Events

State Health Assessment (SHA) regional forums

In October 2018, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio hosted a series of regional community forums on behalf of the Ohio Department of Health. These forums provided stakeholders from a wide variety of sectors with an opportunity to identify health-related priorities, strengths, challenges and emerging trends for all areas of the state. The information gathered during these forums will inform the next State Health Assessment (SHA), State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) and the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Needs Assessments.

All slides and handouts from the regional forums are posted below.

2019 State Health Assessment: Regional Forum Findings

Click here for full report and executive summary

[Click here to download the flyer]

These forums are open to all stakeholders who are interested in improving health and quality of life in Ohio. If you need assistance to be able to participate, such as interpretation services, please let us know by contacting Alana Clark-Kirk (aclarkkirk@hpio.net) and we will do our best to make accommodations.

Central: Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Click here to view slides and information from the Central Ohio forum

Southeast: Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Click here to view slides and information from the Southeast Ohio forum

Southwest: Friday, October 12, 2018

Click here to view slides and information from the Southwest Ohio forum

Northwest: Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Click here to view slides and information from the Northwest Ohio forum

Northeast: Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Click here to view slides and information from the Northeast Ohio forum

Source: Association of Ohio Health Commissioners

Mailing list sign up

If you are unable to attend one of the forums, but would still like to participate in the State Health Assessment, click here to sign up for the mailing list.

Materials to review before attending a forum

To prepare for the main SHA forum, please review the following materials:

• 2016 State Health Assessment
• 2017-2019 State Health Improvement Plan
• Ohio Department of Health (ODH) population health planning guidance and other SHA/SHIP materials posted on the ODH SHIP page
• Community health assessments and plans released by local health departments and hospitals in your county, and hospital community benefit information for hospitals in your county, posted on the ODH Population Health Plans and Assessments repository on the ODH SHIP page
• County Health Rankings data for your county

To prepare for the maternal and child health portion of the forum, please review the following materials:

• Ohio performance on HRSA MCH National Outcome Measures
• Assessment of Child Health and Health Care in Ohio (Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and HPIO)
• 2016 Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey (OPAS) presentation (Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Health and the Government Resource Center)

State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan background

• Ohio Department of Health State Health Improvement Plan page
• Health Policy Institute of Ohio State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan Advisory Group page (2016-2017)