Black, Hispanic Ohioans experience more mental distress

Black, Hispanic Ohioans experience more mental distress

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and Ohio data shows that Black and Hispanic Ohioans experience more mental distress than the state overall and are also more likely to face chal…

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Ohio homicide deaths trend, 2007-2022

Ohio homicide deaths trend, 2007-2022

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new brief titled “Criminal Justice and Health: Social Drivers of Violent Crime.” The latest in a series of publications on the link betw…

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Changes in leading causes of death, 2007-2022

Changes in leading causes of death, 2007-2022

Last month, HPIO has released a new publication titled “2024 Health Value Dashboard Data Brief: What’s Driving the Trend on Early Death?” Using data from the 2024 Health Value Dashb…

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Key strategies for preventing adverse childhood experiences in Ohio

Key strategies for preventing adverse childhood experiences in Ohio

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new brief titled, “Taking Action to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio.” The brief is a summary of the information and…

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Ohio's LGBTQ+ youth experience higher rates of poor mental health and suicide attempts

Ohio's LGBTQ+ youth experience higher rates of poor mental health and suicide attempts

As national celebrations begin for Pride Month, HPIO analysis of data on LGBTQ+ youth shows that large disparities exist in poor mental health and suicide attempts, compared to heterosexual teens, alt…

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Death leading causes among working-age Ohioans rose quickly

Death leading causes among working-age Ohioans rose quickly

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new publication titled “2024 Health Value Dashboard Data Brief: What’s Driving the Trend on Early Death?”.  Using data from the …

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Asian Ohioan ancestries

Asian Ohioan ancestries

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and HPIO analysis of Census Bureau data found that Asian Ohioans come from 38 ancestries, and more than 193,000 Ohioans live in a household that speaks an …

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30-day follow up after ED visit for mental illness

30-day follow up after ED visit for mental illness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and new data analysis from HPIO has found that Ohio ranks 27th for adults with Medicaid coverage who received follow-up care within 30 days of an emergency departm…

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Ohio students with ACEs more likely to lack social connections

Ohio students with ACEs more likely to lack social connections

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and data from the Ohio Department of Health shows that Ohio students who experience more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are less likely to have social connec…

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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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Attend HPIO's 2026 Health Policy Summit on Aug. 26

The Summit will draw insights from HPIO’s 2026 Health Value Dashboard to focus attention on the factors that drive population health and healthcare spending and build momentum for policy priorities that lead to improved health and well-being for Ohioans.

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