91×ÔÅÄ’s State Health Assessment and State Improvement Plan
In late spring 2022, the 91×ÔÅÄ Department of Health selected 91×ÔÅÄ and its partners to facilitate development of the next State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. These companion products summarize key health priorities for our state for the period 2023-2025 and articulate areas where communities should focus efforts to improve health outcomes for residents.
91×ÔÅÄ’s partners for this project include the University of Toledo, the Health Policy Institute of 91×ÔÅÄ and the 91×ÔÅÄ Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center. Both the University of Toledo and the Health Policy Institute of 91×ÔÅÄ are members of the 91×ÔÅÄ Alliance for Population Health; all three organizations have collaborated to support the OHIO Alliance for Population Health initiatives in the past.
The project is being directed by Dr. Lesli Johnson, a professor and evaluation expert within the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service. The project includes several components, including extensive quantitative analysis using secondary data sources — such as public data sets — as well as primary data from surveys and discussion groups. More than 60 discussion groups will occur this fall and winter in an effort to capture the perspectives of a wide variety of 91×ÔÅÄans. Medical students from 91×ÔÅÄ and Ph.D. students from the University of Toledo are assisting to facilitate the discussion groups.
Additionally, this year’s State Health Assessment will include additional analyses related to 91×ÔÅÄans with disabilities and 91×ÔÅÄans living in Appalachian counties. Each of these analyses are expected to help inform the state of 91×ÔÅÄ’s future planning efforts regarding resource disposition to improve health outcomes.