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County Policy

Cuyahoga County budget passes

Community Solutions Team
December 23, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Food Insecurity

U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to reduce hunger aid in Cleveland by $13 million annually

John R. Corlett
December 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
County Policy

Racial disparities in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
December 11, 2019
Article
Consulting
Data

Akron Children's Hospital: Community Health Needs Assessment

Community Solutions Team
December 11, 2019
Article
County Policy

Nearly $2 million in contracts approved by Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee

Community Solutions Team
December 9, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

The poorer your neighborhood, the shorter your life

Community Solutions Team
December 4, 2019
Article
County Policy

Health and human services agencies present budget cases to Cuyahoga County Council

Community Solutions Team
December 2, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Public Comment on proposed revision of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances

Tara Britton
November 27, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative
Data
Harm Reduction
Opioid Epidemic

Harm reduction, drug users’ health take center stage at state HIV planning meeting

Community Solutions Team
November 25, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Racial Disparities

Emily Campbell
November 18, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Ohio latest state to tackle economics of menstruation

Community Solutions Team
November 11, 2019
Older Adults
Article

The Council on Older Persons advocates, leads on senior issues

Community Solutions Team
November 11, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AIDS Funding Collaborative announces 2019 grants

Julie Patterson
November 11, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Data

Election Update: Ohio voters overwhelmingly approve health and social service levies. All but 2 Pass!

Emily Campbell
November 6, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Nearly half of all Ohio counties have a health or social service levy on the ballot

Emily Campbell
November 4, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy

County council HHSA committee hears update as foster care costs soar

Community Solutions Team
November 4, 2019
Medicaid
Article
Opioid Epidemic

Medicaid Substance Use Disorder waiver is a critical tool

Community Solutions Team
October 28, 2019
Article

Volunteers teach, advocate, protect, empower and keep hope alive

Community Solutions Team
October 21, 2019
Article
Data

Why I’m nervous about the census

Community Solutions Team
October 21, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio awarded federal grants to address, study maternal health

Tara Britton
October 21, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Data

Status of Ohio's women by county

Community Solutions Team
October 15, 2019
Research

State Budgeting Matters: 2020-2021 state budget, as enacted

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Medicaid
Research

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Medicaid as enacted

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Medicaid
Research
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Medicaid as enacted

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
October 14, 2019
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County executive releases new budget recommendations

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE
State Budget

Ohio families and advocates praise Governor's MSY funding announcement

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Interested party testimony on Senate Bill 165, photos on electronic benefit transfer cards

Community Solutions Team
October 9, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Racial disparities in infant mortality focus of 'Toxic: A Black Woman's Story'

Emily Muttillo
October 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Data
Food Insecurity

Ohio’s single-mom households more likely to live in poverty than single dads, what does this mean for kids?

Emily Campbell
October 7, 2019
Article

My Brother My Sister will receive $25,000 prize

Community Solutions Team
September 30, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Children and Youth
Data

Populations in more Ohio counties flip, now have more older adults than children

Community Solutions Team
September 30, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Cleveland ranks 1-2-3 in poverty

Emily Campbell
September 30, 2019
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy

HHSA Committee approves contracts, senior needs increase and children in county custody skyrockets

Community Solutions Team
September 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Freshman legislators share budget experiences at HSAN

Community Solutions Team
September 23, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data

What helps poor families? A look at new census data

Emily Campbell
September 16, 2019
Article

Reflections on my trip to the Holy Land

Community Solutions Team
September 16, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Workforce

Many of Ohio's older adults are actively engaged in the workforce

Community Solutions Team
September 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Harm Reduction
State Budget

Ohio’s new budget includes funding for harm reduction, including syringe services programs

Tara Britton
September 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Data

Number of uninsured Ohioans, children climbing

Community Solutions Team
September 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Local Policy
Data

Poverty Speaks 2019: Getting help

Emily Campbell
September 9, 2019
Article
Data

New census numbers, what we’re keeping an eye on

Emily Campbell
September 3, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Public Comment for Group VIII Work Requirements and Community Engagement 1115 Waiver

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Packed Cuyahoga County budget panel HSAN

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Medicaid
Article
Children and Youth

Creating quality for kids: A review of Ohio Medicaid’s focus on value based reimbursement

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Article
Criminal + Legal

Ohio jails struggle with continuous, dependable feminine hygiene care

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Preview of the 2020-2021 Cuyahoga County budget

Community Solutions Team
August 12, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

Ohio's integrated HIV plan sees successes, state well positioned to help end HIV

Community Solutions Team
August 12, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Data
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Survey of low-income residents in Cuyahoga County

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Making tough choices

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Climbing out of poverty

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters Podcast: Budget wrap-up

Community Solutions Team
August 5, 2019
Behavioral Health
Article
Children and Youth
Data

