.@OHdeptofhealth released its 2018 Ohio #InfantMortality Annual Report. Overall rate decreased from 7.2 to 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births. The rate among black infants remains considerably higher at 13.9, but decreased from 15.6 in 2017. @HealthPolicyOH https://t.co/JbWCXc10xA
Healthier students are better learners! @GovMikeDeWine told school leaders yesterday he intends to match or increase current state funding for K-12 wraparound services in his next state budget proposal. @HealthPolicyOH
“You need to meet the basic health and human needs of a person before you can start teaching them how to do long division.” Check out @RELMidwest ’s documentary on efforts to improve outcomes of students in schools through expanding access to health care: https://t.co/vtqTZ79PGH
Ohio particularly hard hit by premature deaths caused by air pollution. @HealthPolicyOH Calculating Air Pollution’s Death Toll, Across State Lines - The New York Times https://t.co/qaZoXbbBrq
Attendance Works’ three-tiered framework is being successfully used in schools across the U.S. to improve student attendance. What exactly is the three-tiered framework and how can educators use it to boost student attendance? On the blog: https://t.co/mGxY8ECJEr #SchoolEveryDay
Check out the latest documentary developed by @RELMidwest with @WVIZ , highlighting Ohio efforts to improve the health and academic outcomes of students in public schools through expanding access to health care. HPIO's @CarrollHPIO is featured.
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1 in 4 U.S. children has chronic physical or mental health issues that affect their ability to succeed in school. This guide from @healthyschools describes how states can build a sustainable funding structure for school-based health care. @HealthPolicyOH https://t.co/VS0SA4eRcK
There’s a huge gap between the # of people experiencing mental illness and those receiving care. Health disparities between people with mental illness and those without is larger than disparities by race, geography or socioeconomic status. @HealthPolicyOH https://t.co/bj1qPjr3rV
Health is not just defined by absence of disease: it includes how various factors in our lives—the #SDOH—play a role in our well-being. More from @bruce_y_lee: https://t.co/xAhDgnBnlQ