Ohio State Profile and Resources
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Ohio was the 17th state to enter the union, joining on March 1, 1803. It is the 34th largest state in terms of land, at 44,828 square miles, but 7th in terms of population, with 11,353,140 residents counted in the 2000 census. 85.0% of Ohio residents are Caucasian, 11.5% African-American, 1.9% Hispanic, and other population groups including 24,486 American Indians, 132,633 Asians, and 2749 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders. Columbus is the capital of Ohio. It also has the largest population of any city in Ohio, at 711,470. Other major Ohio cities include Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo. |
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State Information
State and County Quick Facts from the Census
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39000.html
State of Ohio website
http://ohio.gov/
Ohio Congressional Districts Map
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectionsVoter/OEcongressDist.pdf
Population Profiles
http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/OH_2K_Profile.pdf
State Health Information
State Health Facts Online (from the Kaiser Foundation)
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/
(enter Ohio in the search box)
Ohio Department of Health's Information Warehouse
http://dwhouse.odh.ohio.gov/
Go Local Ohio - Southeast
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/
Your Health - Netwellness
http://www.netwellness.org/
State Health Resource Lists
State Resources - Ohio (from the Rural Assistance Center)
http://www.raconline.org/states/ohio.php
PhPartners - Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce: State and Local Public Health Data Sets
http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html#State%20and%20Local%20Public%20Health%20Data%20Sets
Health Workforce Profiles
Health Resource Shortage Area Workforce Profiles
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/ohio.htm
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA's) database
http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Ohio in the search box)
HPSA Designation Criteria
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/hpsacrit.htm
Medically Underserved Areas/Medically Underserved Populations
Medically Underserved Areas / Medically Underserved Populations (MUA/MUP)
http://muafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Ohio in the search box)
State Medical and Health Organizations
American Lung Association of Ohio
http://www.ohiolung.org/
Ohio Assisted Living Association
http://www.ohioassistedliving.org/
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
http://www.ohiochc.org/
Ohio Commission on Minority Health
http://mih.ohio.gov/
Ohio Department of Health
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/
Ohio Department of Mental Health
http://www.mh.state.oh.us/
Ohio Emergency Medical Services
http://www.ems.ohio.gov/ems.asp
Ohio Health Care Association
http://www.ohca.org/
Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.ohpco.org/
Ohio Hospital Association
http://www.ohanet.org/
Ohio Rural Development Partnership
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/ordp/
Ohio State Medical Association
http://www.osma.org/
Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation
http://www.tupcf.org/
State Medical Board of Ohio
http://med.ohio.gov/
State Office of Rural Health: Center for Rural Health
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/sorh/
State of Ohio Board of Nursing
http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
State Health Professional Associations
Association of Ohio Health Commissioners
http://www.aohc.net/
Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.ohioafp.org/
Ohio Association Medical Staff Services
http://www.oamss.org/
Ohio Association of Physician Assistants
http://www.ohiopa.com/
Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.ohioaap.org/
Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
http://www.ohacc.org/
Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.ohacep.org/
Ohio Dental Association
http://www.oda.org/
Ohio Dietetic Association
http://www.eatrightohio.org/
Ohio Health Information Management Association
http://www.ohima.org/
Ohio Nurses Association
http://www.ohnurses.org/
Ohio Occupational Therapy Association
http://www.oota.org/
Ohio Osteopathic Association
http://www.ooanet.org/
Ohio Physicians Effectiveness Program
http://www.opep.org/
Ohio Podiatric Medical Association
http://www.opma.org/
Ohio Psychiatric Association
http://www.ohiopsych.org/
Ohio Psychological Association
http://www.ohpsych.org/
Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists
http://www.osainc.org/
Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists
http://www.osrt.org/
Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.ohioslha.org/
Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
http://www.osana.org/
Ohio State Chiropractic Association
http://www.oscachiro.org/
Ohio Urological Society
http://www.ousweb.org/
Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.ohiovma.org/
Specific Populations - General Information
Office of Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov/
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/
MedlinePlus Population Group Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020514b.htm
African American
African American Health - a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
African American Health Disparities Information Web
http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman/aah/
Additional GMR Resources
Arab American
Urban Health Partners (UHP) at the WSU Shiffman Medical Library
http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman/urbanhealth/arabamerican.htm
Additional GMR Resources
Native American
Native American Health - a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
Indian Health Service (IHS)
http://www.ihs.gov/
IHS Publications & Reports from the Indian Health Service
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/Index.asp
Native Health Research Database
http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/IHS_Stats/Statistical_Databases.asp
Ohio Indian Tribes
http://www.500nations.com/Ohio_Tribes.asp
Additional GMR Resources
Hispanic American
Hispanic American Health - a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html
HispanicHealth.org
http://www.hispanichealth.org/
Latino/Hispanic Health, provided by LasCulturas.com
http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libHealth.php
Additional GMR Resources
Asian American
Asian American Health - a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html
Asian and Pacific Islander Populations - US Census
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
South Asian Health Issues (SAWNET - South Asian Women's NETwork)
http://www.sawnet.org/health/
Additional GMR Resources
Government Information Resources
FedStats -
A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies
http://www.fedstats.gov/
USA.gov - The official U.S. gateway to all government information
http://www.usa.gov/
Google Search: Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
State & Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/
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