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Celebrate Your Plate Campaign Aims to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Celebrate Your Plate Campaign Aims to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

In partnership with the Ohio Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed), many of The Center for Health Affairs’ Northeast Ohio hospital members will be supporting the rollout of the Celebrate Your Plate social marketing campaign.

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The Center for Health Affairs Emergency Preparedness Initiative Awarded Federal Grant

The Center for Health Affairs Emergency Preparedness Initiative Awarded Federal Grant

The Northeast Ohio region will receive $785,676 in federal funding during the upcoming fiscal year to support the hospital emergency preparedness initiative.

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The Center Speaks to Crain’s about Medicaid Work Requirements

The Center Speaks to Crain’s about Medicaid Work Requirements

On Sunday, April 29, Crain’s Cleveland Healthcare/Nonprofit Reporter Lydia Coutre published the article “Hospitals cry foul over Medicaid work requirements.

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Second Annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference Offers Important Insights

Second Annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference Offers Important Insights

A sold-out crowd of 240 attended the second annual workshop hosted by the Upper Northeast Ohio Regional Trauma-Informed Care Collaborative on April 26.

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NEONI Releases Infographic on Licensed Practical Nurses

NEONI Releases Infographic on Licensed Practical Nurses

The number of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Ohio is shrinking. In 2016, there were 48,539 LPNs licensed in Ohio, down 8. 1 percent from 52,838 two years prior.

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Community Health Assessments in Cuyahoga County: Full Steam Ahead

Community Health Assessments in Cuyahoga County: Full Steam Ahead

There has been a lot of attention in Cuyahoga County focused on creating better linkages between clinical care and public health - work that was born out of HIP-Cuyahoga’s efforts to achieve a greater state of health for all county residents.

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Crain's Publishes Letter Addressing Flawed Opioid Study

Crain's Publishes Letter Addressing Flawed Opioid Study

On Sunday, April 15, 2018, Crain's Cleveland Business published a letter to the editor submitted by the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium addressing a recently released opioid study promoting a flawed perspective.

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Opioid Consortium Shares Insight on Opioid Public Health Crisis with U.S. State Department Exchange Program Alumni

Opioid Consortium Shares Insight on Opioid Public Health Crisis with U.S. State Department Exchange Program Alumni

On Friday, April 6, The Center for Health Affairs participated in a local conference on substance abuse and addiction by hosting a site visit for conference attendees seeking to learn more about the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium and its experience addressing the opioid public health crisis.

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Leppla to Represent Opioid Consortium at Spring 2018 Healthcare Events

Leppla to Represent Opioid Consortium at Spring 2018 Healthcare Events

Allisyn Leppla, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium, will be attending and presenting at several spring 2018 healthcare events on behalf of the Opioid Consortium, a partnership between The Center for Health Affairs, Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth, Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System, St.

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