Health Matters
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Ohio Awards $20 Million to Boost Infant Health Outcomes
Source Ohio has recorded its lowest infant mortality rate in two decades, 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, prompting the…
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DeWine Expresses Concern Over Teen Marijuana Use During Hospital Visit
Source In the wake of rising mental health challenges among Ohio’s youth, Governor Mike DeWine visited the newly opened Mathile…
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Medicaid Policy Shift May Disrupt Ohio Efforts to Cover Young Children
Source A recent federal decision to freeze new Medicaid pilot programs could significantly impact Ohio’s efforts to improve healthcare access…
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Ohio Budget Changes Abortion Reporting, Reduces Maternal and Infant Health Funds
Source The Ohio General Assembly has passed a new state operating budget that enacts sweeping changes to abortion reporting requirements…
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Licking County Students Hospitalized After Suspicious Device Found at School
Source An unsettling incident at Summit Station Intermediate School in Licking Heights, Ohio, prompted an emergency medical response and sparked…
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Ohio Governor Proposes Child Tax Reduction, Unveils Statewide Initiative to Improve Infant Health and Birth Outcomes.
Source Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Children and Youth Director Kara B. Wente announced a major new initiative…
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Medicaid Cuts Could Deepen Ohio’s Maternal and Infant Health Crisis, Advocates Warn
Source Advocates across Ohio are warning that potential cuts to federal and state Medicaid funding could have devastating consequences, particularly…
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Ohio to Expand Mental Health Support Services for Youth
Source Ohio is making a major move to support the mental health of its young people. Governor Mike DeWine announced…
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Ohio House Budget Draft Reduces Funding for Key Child Health and Pediatric Cancer Research
Source Advocates for child wellbeing are sounding the alarm over the Ohio House’s budget proposal, which includes sweeping cuts to…
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Ohio Sees Decline in Childhood Vaccination Rates as Measles Cases Rise Nationally
Source Childhood vaccination rates in Ohio continue to decline, with fewer children receiving immunizations against preventable diseases like polio and…
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