March 28, 2024
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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March 22, 2024
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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March 15, 2024
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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March 8, 2024
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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March 1, 2024
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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February 23, 2024
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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February 16, 2024
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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February 9, 2024
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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February 2, 2024
Geographic differences in access to mental health providers
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new publication titled “Strategies to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio: Promoting Positive Social Norms and Intervening to …
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January 26, 2024
Ohio children in juvenile detention centers, compared to U.S.
HPIO released a new policy brief last month that explores the impact of parental criminal justice involvement on the health, safety and well-being of children and families in Ohio. The brief is the l…
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January 19, 2024
Gauging effectiveness of health and human services pilot projects
Last year, HPIO released a pair of reports designed to assist stakeholders and policymakers in taking lessons learned from promising health and human services pilot programs and developing policy and …
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December 15, 2023
Health disparities for transgender Ohioans
HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard includes, for the first time, an equity profile for LGBTQ+ Ohioans. Among the data highlighted in the profile is that transgender Ohioans are more likely to be…
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