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Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership - Falls Among Older Ohioans
Resource site for documents and tools of the OIPP
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NACCHO LHD Injury Summary 0508
2008 NACCHO Report on Injury Programs for LHDs
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The Obesity Epidemic has Reached Children
Over the last three decades, there has been a substantial increase in the number of children who are overweight in the United States .
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Childhood Overweight and Obesity Fact Sheet
The news on the epidemic of overweight and obesity in the U.S. and in Ohio is not good. Being overweight is a serious threat to health and quality of life. Here are some facts about childhood overweight and ideas about what we can do:
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Online Nutrition Resources
NUTRITION RESOURCES ON THE WEB
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Domestic Violence
In 1999, the Ohio State Medical Association launched a two-year "Women's Health Initiative" project that provides educational materials to physicians on a variety of topics--osteoporosis, domestic violence, breast cancer, and heart disease.
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Ohio Buckle Up Bowl
In Ohio, as in most states, teens account for up to 10% of traffic crashes, deaths, and fatalities while making up only 5% of the population.
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Addressing Disparities in Ohio
The Ohio Public Health Association applied for an American Public Health Association Challenge Grant for 2001, called "Addressing Disparities in Ohio." OPHA was awarded $2,500 to work toward the following goals.
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