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Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Benefit changes: Redeterminations, requirements affected by coronavirus

Community Solutions Team
March 27, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Ohio General Assembly unanimously passes emergency legislation (House Bill 197)

Tara Britton
March 27, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County Board of Health says this is crucial week for the county’s virus fight

Community Solutions Team
March 25, 2020
Medicaid
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Policy recommendations to flatten the coronavirus curve

Community Solutions Team
March 25, 2020
Article
COVID-19

When we’re on the other side…

Community Solutions Team
March 25, 2020
Medicaid
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Cuyahoga County Board of Health: Testing reserved for the most sick, 99 cases in the county

Community Solutions Team
March 24, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Medicaid and COVID19: Positives, and what we hope to see moving forward

Community Solutions Team
March 22, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Human Services Advocacy Network webinar attendees hear from Upchurch and Crossman

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

Preventing social isolation when the senior center closes

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Data

The census in the season of Coronavirus

Community Solutions Team
March 19, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
Workforce

How to get food assistance, unemployment benefits

Community Solutions Team
March 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity

How to help your local foodbank during COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
March 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Ohio needs emergency health & human services Coronavirus policy changes

Community Solutions Team
March 16, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

How a pandemic affects vulnerable populations

Community Solutions Team
March 16, 2020
Behavioral Health
Research
Criminal + Legal

Pre-Booking Crisis Intervention

Community Solutions Team
March 16, 2020
Behavioral Health
Public testimony
Criminal + Legal

Request for Information Cuyahoga County Diversion Continuum

Community Solutions Team
March 16, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Primary races, levies on the ballot March 17

Community Solutions Team
March 16, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Coronavirus: How Ohio Medicaid can help flatten the curve

Community Solutions Team
March 13, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Workforce

Census Jobs – How might income from a census job impact government assistance eligibility?

Community Solutions Team
March 3, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

17 Counties Have Health and Social Services Levies on the Primary Ballot

Emily Campbell
March 2, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
OhioRISE

MSY action plan sets a path forward

Tara Britton
March 2, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy
Homelessness

Cuyahoga County HHSA committee approves foster children, homeless services contracts

Community Solutions Team
February 24, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Calling out systemic racial disparities and responding to inequality: What will our legacy be?

Community Solutions Team
February 24, 2020
Article
County Policy
Criminal + Legal
Workforce

Committee approves public funding for temporary staffing agency serving people recently released from prison

Community Solutions Team
February 19, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

Unequal under the law: State control of social services perpetuates inequality

Community Solutions Team
February 18, 2020
Research

Ohio Statehouse primaries: Who's running and where?

Community Solutions Team
February 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth

Minority students and special education

Community Solutions Team
February 10, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

The Center for Community Solutions Board of Directors endorses March 17 Cuyahoga County health and human services levy

Community Solutions Team
February 10, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy

Cuyahoga County HHSA committee approves contracts for foster care and senior services

Community Solutions Team
February 4, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Criminal + Legal
Opioid Epidemic

How the criminalization of mental illness and substance use disorders impacts African-Americans in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
February 3, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Caregiving

Social isolation: A quiet social determinant of health

Community Solutions Team
February 3, 2020
Medicaid
Article

New Medicaid block grant waiver: Risk disguised as flexibility

Community Solutions Team
February 3, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

SNAP Benefits: Keeping Track of the Proposed Changes

Community Solutions Team
January 27, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Homelessness
OhioRISE

Homeless services, multi-system youth contracts approved by health and human services committee

Community Solutions Team
January 27, 2020
Article
County Policy

GCRTA CEO discusses future of public transportation with Human Services Advocacy Network

Community Solutions Team
January 21, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Data
Opioid Epidemic

Data shows drop in unintentional drug overdose deaths in 2018

Tara Britton
January 21, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Impact SNAP changes will have on Ohio, Medicaid

Community Solutions Team
January 13, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

The status of Ohio’s women: Access to safety-net family planning service

Community Solutions Team
January 6, 2020
Article

John Corlett's top 10 reports from 2019

Community Solutions Team
December 30, 2019
Article

What Community Solutions needs to know

Community Solutions Team
December 23, 2019
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County budget passes

Community Solutions Team
December 23, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Food Insecurity

U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to reduce hunger aid in Cleveland by $13 million annually

John R. Corlett
December 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
County Policy

Racial disparities in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
December 11, 2019
Article
Consulting
Data

Akron Children's Hospital: Community Health Needs Assessment

Community Solutions Team
December 11, 2019
Article
County Policy

Nearly $2 million in contracts approved by Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee

Community Solutions Team
December 9, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

The poorer your neighborhood, the shorter your life

Community Solutions Team
December 4, 2019
Article
County Policy

Health and human services agencies present budget cases to Cuyahoga County Council

