HHS Region 5
Ohio
Ohio Leadership Academy Team
Ohio, Statewide
Cohort 12 - 2023
NLAPH
Overview
As a team, we will continue to support, educate, and bring awareness to stakeholders about both the issues of maternal mortality and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We plan to encourage our partners to support early childhood home visiting, care coordination and access to well-woman care, prevention screening and treatment, and cultural competency training. We also plan to further educate our community collaborators on parenting, mentorship, and school-based prevention, peer norm programs, and housing improvement and programs.
Team members
Angela Lee
Ohio Department of Health
Angela Sausser
Public Children Services Association of Ohio
Jennifer Ellis-Brunn
Job and Family Services
Atrina Good
Chamber of Commerce
Documents
Union County MOVES Coalition
Union County, OH
Cohort 11 - 2022
NLAPH
Overview
Our team proposes to gain approval from local decision-makers to develop and implement a public transit system in Union County that will improve health outcomes for residents, specifically those involved in the behavioral health system. This will involve the development of formal/contractual agreements between the transit system and behavioral health agencies and social services, approval from county government to submit state and federal funding applications for the expansion of the UCATS service, gathering support and financial commitments from area businesses and major employers, and building public support for the initiative.
Team members
Shawn Sech
Union County Health Department
Chelcie Beadnell
Easterseals
Christiane Schmenk
Union County
Holly Zweizig
Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County
Corinne Bix
United Way of Union County
Healthy Community Partnership - Mahoning Valley
Mahoning Valley, OH
Cohort 10 - 2021
NLAPH
Overview
The project seeks to overcome a common barrier to improving health outcomes that many partners in the HCP network have encountered: a lack of trust and integrity, between service providers and clients/residents.
The team hopes to identify opportunities to move from deficit-based to asset-based language and engagement frameworks.
They will examine current methods of community engagement and language/terminology to describe the target population (Black residents, especially Black women).
They also will move towards identifying shared, asset-based language and effective strategies to work with the community on collective action to improve health outcomes.
Team members
Sarah Lowry
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley/Healthy Community Partnership
Michelle Edison
Mahoning County Public Health
Carmella Williams
Intentional Development Group
Cassandra Clevenger
Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership
Appalachian Community Collaboration
Athens, OH; Harrogate, TN; and Pikeville, KY
Cohort 7 - 2018
NLAPH
Overview
The team proposes to decrease health disparity rates by leveraging area resources through community collaboration focused on improving access to health care.
Team members
Melissa Frazier
University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Donna Peissner
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sebastian Diaz
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Layne Blackwell
Pike County Health Department
Marca Centiempo
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Documents
Healthy Tusc Team
Tyscawaras County, OH
Cohort 6 - 2017
NLAPH
Overview
Their main focus will be to work toward decreasing adult and youth obesity in Tuscarawas County. To address this issue, they will:
Implement OHA Health Hospitals Initiative
Increase businesses/organizations providing wellness programs & insurance incentive programs to their employees
Implement a Healthier Choices Campaign
Increase nutrition/physical education materials being offered to patients by primary care providers
Team members
Kimberly Nathan
Union Hospital
Steph Wills
Tuscarawas County YMCA
Katie Seward
Tuscarawas County General Health District
Diane Lautenschleger
Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Val Wilson
Tuscarawas County Health Department
Van Wert County Health Collaborative Team
Van Wert County, OH
Cohort 6 - 2017
NLAPH
Overview
The problem this NLAPH project seeks to improve encompasses many aspects. 72% of Van Wert County adults and 37% of 9th-12th graders are overweight or obese. Substance abuse-related fatalities have increased six-fold, bringing much concern by law enforcement, public health, and families. County rates for Medicaid transports provided by Job and Family Services is very low compared to neighboring counties.
This project seeks to improve the intersectoral collaborative necessary to positively impact the environmental, social, economic and political health of the community. The Van Wert County Health Collaborative Leadership Team proposed to put the 2017-2019 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Van Wert County into action.
The CHIP focuses on the following three goals:
To decrease the percent of obese and overweight adults and youth
To increase access to evidence-based behavioral health services for youth and adults
To increase access to healthcare services for those with health equities by eliminating the transportation barrier.
This will be done by: building relationships with stakeholders, increasing collaborative work across multiple sectors to achieve the goals of the CHIP, develop a framework to leverage collective resources for areas of focus in the CHIP.
Team members
Anne Dunn
Van Wert County Hospital
Leslie Bailey
Van Wert County General Health District
Vicki Smith
United Way of Van Wert County
Mark Spieles
Westwood Behavioral Health Center, Inc.
Cuyahoga County Place Matters Team
Cuyahoga County, OH
Cohort 2 - 2013
NLAPH
Overview
The project seeks to advance and integrate the social determinants of health (SDOH) into policy and action. The team will enhance the leadership capacity of the greater coalition (12 members) by moving the agenda of SDOH integration into the agenda of influencing different sectors and disciplines. The team will advocate for the development of policies that will create the conditions for optimal health such as safe housing, adequate green space, clean air and water, access to healthy foods, access to quality health care, and quality education.
Team members
Vedette Gavin
MetroHealth
Freddy Collier
Cleveland Planning Commission
Sandra Chappelle
Saint Luke's Foundation
Karen Butler
Cleveland Public Health Dept.
Summit County Home Delivery Model Team
Summit County, OH
Cohort 2 - 2013
NLAPH
Overview
The goal of this project is to use the Home Delivery Model to increase access to medications for all Summit County residents in the event of a public health emergency. The project will plan, develop, and implement operational methods to disseminate an efficient medicine dispensing system, providing prophylactic medications quickly and orderly to all county residents within 48 hours. Training and exercises will also be developed for Citizen Corps Volunteers, city and county employees, and other staff on how to effectively distribute the medication to all county residents.
Team members
Kristi Kato
Summit County Public Health
Carly Lange
Emergency Management Agency
David Jones
Summit County Ed. Srv. Center
Michael Prebonick
Akron Police Department
Authentic Voice
Stark County, OH
Cohort 1 - 2012
NLAPH
Overview
The project seeks to address the misuse of prescription drugs with a focus on opiate addition, through the Opiate Task Force, working in parallel to local initiatives such as Young People Matter Coalition. This will involve exploring the relationship between the community and social norms, access and availability, and media and higher education institutions.
Team members
Audra Martin
Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Stark County
Krysta Bennett
Manager of Prevention, OCPS I
Jennifer Meek Eells
The Employment Source
Kelleen Weber
University of Mount Union