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Stories tagged with: OHIO Alliance for Population Health

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First annual Community Health Worker Conference a success

November 1, 2022 2 min

On Saturday, Oct. 22, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University Community Health Worker Programs hosted a conference for community health workers from around the state to celebrate, network, and educate this important and growing portion of the healthcare workforce.

Jackson County Health Department and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ continue CDC funded project

November 1, 2022 1 min

The Jackson County Health Department and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ have entered into the second year of a three-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded project.

OHIO and Genesis HealthCare survey community needs

November 1, 2022 2 min

Genesis HealthCare System and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ surveyed Genesis staff involved in with patients to determine the depth and scope of needs for staff, patients, and patient’s families.

OHIO fights cancer through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Project

November 1, 2022 2 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has been working with the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Project over the past few years to improve the health of the people of this region.
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Appalachian Children Coalition hold second annual symposium

November 1, 2022 1 min

The second annual symposium with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ College of Health Sciences and Professions and the Appalachian Children Coalition was held Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.

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The OHIO Alliance for Population Health in Ukraine

November 1, 2022 3 min

The OHIO Alliance for Population Health partner organizations are rising to the occasion to support Ukraine as war rages.
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Congressmen Balderson and Johnson get firsthand look at OHIO’s contributions to region through research, outreach, and experiential learning

August 10, 2022 6 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Congressmen Troy Balderson and Bill Johnson visited ºìÐÓÊÓƵ's Athens campus today to tour facilities and learn more about OHIO's myriad contributions to Appalachian ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the state.

Athens declared June 6, 2022, as Community Health Worker Day.

City of Athens signs proclamation making June 6 Community Health Worker Day

June 2, 2022 4 min

On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the city of Athens signed a proclamation making June 6 Community Health Worker Day.
Aerial view of the Athens campus with the Hocking River on one side and rolling Appalachian hills on the other

Behavioral health gets answer to missing piece – data

January 10, 2022 4 min

Four organizations have announced a collaborative effort to develop a report that identifies areas of racial and ethnic inequity in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s community behavioral health system.
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ partners with Jackson County to train community health workers

December 21, 2021 6 min

The Jackson County Health Department is working in partnership with OHIO to train and deploy 13 community health workers to address public health concerns and impacts of COVID-19 across 11 counties.

Alliance research shows shift to fentanyl overdose deaths

November 15, 2021 4 min

A new report released by the OHIO Alliance for Population Health shows a troubling shift in drug use trends amongst ºìÐÓÊÓƵans.

OHIO study demonstrates barriers to COVID-19 vaccination

February 24, 2021 3 min

A new study conducted at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ shows that residents of Appalachian areas, younger ºìÐÓÊÓƵans and Black and Hispanic residents are less likely to agree to a COVID-19 vaccine.

Study shows state of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is below national average in fatal police shootings

February 23, 2021 3 min

A new data analysis by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Alliance for Innovation in Population Health shows that ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has a lower ratio of deaths related to police intervention than the national average.

Diseases of Despair claim more than 1.9 million years of ºìÐÓÊÓƵans' lives over 10-year period

October 12, 2020 3 min

Diseases of despair accounted for the sixth-most deaths and resulted in the fourth-most years of life lost in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ over a 10-year period, a new study at OHIO showed.
Suicide study

Multiple state coalitions, partners provide insight into impact of suicide across ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

July 6, 2020 7 min

Following the Suicide Prevention Plan for ºìÐÓÊÓƵ released by Gov. DeWine and state partners, a new collaboration has created an analytical deep dive of data into suicide deaths between 2009-2018.
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