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AIDS Funding Collaborative
Data

As the pandemic continues, we’re working to end another epidemic

Emily Campbell
July 6, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Medical bias, weathering and the deadly impact on Black mothers

Community Solutions Team
June 29, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Caregiving
Children and Youth
COVID-19

June 26 Friday Webinar: How COVID-19 has impacted child care

Community Solutions Team
June 26, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AIDS Funding Collaborative welcomes new Community-at-Large Advisory Committee Members

Julie Patterson
June 23, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article

The impact of policing on Black mental health

Community Solutions Team
June 22, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Building a just community by giving voices to people at the margins

Community Solutions Team
June 22, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Food Insecurity

Congresswomen Marcia Fudge headlines HSAN on food insecurity

Community Solutions Team
June 20, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity

June 19 Friday Webinar: Food access during and after COVID-19 with special guest Rep. Marcia Fudge

Community Solutions Team
June 19, 2020
Article
County Policy
Criminal + Legal

Cuyahoga County Council hears update on diversion center

Community Solutions Team
June 19, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Ohio’s Balancing Act: Knowing the Risks of Reopening and Taking Action

Community Solutions Team
June 18, 2020
Public testimony

June 16, 2020: Recommendations to members of the minority health strike force

Community Solutions Team
June 16, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

APS: Seven counties revisited during the COVID19 pandemic

Emily Muttillo
June 15, 2020
Older Adults
Article
Caregiving
COVID-19

Families weigh the risks of sending a loved one to a nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic

Community Solutions Team
June 12, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County executive talks rent assistance, diversion center, racial inequity

Community Solutions Team
June 12, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

June 9, 2020: Written Proponent Testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14

Tara Britton
June 9, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Disability
State Budget

Budget cuts in Ohio, which HHS agencies are affected?

Tara Britton
June 8, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Addressing two epidemics: COVID-19 and racism

Community Solutions Team
June 6, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
COVID-19
Disability
OhioRISE

June 5 Friday Webinar: Developmental disabilities, multi-system youth and the pandemic

Community Solutions Team
June 5, 2020
Research
Children and Youth

Improving lead screening in Ohio: Lifelong significance for children

Community Solutions Team
June 1, 2020
Article

Primary elections results, general election uncertainties

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

May 29 Friday Webinar: COVID-19, housing and the homeless

Community Solutions Team
May 29, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County Executive promotes county loan buying program, updates about small business loans

Community Solutions Team
May 29, 2020
Older Adults
Public testimony

Testimony for The Aging and Long-term Care Committee, Emily Muttillo testimony

Emily Muttillo
May 28, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Considerations about remote services in the COVID-19 pandemic

Community Solutions Team
May 26, 2020
Article
Children and Youth
COVID-19

May 22 Friday Webinar: COVID-19 and Education

Community Solutions Team
May 22, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article

Growing our gratitude during Mental Health Awareness Month

Community Solutions Team
May 21, 2020
Medicaid
Public testimony

May 19: Memo to the Governor's Minority Health Strike Force

Tara Britton
May 20, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Ohio’s new Pandemic EBT program will provide groceries for 850,000 Ohio children

Rachel Cahill
May 19, 2020
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County Health and Human Services levy passes with flying colors

Community Solutions Team
May 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Workforce

County to provide wifi hotspots to 1,000, virtual job fair coming in June

Community Solutions Team
May 18, 2020
Article
COVID-19

May 15 Friday Webinar: Racial Inequities and COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
May 15, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

Staying connected, especially during this pandemic

Community Solutions Team
May 13, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Grocery shopping alternatives are great, unless you have SNAP

Community Solutions Team
May 11, 2020
Article
COVID-19
Data

May 8 Friday Webinar: COVID19 Survey Results

Community Solutions Team
May 8, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Homelessness

Cuyahoga County announces more small business grant money, more money for testing

Community Solutions Team
May 8, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
COVID-19

Ohioans encouraged to use mental health resources at Governor's press conference

Community Solutions Team
May 6, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Governor releases new guidelines for COVID-19 testing priorities

Community Solutions Team
May 5, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Friday webinar series recap: How counties & case workers are responding to COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
May 5, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

The ever-expanding role of the American educator

Community Solutions Team
May 5, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

May 1 Friday Webinar: Counties and Caseworkers Respond to COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
COVID-19

Giving birth while social distancing changes everything

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Workforce

Cuyahoga County Executive announces employee furloughs, hiring freeze and expected budget cuts

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Medicaid and COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
April 30, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

What to watch for: The effect of the pandemic on Cuyahoga County’s finances

Community Solutions Team
April 27, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Columbus Metropolitan Club Special Report: Coronavirus exposes disparities

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

April 24 Friday Webinar: Medicaid and COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
April 24, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

COVID-19 and long-term care facilities, be kind

Community Solutions Team
April 24, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Criminal + Legal
Homelessness

Congregate living in the time of COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
April 24, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
COVID-19

April 22: Letter to the Ohio Congressional Delegation

John R. Corlett
April 22, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

April 21 Webinar: Social Isolation and Seniors in the Pandemic

Community Solutions Team
April 21, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Letter to Ohio's General Assembly

Community Solutions Team
April 17, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity

April 17 Friday Webinar: COVID and Food Access

Community Solutions Team
April 17, 2020
Article
COVID-19
Data

Survey: How has COVID-19 affected you and the people you serve?

Community Solutions Team
April 12, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

COVID-19 & Emergency SNAP Allotments: What You Need to Know

Rachel Cahill
April 10, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
COVID-19

Coronavirus and child welfare

Community Solutions Team
April 10, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County, Board of Elections provides 300 hotspots to CMSD students, AT&T to give two months free internet

Community Solutions Team
April 10, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County presents racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases, 746 cases in the county, 20 dead

Community Solutions Team
April 10, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Voting during COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
April 8, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Workforce

Cuyahoga County gets restraining order to close non-essential business that had stayed open

Community Solutions Team
April 8, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Pandemic EBT: What it would provide for Ohio’s school children

Rachel Cahill
April 8, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

SNAP during COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
April 7, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

“Masks are not a substitute for social distancing.” 574 sick in Cuyahoga County, 15 dead

Community Solutions Team
April 6, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

April 3 Friday Webinar: Policy and Potential Changes

Community Solutions Team
April 3, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

COVID-19: How to Get and Give Help

Community Solutions Team
April 2, 2020
Research
COVID-19

COVID19: Policy

Community Solutions Team
April 2, 2020
Research
County Policy
COVID-19

COVID-19 and Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
April 2, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT
Workforce

Seeking Unemployment Insurance? Remember to apply for SNAP too.

Rachel Cahill
April 1, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Flatten the curve, raise the bar: The role of telehealth in the pandemic

Community Solutions Team
April 1, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

409 lab-confirmed cases in Cuyahoga County, death total doubles to 8 since Monday

Community Solutions Team
April 1, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

Medicaid and COVID19: How to use Home & Community-Based Services waivers

Community Solutions Team
March 31, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County Executive discusses county’s COVID-19 response at City Club forum

Community Solutions Team
March 31, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Data

VIDEO: Census is important despite, and because of, pandemic

Community Solutions Team
March 30, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

"It’s important that no one is left behind," Cuyahoga County medical director explains county strategy as COVID19 cases rise

Community Solutions Team
March 30, 2020
Article
Data

A (short) history of the race question on the decennial census

Community Solutions Team
March 30, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County to buy $1 million in PPE, start small business fund

Community Solutions Team
March 27, 2020
Research
Data

Census 2020

Community Solutions Team
March 27, 2020
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Ohio Legislative Districts

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Lake County Municipalities

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