Community Solutions Team
December 2, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Public Comment on proposed revision of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances

Tara Britton
November 27, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative
Data
Harm Reduction
Opioid Epidemic

Harm reduction, drug users’ health take center stage at state HIV planning meeting

Community Solutions Team
November 25, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Racial Disparities

Emily Campbell
November 18, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Ohio latest state to tackle economics of menstruation

Community Solutions Team
November 11, 2019
Older Adults
Article

The Council on Older Persons advocates, leads on senior issues

Community Solutions Team
November 11, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AIDS Funding Collaborative announces 2019 grants

Julie Patterson
November 11, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Data

Election Update: Ohio voters overwhelmingly approve health and social service levies. All but 2 Pass!

Emily Campbell
November 6, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Nearly half of all Ohio counties have a health or social service levy on the ballot

Emily Campbell
November 4, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy

County council HHSA committee hears update as foster care costs soar

Community Solutions Team
November 4, 2019
Medicaid
Article
Opioid Epidemic

Medicaid Substance Use Disorder waiver is a critical tool

Community Solutions Team
October 28, 2019
Article

Volunteers teach, advocate, protect, empower and keep hope alive

Community Solutions Team
October 21, 2019
Article
Data

Why I’m nervous about the census

Community Solutions Team
October 21, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio awarded federal grants to address, study maternal health

Tara Britton
October 21, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Data

Status of Ohio's women by county

Community Solutions Team
October 15, 2019
Research

State Budgeting Matters: 2020-2021 state budget, as enacted

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Medicaid
Research

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Medicaid as enacted

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Medicaid
Research
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Medicaid as enacted

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
October 14, 2019
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County executive releases new budget recommendations

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE
State Budget

Ohio families and advocates praise Governor's MSY funding announcement

Community Solutions Team
October 14, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Interested party testimony on Senate Bill 165, photos on electronic benefit transfer cards

Community Solutions Team
October 9, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Racial disparities in infant mortality focus of 'Toxic: A Black Woman's Story'

Emily Muttillo
October 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Data
Food Insecurity

Ohio’s single-mom households more likely to live in poverty than single dads, what does this mean for kids?

Emily Campbell
October 7, 2019
Article

My Brother My Sister will receive $25,000 prize

Community Solutions Team
September 30, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Children and Youth
Data

Populations in more Ohio counties flip, now have more older adults than children

Community Solutions Team
September 30, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Cleveland ranks 1-2-3 in poverty

Emily Campbell
September 30, 2019
Article
Children and Youth
County Policy

HHSA Committee approves contracts, senior needs increase and children in county custody skyrockets

Community Solutions Team
September 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Freshman legislators share budget experiences at HSAN

Community Solutions Team
September 23, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data

What helps poor families? A look at new census data

Emily Campbell
September 16, 2019
Article

Reflections on my trip to the Holy Land

Community Solutions Team
September 16, 2019
Older Adults
Article
Workforce

Many of Ohio's older adults are actively engaged in the workforce

Community Solutions Team
September 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Harm Reduction
State Budget

Ohio’s new budget includes funding for harm reduction, including syringe services programs

Tara Britton
September 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Data

Number of uninsured Ohioans, children climbing

Community Solutions Team
September 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Local Policy
Data

Poverty Speaks 2019: Getting help

Emily Campbell
September 9, 2019
Article
Data

New census numbers, what we’re keeping an eye on

Emily Campbell
September 3, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Public Comment for Group VIII Work Requirements and Community Engagement 1115 Waiver

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Packed Cuyahoga County budget panel HSAN

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Medicaid
Article
Children and Youth

Creating quality for kids: A review of Ohio Medicaid’s focus on value based reimbursement

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Article
Criminal + Legal

Ohio jails struggle with continuous, dependable feminine hygiene care

Community Solutions Team
August 26, 2019
Article
County Policy

Preview of the 2020-2021 Cuyahoga County budget

Community Solutions Team
August 12, 2019
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

Ohio's integrated HIV plan sees successes, state well positioned to help end HIV

Community Solutions Team
August 12, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Data
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Survey of low-income residents in Cuyahoga County

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Poverty Speaks 2019: Making tough choices

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
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We make data digestible. Community Solutions produces fact sheets highlighting demographic, health, and social indicators for communities around Ohio. We examine data indicators within poverty, education, employment, income, health outcomes, and public benefit programs. Policymakers and direct service organizations use this resource to better understand the communities they serve and advocate for improved health and social conditions around the state.

Federal Congressional Districts in Ohio

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Medicaid in Ohio by County

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Cleveland Wards

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Ohio Legislative Districts

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Geauga County Municipalities

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Lake County Municipalities

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