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Previous Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award Winners

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2021
Medicaid
Article
OhioRISE

OhioRISE

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

How are midwives regulated in Ohio?

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
April 26, 2021
Medicaid
Article

Webinar: Virtual Medicaid Institute

Community Solutions Team
April 23, 2021
Medicaid
Research

Prescription for price: Pharmacy reform in Ohio Medicaid

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
April 19, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

What is a midwife?

Community Solutions Team
April 19, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

Public transit funding, cut in initial DeWine proposal, restored by General Assembly

Will Tarter
April 19, 2021
Article
Data

Handful of health and social services levies on May ballot

Emily Campbell
April 19, 2021
Medicaid
Article

Big step forward for Ohio Medicaid, but more to come

John R. Corlett
April 19, 2021
Research
Children and Youth
COVID-19
Data

Child abuse and neglect referrals are down - but that is not good news

Emily Muttillo
April 19, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Local Policy

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee approves homeless services contracts

Will Tarter
March 29, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Ohio SNAP program maintains strong anti-fraud protections

Rachel Cahill
March 29, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Benefit Cliff

Benefit cliff webinar questions and answers

Emily Campbell
March 29, 2021
Article
COVID-19

Hate has no place in the fight against COVID-19

John R. Corlett
March 15, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
State Budget

Maternal and infant health remains top priority in state budget

Natasha Takyi-Micah
March 15, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
COVID-19
TANF

When will I get my stimulus check? And other questions about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Community Solutions Team
March 13, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Budget priority: Improving safety-net services

Community Solutions Team
March 8, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Data

The COVID recession: A tale of two recoveries

Emily Campbell
March 8, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Children and Youth
OhioRISE

March 4, 2021: Testimony Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Tara Britton
March 4, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Webinar: SNAP College Student Eligibility

Community Solutions Team
March 4, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

March 3: Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Community Solutions Team
March 3, 2021
Article
State Budget

Effective and efficient testimony 101

Community Solutions Team
March 1, 2021
Article

Webinar: Health and Human Services 101

Community Solutions Team
March 1, 2021
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Engaging in the state budget process in a virtual world

Tara Britton
March 1, 2021
Article
State Budget

State budget committee process

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
March 1, 2021
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Federally Qualified Health Centers key to racial equity in COVID-19 vaccine access

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
February 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
SNAP P-EBT EBT

February 24: Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee

Community Solutions Team
February 24, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article

The devaluation of oneself: Dealing with imposter syndrome in the Black community

Natasha Takyi-Micah
February 22, 2021
Older Adults
Research
County Policy

Cuyahoga County: Preparing for an Aging Future

Will Tarter
February 22, 2021
Behavioral Health
Research
Children and Youth
OhioRISE

What is OhioRISE?

Community Solutions Team
February 22, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Benefit Cliff

Friday Webinar: The Benefit Cliff

Community Solutions Team
February 19, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth

Access Denied: The impact of Cleveland’s digital divide on students

Eboney Thornton
February 16, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
COVID-19

February 10, 2021: Memorandum: Increasing college student retention during the COVID-19 pandemic through SNAP access

Community Solutions Team
February 10, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Fertility and fibroids: The other side of Black reproductive health

Community Solutions Team
February 8, 2021
Article
Children and Youth
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Friday Webinar: Rebooting Pandemic-EBT for the 2020-2021 School Year

Community Solutions Team
February 5, 2021
Medicaid
Article
State Budget

eFMAP: How Ohio Found its Way Out of a Budget Hole

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
February 3, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Governor DeWine introduces 2022-23 executive budget

Tara Britton
February 2, 2021
Article
COVID-19
Data

Vaccinations in Ohio surpass COVID-19 cases

Community Solutions Team
February 2, 2021
Article

The Audacity to Vote!

