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The Center Releases 2017 – 2020 Strategic Direction
The Center for Health Affairs has formally launched its 2017-2020 strategic direction, which was approved by The Center for Health Affairs' board on Sept. 21 and unveiled at The Center’s 2017 annual meeting on Oct. 10.
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Team from The Center Volunteers at Greater Cleveland Food Bank
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, a team of 14 volunteers from The Center for Health Affairs’ leadership team took an afternoon off to volunteer together at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
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Opioid ED Joins VA Meeting with David Shulkin, Others from Trump Administration
On Sept. 14, Allisyn Leppla, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium, participated in a roundtable discussion at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center on the region’s opioid epidemic with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Highlights Work to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article on the newly formed Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium and The Center for Health Affairs' neutral role in bringing hospitals together to fight the opioid epidemic in Northeast Ohio.
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NEONI Helps Support Human Trafficking Initiative in Northeast Ohio
Each quarter, NEONI members bring together nursing leaders, clinical agencies, educators and organizations to discuss and determine ways to support various healthcare initiatives in Northeast Ohio.
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631 Behavioral Health Patients in Cuyahoga County Awaited an Inpatient Psych Bed in June
In June, 631 behavioral health patients in Cuyahoga County awaited an inpatient psych bed, according to a 30-day study released by The Center for Health Affairs.
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The Center for Health Affairs Named One of NorthCoast 99’s Best Places to Work
The Center for Health Affairs is proud to be recognized by ERC as one of NorthCoast 99’s best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
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Hospital Emergency Preparedness Funding Announced
The Center for Health Affairs has been awarded $796,993 in hospital emergency preparedness funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These funds, awarded through the Ohio Department of Health and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the division of the U. S.
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Brandi Robinson of ODH Answers Questions on Health Assessment Alignment
Brandi Robinson, deputy director in the Office of Health Policy and Performance Improvement at the Ohio Department of Health, presented information to the CHNA Roundtable and answered questions from participants regarding how hospitals and public health departments can operationalize the alignment of health assessments.
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