In our continuing work to make the state budget process more understandable and accessible, we’re going to revisit some tips from last time around. The last state budget proceedings took place in the first half of 2021, just as vaccines for COVID-19 were becoming available, so much of our and others’ budget advocacy was conducted virtually. While these 2021 resources...
Ohio Multi-System Youth Coalition State Budget Policy Priorities
By: Tara Britton, Director of Policy; and Sarah Hudacek, Advocates for Ohio’s Future The Ohio Multi-System Youth Coalition consists of families, providers, researchers, advocates and stakeholders from across Ohio committed to better outcomes for multi-system youth (MSY) and their families. The Coalition has continually worked on issues related to youth and families since 2016, with the formation of the Joint...
Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Examining Racism in Medical Journals
We’ve written about the steps that can be taken by institutions to help end racism as a public health crisis. One prevalent issue that must be addressed in that process is the failure to examine racism in medical journals and publish health research that reports on its impacts. Health Affairs published a report in 2021 that analyzed how many scientific...
Eight Cleveland Community Champions to know in Black History Month
Placing an in-depth focus on community is one of my favorite tasks. Meeting people and learning about their efforts to make our collective lives better honestly feeds hope. In recognition of Black History Month, I invite you to meet some amazing Community Champions. There were no algorithms, in-depth searches, or analyses for this list. Our team met and we asked...
Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee hears three homeless services contracts
In advance of the unveiling of the Cuyahoga County Strategic Action Plan for Homelessness, which took place on March 15, the Cuyahoga County Health, Human Services, and Aging Committee met on Wednesday, February 22 to hear three contracts, all related to the Office of Homeless Services. Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries The first contract was an award for $2,231,638 to Lutheran Metropolitan...
Village of Healing: A Beacon of Hope
Recently, a colleague reflected on her experience during our staff visit to the Village of Healing clinic, in Euclid, OH in November 2022. Village of Healing Center had just opened its doors earlier that year. Similar to her, I was in awe of the space and the important work that Da’Na Langford, MS, CNP and Tenisha Gaines, MBA are doing...
Cuyahoga County 135th Ohio General Assembly Committee Assignments
The budget process is underway, starting in the House Finance Subcommittee. Committee assignments are also out. A few changes of note: Senate President Huffman has added two new standing Senate committees, one focused on Medicaid chaired by Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R) and the other on community revitalization chaired by Sen. Terry Johnson (R). Sen. Matt Dolan (R) remains the chair...
Governor Mike DeWine’s Health and Human Service State Budget Highlights
Ohio’s two-year state budget is the single most important policy document that state policymakers will consider while in office. A state budget demonstrates values and illustrates priorities. It translates lofty campaign promises into dollars and cents. This budget proposal is no different. A state budget demonstrates values and illustrates priorities. New! Department of Children and Youth Governor Mike DeWine is...