards equity. Each section of “Moving Toward E…

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Premature death disparities

Premature death disparities

April is Minority Health Month and new analysis from data included in HPIO’s 2024 Health Value Dashboard shows that if disparities were eliminated in Ohio, Black Ohioans could collectively gain …

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Ohio ranks 44th in 2024 Health Value Dashboard

Ohio ranks 44th in 2024 Health Value Dashboard

Earlier this week, HPIO released the sixth edition of the Health Value Dashboard, a tool to track Ohio’s progress toward health value — a composite measure of performance on population hea…

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Liquor sales in Ohio, 2000 to 2020

Liquor sales in Ohio, 2000 to 2020

April is Alcohol Awareness Month and HPIO analysis has found alcohol use is increasing in Ohio, affecting the health of many Ohioans. Alcohol use is influenced by many factors, including stress, trau…

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Housing cost burden by county

Housing cost burden by county

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new fact sheet titled “Uplifting Community Voices: Housing and Health.” The fact sheet uplifts experiences with two programs — Hea…

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Ohio households without complete plumbing

Ohio households without complete plumbing

HPIO has released a new policy brief titled, Connections between water quality and health. The brief focuses on the importance of clean water and the many effects that water pollution and deteriorati…

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Disparities in cannabis arrests

Disparities in cannabis arrests

Last week, HPIO released a new publication that provides a brief data overview of cannabis use in Ohio and policy considerations for the development of a new regulatory framework for recreational cann…

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Youth cannabis use, Ohio and other states

Youth cannabis use, Ohio and other states

HPIO has released a new publication that provides a brief data overview of cannabis use in Ohio and policy considerations for the development of a new regulatory framework for recreational cannabis. …

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Changes in mental health challenges among Ohio high school students

Changes in mental health challenges among Ohio high school students

In February, HPIO released a new Data Snapshot detailing trends in suicide deaths in Ohio. Among the data highlighted in the snapshot is the change in mental health challenges among Ohio high school …

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County map of heart disease deaths among working-age Ohioans

County map of heart disease deaths among working-age Ohioans

February is American Heart Month and new analysis from HPIO shows that early deaths from heart disease among working-age Ohioans (ages 15-64) vary greatly by county. According to data included in HPI…

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Black representation in the Ohio General Assembly

Black representation in the Ohio General Assembly

A new analysis by HPIO in honor of Black History Month found that it took 77 years after Ohio’s founding before an African American – George Washington Williams of Hamilton County— w…

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Suicide rates across Ohio

Suicide rates across Ohio

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new Data Snapshot detailing trends in suicide deaths in Ohio.In Ohio, approximately five people die by suicide every day. These preventable deaths ha…

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