Community Solutions Team
February 1, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE

Ohio’s Multi-System Youth Coalition

Community Solutions Team
February 1, 2021
Medicaid
Article
Children and Youth

Return on investment: Medicaid’s impact on kids

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
January 29, 2021
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

Five takeaways: Ending the HIV epidemic requires changes both large and small

Emily Campbell
January 25, 2021
Article
State Budget

Ohio's budget process for 2021

Tara Britton
January 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Paying someone else’s mortgage: Many Black Americans struggle to own a home

Community Solutions Team
January 19, 2021
Older Adults
Article
OhioRISE

Community Solutions’ 2022-23 budget priorities

Community Solutions Team
January 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

SNAP online food purchasing expands

Community Solutions Team
January 11, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Ohio plans to extend Pandemic EBT program for remainder of 2020-2021 school year

Rachel Cahill
January 11, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Workforce

Racial disparities extend to unemployment in Ohio

Emily Campbell
January 4, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

Doulas play crucial role in maternal health

Community Solutions Team
January 4, 2021
Article

John Corlett's Top 15 Reports of 2020

Community Solutions Team
December 28, 2020
Older Adults
Article
Data

Looking forward to the next age wave in 2031

Community Solutions Team
December 21, 2020
Older Adults
Article

Council on Older Persons Year in Review: A constant advocate for seniors in 2020

Community Solutions Team
December 21, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Welcome to the #CCSKitchen: The making of a hashtag

Community Solutions Team
December 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

What to watch for heading into Ohio’s next state budget

Community Solutions Team
December 14, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Workforce

$1.2 million to help local restaurants. 28,450 COVID-19 cases, 716 deaths

Community Solutions Team
December 7, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy

Cuyahoga County Executive and Council to spend remaining CARES Act dollars

Community Solutions Team
December 7, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

This World AIDS Day

Community Solutions Team
November 30, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

Video: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Community Solutions Team
November 25, 2020
Article

Remembering: the Equal Justice Initiative

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
County Policy

The Status of Ohio’s Women: Maternal Mortality

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Data

“This is not a drill folks.” 19,926 COVID-19 cases, 664 deaths in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Article
Data

General Election results in a year of record turnout

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

Prioritize Customer Needs in Ohio Benefits System

Community Solutions Team
November 16, 2020
Medicaid
Research
Children and Youth

Children's Medicaid eligibility in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
November 16, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

What an ACA repeal could mean for maternal health

Community Solutions Team
November 9, 2020
Article

Election Day through the eyes of Community Solutions poll workers

Community Solutions Team
November 9, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Data

Health and human service levies received bi-partisan support across the state

Emily Campbell
November 5, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Budish: Record mail, early vote in Cuyahoga County, how to report voter intimidation

Community Solutions Team
November 1, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccine plan

Community Solutions Team
October 28, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration 2020: Most Treasured Volunteer Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 27, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Increasing Medicaid caseloads during the pandemic, what can we learn?

Community Solutions Team
October 26, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Benefit Cliff

Ohio working families face benefit cliffs and plateaus

Emily Campbell
October 26, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Caregiving
Children and Youth

New Groundwork Ohio report advocates for lead safe child care facilities

Community Solutions Team
October 23, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy

Budish administration makes major decision on remaining $100 million of CARES Act funds

Community Solutions Team
October 23, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration 2020: Anisfield-Wolf Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 22, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

A new tool to promote safe birth spacing in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
October 19, 2020
Behavioral Health
Research
Opioid Epidemic

Ohio's tobacco master settlement agreement: History, lessons learned and considerations for Ohio

Community Solutions Team
October 15, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration of Human Services: Public Service Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 13, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AIDS Funding Collaborative announces new Catalyst Grants

Julie Patterson
October 12, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Diaper need is an unspoken reality for many families

Community Solutions Team
October 12, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Homelessness

HHSA Committee approves contracts, hears about effect of pandemic on homeless

Community Solutions Team
October 6, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio Department of Health provides update to the Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio is again the focus of federal maternal health funding

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
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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.