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2018 AIDS Funding Collaborative Grants Announced

Throughout its nearly 19-year history, the AIDS Funding Collaborative (AFC) has leveraged and invested more than $12.5 million to support HIV/AIDS-related services, awareness activities and prevention efforts in Cuyahoga County. The AFC awarded $196,730 in grants at its September meeting. Six organizations will benefit from these funds to support HIV/AIDS-related service provision and prevention programming...

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Election Day is coming; how will candidates address Ohio’s infant mortality rate?

Ohio’s infant mortality rate of 7.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births continues to be one of the highest in the nation. The infant mortality rate is an international indicator of population health; high rates denote systemic failures impacting health access in communities. Progress has been made in reducing the rate of white infant mortality,...

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Thirty Percent of Cuyahoga County teens experienced ‘depressive symptoms,’ One in six considered suicide: Youth Behavior Survey provides snapshot

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was developed by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provides a snapshot of student behaviors that impact health. The YRBS covers a wide range of topics, from diet and exercise to personal safety; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; sex and depression. It also assesses protective...

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982 Ohioans were diagnosed with HIV last year. This number could be zero.

I recently received updated HIV epidemiology (the study of the distribution of disease in a population) from my public health partners at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. The good news is the county’s HIV infection rate in 2016 was down, albeit modestly, for the fourth consecutive year, to 194 new diagnoses. Almost 1,000 new...

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