James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence

Birth outcome is a pregnancy and delivery that result in a full-term healthy infant.

What We Know About the Prevention of Preterm Birth

Donovan E, Iams J, Rose B. Cincinnati, OH, October 2008

This policy brief summarizes what is known about the contributors to preterm birth and presents national recommendations. Today, 13 percent of US births occur before 37 weeks’ gestational age, often leading to personal and financial tragedy for families and public policy implications.  

Fact Sheet: What We Know About the Prevention of Preterm Birth

Being obese during childhood and adolescence increases the likelihood of becoming an overweight or obese adult. The Anderson Center at Cincinnati Children’s analyzes the prevalence of overweight and obesity, reviews current state policies and aids physicians and other medical professionals.

Fact Sheet: Obesity in Hamilton County 

What is Your State Doing about Obesity? 

An interactive map allows you to look at each state and compare overall prevalence rates; disparities and variances by race, insurance and income level; what each state is doing at the legislative level to combat childhood obesity; and what grant and programmatic opportunities are available to enhance community involvement and improve health outcomes for kids. These fact sheets were produced in conjunction with the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality and the Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health. Find out what your state is doing about obesity.

Childhood Obesity Profile

Ohio Family Health Survey: Obesity in Children and Families Across Ohio, 2009
Cuttler L, Singer M, Simpson L, Gallan A, Nevar A, Silvers J.B. Columbus, OH, Ohio Family Health Survey, 2009

Investigators at Cincinnati Children’s released several reports examining child health and healthcare in Ohio. The findings use data from the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey. This report provides an assessment of obesity in children and families across the state.
Full Report | Policy Brief | Download the .pdf

> Cincinnati Children’s is tackling the issue of childhood obesity in our community. Read more about our population health initiative.

Vision 2015

Schuchter J, Besl J, Simpson L. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, April 2010

Vision 2015 is a 10-year blueprint and call to action for Northern Kentucky to find solutions to the economic and social issues facing the region.

Visit the Vision 2015 website.

Ohio Family Health Survey

Investigators at Cincinnati Children’s released several reports examining child health and healthcare in Ohio.

• Ohio Chartbook, 2008: Child Health and Health Care across Ohio
  Jones K, Fairbrother G, Cuttler L, Simpson L. Columbus, OH, Ohio Family Health Survey, 2009
  Full Report | Policy Brief | PowerPoint | Chartbook Website 
• Mental Health Status, Access and Service Utilization in Ohio
  Mitchell M, Theodore S, Holloway M, Crosby L, Johnson A. Columbus, OH, Ohio Family Health Survey 2009 
  Full Report | Policy Brief | PowerPoint 
• Profile of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2009
  Goudie A, Fairbrother G, Simpson L, Mandel K. Columbus, OH, Family Health Survey 2009 
  Full Report | Policy Brief | PowerPoint

Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2010

Goudie A, Fairbrother G, Read D, Simpson L. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; March 2010. Policy brief. 

Fact Sheet: Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2010

Fact Sheet: Children with Special Health Care Needs Medicaid Focus, 2010

Commonwealth Fund Report: Implementation Choices for CHIPRA

Simpson L, Fairbrother G, Touscherner J, Guyer J.  Implementation Choices for the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; September 2009

Child healthcare experts led by Lisa Simpson, former director of child policy research at Cincinnati Children’s, discuss the Child Health Insurance Program's (CHIP) potential to transform healthcare for the children it serves.

Full Report | Webinar Slides

Ohio Family Health Survey: Potentially Eligible Medicaid Population without Medicaid Coverage

This brief focuses on the children in Ohio who are eligible for Medicaid but are not enrolled in the program.

Full Report | Policy Brief | PowerPoint 

Fact Sheet: Insurance Coverage Portfolio

Reauthorizing SCHIP: Opportunities for Promoting Effective Health Coverage and High-Quality Care for Children and Adolescents 

Simpson L, Fairbrother G, Touscherner J, Guyer J. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; August 2007

This report, written by a team of noted child health policy experts, presents a framework for promoting effective health coverage and achieving high quality in both SCHIP and Medicaid, the other major public program that covers low-income children.

How Insurance Instability Impacts Children in California

Fairbrother G, Schuchter J. Stability and Churning in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families.  Sacramento, CA, the California Endowment; March 2008

The Anderson Center examined unnecessary “churning” (cycling in and out) in California’s public insurance programs − Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. It determined the effect of this churning on cost and care for returning beneficiaries, and examined how much could be saved with a simplified enrollment / renewal system that would also lead to better retention.

Effects of the Citizenship Documentation Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on Medi-Cal: Overview and Analysis

Fairbrother G, Watring J, Madhavan G, Senderling-McDonald C. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; December  2010. Read the report.

Monitoring the Effects of the Economic Downturn on Medi-Cal Enrollment, Retention and Costs

These reports are guided by three aims: To determine the effect of the economic downturn on application to public service programs, including health insurance and enrollment. To assess the impact of increased workload at the county level. To determine the cost consequences of a gap in coverage, including service utilization during a gap and cost after a gap in coverage.

• A Steep Climb: High Unemployment and Increased Need for Public Assistance in California
  Fairbrother G, Watring J, Madhavan G, Senderling-McDonald C. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; July  2011. Read the report.  
• Californians tell their story about the recession and increased need for public assistance
  Fairbrother G, McAuliffe J, Sebastian R, Watring J. Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; July  2011. Read the report. 

Assessing the Impact of the Healthy Families Program Wait List

Fairbrother G, McAuliffe J, Watring J, Trudnak, T. Temporarily Closing Healthy Families in a Time of Budget Shortage, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; September 2011

During California’s budget crisis, the system could not finance the volume of individuals enrolling in Healthy Families. This report assesses the impact of the wait list on healthy families.