The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) commissioned the Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) to facilitate development of Ohio’s next State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan

Drug overdose deaths are among the most visible and troubling signs of Ohio’s addiction crisis.

HPIO is hosted an equity messaging forum on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, to explore how to tailor messages about health issues, particularly those impacting our most marginalized communities, to appeal...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging states to test work requirements as a strategy for improving the health of working-age, non-pregnant adult beneficiaries

As thousands of Ohioans struggle to recover from opiate addiction, policymakers are increasingly aware of the importance of stopping addiction before it starts.

The brief is an update to HPIO’s biennial publication, Ohio Medicaid Basics 2017.

This report is the first in a series of inventories and scorecards analyzing Ohio’s policy response to the addiction crisis and outlining areas where the state could be more effective.

Download pdf The third policy brief in HPIO’s four-part education and health series describes the importance of a child’s early...

The Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework is an example of an evidence-based strategy with both education and health benefits.

Addiction is a complex problem at the root of many of Ohio’s greatest health challenges, including drug overdose deaths.