Toxic stress linked to risky teen behaviors, poor health outcomes new local data shows

Community Solutions Team
August 5, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
State Budget

Improving data reporting and transparency of data improves but more work left to do

Tara Britton
July 29, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

New HIV service eligibility rules will help more Ohioans

Community Solutions Team
July 29, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

How proposed USDA rule could affect SNAP eligibility in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
July 29, 2019
Research

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio's 2020-2021 budget

Community Solutions Team
July 18, 2019
Medicaid
Article
State Budget

One waiver out, one waiver in

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
State Budget

Ohio’s budget codifies the pregnancy associated mortality review committee

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2019
Older Adults
Article
State Budget

State budget adds Adult Protective Services increase

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
OhioRISE

State makes significant investment in Multi-System Youth

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2019
Article
County Policy

Understanding the Cuyahoga County levy calendar

Will Tarter
July 8, 2019
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE
State Budget

Budget offers hope for Ohio's multi-system youth and their families

Community Solutions Team
July 8, 2019
Behavioral Health
Research
Workforce

Woodruff Foundation explores behavioral health workforce challenges

Community Solutions Team
July 1, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Letter to Conference Committee on House Bill 166, Written by John Corlett

Community Solutions Team
June 24, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
TANF
Workforce

Testimony for the House Civil Justice Committee, Tara Britton testimony

Tara Britton
June 18, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Workforce

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee Awards Workforce Development Contracts

Community Solutions Team
June 14, 2019
Article
Criminal + Legal

Securing Stability: Legal Aid's Lasting Impact

Community Solutions Team
June 13, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

The Senate budget is out, what does it mean for health and human services?

Community Solutions Team
June 12, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Poverty waits in long, cold lines

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Greater Cleveland Foodbank present to county committee

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Testimony for the House Health Committee, Interested party testimony Tara Britton

Tara Britton
June 4, 2019
Older Adults
Article

Conference on Black Aging Reconvened After 10-Year Hiatus

Community Solutions Team
June 3, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Advocates for Ohio's Future
Criminal + Legal

Solutions that chip away at racial disparities in criminal justice

Community Solutions Team
May 28, 2019
Behavioral Health
Public testimony
Children and Youth
OhioRISE

Testimony for the Senate Finance Committee on Custody Relinquishment and Multi-System Youth, Gayle Channing-Tenebaum Testimony

Community Solutions Team
May 28, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Harm Reduction

Syringe services programs in two more Ohio counties

Community Solutions Team
May 20, 2019
Behavioral Health
Research
Harm Reduction

Number of Ohio Syringe Services programs triple since 2016

Community Solutions Team
May 17, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Children and Youth

Testimony for the Finance Subcommittee on Health and Medicaid On Custody relinquishment and Multi-System Youth

Community Solutions Team
May 15, 2019
Medicaid
Public testimony

Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health and Medicaid, Ohio Medicaid, Loren Anthes testimony

Community Solutions Team
May 14, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters Podcast: Putting the mother back into maternal health

Community Solutions Team
May 10, 2019
Medicaid
Public testimony
State Budget

Testimony on House’s initial budget proposals, Loren Anthes

Community Solutions Team
May 6, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony
Data
State Budget

Testimony on House’s initial budget proposals, Tara Britton

Tara Britton
May 6, 2019
Older Adults
Research

Budget Priorities: Adult Protective Services

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2019
Older Adults
Research
State Budget

Budget Priorities: Adult Protective Services

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Data
Disability

What does Ohio legislative district data tell us about older adults and people with disabilities?

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2019
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Explore the fact sheets

We make data digestible. Community Solutions produces fact sheets highlighting demographic, health, and social indicators for communities around Ohio. We examine data indicators within poverty, education, employment, income, health outcomes, and public benefit programs. Policymakers and direct service organizations use this resource to better understand the communities they serve and advocate for improved health and social conditions around the state.

Status of Women

Ohio enjoys a high rate of health care coverage, at 95%. Yet maternal health challenges continue to impact the health of women and their families. Women are more likely to be caregivers, and Ohio mothers work at rates higher than the national average. Even when working, Ohio women with children are more likely to live in poverty. Having children increases the likelihood of living in poverty by four-fold. Data released in 2023.

Geauga County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Geauga County. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each Municipality on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released in 2024.

Lake County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Lake County. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each Municipality on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released in 2024.

Cuyahoga County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Cuyahoga County. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each Municipality on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released 2018 and 2024.

Cleveland Neighborhoods

City of Cleveland Neighborhoods fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the City of Cleveland. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each neighborhood on employment and income, poverty, education, housing and health. Data released in 2016, 2021, and 2024.

Cuyahoga County Council Districts

Cuyahoga Council District fact sheets highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the City of Cleveland. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each district on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released 2017 and 2024.