September 8, 2023

Mental health challenges increased sharply among females students from 2019 to 2021

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and new data analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found that mental health challenges increased for high school students in Ohio during the …

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September 1, 2023

Alcohol-involved deaths spiking in Ohio, U.S.

Analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has found that alcohol-involved deaths have continued to increase over the past two decades but have risen dramatically over the last few years (as illu…

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August 11, 2023

Geographic difference in Ohio suicide deaths, overdose deaths

HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard found that one way health value in Ohio can be improved is by fostering mental well-being. Ohio leaders can build on lessons learned from the response to the a…

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August 4, 2023

Enrollment in online parent and family skills training program

HPIO has released a new publication, titled “Strategies to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio: Building Skills and Strengthening Connections to Caring Adults,” that detai…

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July 28, 2023

Rise in Ohio Medicaid spending mostly from federal funds

HPIO analysis has found that over the past decade, about 84% of the increase in spending on the Medicaid program in Ohio has been paid from federal funds, with the state accounting for 16% of the incr…

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July 21, 2023

Ohio adults report that when they were children they had a trusted adult most of the time

New analysis from HPIO has found that in 2021, 88% of Ohio adults reported that all or most of the time during their childhood, they had an adult in their household who made them feel safe and protect…

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July 14, 2023

If Ohio eliminates disparities, Ohio could gain $79 million in economic output each year

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio today released new analysis that found that if Ohio eliminated racial disparities, by 2050 the state could gain $79 billion in economic output each year, an increas…

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July 7, 2023

Trend in death among working-age Ohioans and labor-force participation

Analysis included in HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard shows the cyclical connection between health and economic conditions. Improved health of Ohioans leads to greater participation in the wor…

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June 30, 2023

Hispanic, Black Ohioans more likely to go without healthcare because of cost challenges

Analysis of data from HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard shows that Hispanic and Black Ohioans face barriers to health care because of costs. Data shows that Hispanic Ohioans are 2.4 times more …

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June 23, 2023

States with paid family leave laws

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. HPIO recently produced…

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June 16, 2023

Transportation challenges linked to health outcomes

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. HPIO recently prod…

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June 9, 2023

Ohio's performance on pollution-related metrics in the 2023 Health Value Dashboard

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 …

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