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The latest issue of the Ohio Journal of Public Health focuses on racism as a public health crisis. Volume 3, Issue 3 features research briefs and commentary including on black youth and infant mortality. The issue is available at the journal’s new site at ojph.org. The first week of Fall is a time to focus on falls awareness in Ohio. The Governor issued a proclamation that notes key facts about falls, including that a quarter of Ohioans 65 years old and older fall every year. And those falls account for 55.9% of fatal traumatic brain injuries among that group. The … Continue reading Fall Marks Falls Prevention Awareness Following is an OPHA position statement necessitated by the recent developments in testing guidance issued by the CDC. The full statement can be downloaded here. The Ohio Public Health Association is disappointed by the recent changes to the CDC’s COVID-19 testing guidance made on 8/24/20. By stating that, for close contacts of a confirmed case, … Continue reading Position Statement on COVID-19 Testing Guidance Recent News
Racism as a Public Health Crisis a Focus of OJPH Issue
Fall Marks Falls Prevention Awareness
Position Statement on COVID-19 Testing Guidance