June 2009: Ohio Family Health Survey
Investigators at the CPRC released five reports examining Child Health and Healthcare in Ohio and based on the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey. A new resources for policymakers, program managers and advocate is the Ohio Child Chartbook which makes summary information available online. One page briefs and the full reports are available.
- Ohio Chartbook, 2008: Child Health and Health Care across Ohio
- Potentially Eligible Medicaid Population without Medicaid Coverage
- Profile of Children with Special Health Care needs
- Obesity in Children and Families Across Ohio
- Mental Health Status, Access and Service Utilization in Ohio
Click here for the link to Ohio Family Health Survey achieve.
September 2009: Commonwealth Fund Report
In a new Commonwealth Fund report, child health care experts led by Dr. Lisa Simpson, director of the Child Policy Research Center, discuss the Child Health Insurance Program's (CHIP) potential to transform health care for the children it serves. Informed by a variety of child health care experts and stakeholders, the authors offer recommendations for improving CHIP outreach and enrollment as well as the quality of care enrollees receive. A webinar was held on September 15 and is archived at the Fund site.
Click here for the link to the full report and webinar.
October 2009: Healthy Kids Ohio
Healthy Kids Ohio is a primary care practice improvement collaborative created to assist practitioners in responding effectively to the epidemic of childhood obesity in Ohio. The Centers for Health Care Quality and Child Policy Research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are currently recruiting primary care practices to participate in this collaborative. The aim of this collaborative is to assist primary care practices in establishing systems to ensure that every child receives proper preventive care, evaluation, and treatment for pediatric overweight and obesity, and that each child is linked with appropriate community resources.
Click here for a link to the Healthy Kids Ohio web page.
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