Ohio journal of public health最新文献

{"title":"Engaging Communities to Address the Opioid Crisis in Ohio: Lessons Learned.","authors":"Amy Farmer, Brittany Joseph, Kendra Green, Owusua Yamoah, Kathleen Egan, Brandon Elmore, James Fye, Tara Crawford, Laura Ashley Wilson, Judy Harness, Sara M Roberts, Bridget Freisthler, Pamela Salsberry","doi":"10.18061/ojph.6411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.6411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community engagement is considered essential in addressing community health problems. This paper details lessons learned from community engagement efforts implemented to reduce opioid overdose deaths in 9 Ohio communities participating in wave 2 of the HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Communities Study (HCS). We describe community engagement strategies implemented during the wave 2 intervention period, including coalition-building, fostering community collaboration, prioritizing health equity and policy advocacy, stigma reduction education, and elevating voices of people with lived experience (PWLE). We provide reflections from the perspective of community engagement facilitators (CEFs) on how these strategies informed the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) within communities. Our community engagement approaches and reflections highlight 3 key lessons for future community engagement efforts: 1) an intentional and constant focus on community collaboration is a necessary and essential ingredient for successful community engagement; 2) introducing opportunities to define and discuss equity within the local community can lead to recognition of subgroups for directed intervention; and 3) engaging PWLE can foster trust around stigmatizing issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13128139/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147824127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing Temporal Changes in Spatially-Varying Disparities in Tobacco Retailer Density across Ohio.","authors":"Rui Qiang, Peter F Craigmile, Wendy Hyde, Abby Shores, Megan E Roberts","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v7i2.9993","DOIUrl":"10.18061/ojph.v7i2.9993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Place-based disparities in tobacco retailer density (TRD) are related to place-based disparities in tobacco use. This project aimed to assess the equity of changes in TRD disparities for various communities over the last 5 years. In addition, we sought to explore how changes varied as a function of local tobacco retailer licensing policies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 2017 and 2022, we geocoded all tobacco retailers (including hookah cafés and vape shops) in Ohio and used census-derived information to categorize 3149 census tracts based on their demographic characteristics. With these data, we calculated cross-sectional TRD disparities, then estimated changes in TRD from 2017-2022. We also assessed tracts that had (vs had not) implemented tobacco retailer licensing. Analyses used negative binomial models adapted to account for spatial association across tracts and temporal dependence over years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was hardly any change in overall TRD over the 5-year period (1.77% decline). However, disparities were slightly attenuated for tracts with a high prevalence of Hispanic individuals, children, poverty, and African American individuals. The TRD did not decline for rural (vs suburban) areas; furthermore, rurality was one of the strongest predictors of TRD. In suburban and urban areas (where tobacco retailer licensing was most common), TRD declined more in high-poverty tracts that did (vs did not) have tobacco retailer licensing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Declines in TRD were greater for some communities than others. In particular, there was no indication that TRD is declining in rural areas of the state. Findings indicate the need for support and expansion of state and local-level tobacco control policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"7 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12872171/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146127675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resilience and Mental Health in Southwest Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Emmanuel-Sathya Gray, Bridget Murphy, Stacey M Gomes, Constance A Mara, Melinda Butsch Kovacic, Sharon M Watkins, Anna M Hood, Monica J Mitchell, Lori E Crosby","doi":"10.18061/ojph.6420","DOIUrl":"10.18061/ojph.6420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>During COVID-19, anxiety and depression rates spiked across the US and continued to climb after August 2020. Research from the early months of COVID-19 suggests that resilience and meaning and purpose were associated with positive mental health outcomes in this context. Little is understood about how this association persists after 5+ months of ongoing disaster exposure, as was the case for COVID-19. The goal was to examine this relationship in adults in Southwest Ohio.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Resilience, meaning-and-purpose, anxiety and depression symptom surveys were completed electronically between August 1 and November 30, 2020. Regression analyses examined relationships between these factors and sociodemographic variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i>=98) reported anxiety and depression in mild ranges. Age was negatively associated with anxiety (<i>p</i>=.03). Meaning-and-purpose was negatively associated with both anxiety (<i>p</i>=.002) and depression (<i>p</i><.001). Resilience was negatively associated with depression (<i>p</i>=.001). Further, reporting a mental health condition moderated the relationship between resilience and anxiety (<i>p</i>=.03), such that higher resilience was associated with higher anxiety in individuals reporting a mental health condition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study found associations between anxiety and depression symptoms and both meaning-and-purpose and resilience. The moderated relationship between resilience and anxiety symptoms supports the importance of assessing mental health status, particularly during public health emergencies. Regardless of mental health status, higher meaning-and-purpose was associated with lower anxiety and depression. Additional research is needed to better understand the role of meaning-and-purpose and resilience during future public health challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"7 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12995372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147482375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Issues in Ohio","authors":"Emilia Lombardi","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9974","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141828166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Availability and Characteristics of Hemp-Derived Psychoactive Cannabis Products: A Pilot Study in Cleveland, Ohio","authors":"Jessica P Suratkal, Erika Trapl, Catherine C Osborn, Pranav Vasu, Stephanie Pike Moore","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9747","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hemp-derived psychoactive cannabis products (HDPCPs), such as delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), emerged onto the market as an alternative to cannabis following the 2018 US Farm Bill which legalized hemp. Research on HDPCPs remains limited. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the availability, placement, and consumption modality of HDPCPs as well as to identify potential defining characteristics of consumers.\u0000Methods: Between October 2022 and January 2023, researchers visited a random sample of 82 tobacco retailers in Cleveland, Ohio, to evaluate the availability of HDPCPs marketed as delta THC (eg, delta-8 or delta-10). Information was captured on where the HDPCPs were placed (eg, behind the counter, on the counter, by candy, or elsewhere) as well as the consumption modality (eg, edible or inhaled). Among retailers who stocked these products, clerks were asked who typically buys these products and how often they are purchased.\u0000Results: Over two-fifths (41.5%) of retailers carried HDPCPs. Most retailers (97.1%) carried delta THC products behind the counter and carried products as inhaled (82.4%), edible (70.6%). More than half of retailers (55.9%) carried both inhaled and edible forms of HDPCP. Retail clerks reported on a range of ages of consumers from younger to older or “everyone.”\u0000Conclusion: Hemp-derived psychoactive cannabis products are prevalent in this pilot study sample. These findings necessitate additional research to better quantify the population health impact of these products to determine if regulatory action may be necessary to protect public health.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141831422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of The Healthy Migrant Theory to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Data in Ohio","authors":"Keith Reisinger-Kindle, Cassidy Hughes-Lubanski, Fiona Hodges, Timothy Crawford, Sara Paton, David Dhanraj","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9659","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: The Healthy Migrant Theory is a phenomenon describing a protective effect regarding specific health outcomes when a person of color is born outside of the U.S. Previous literature has focused on the application of this theory to infant outcomes, leaving its application to maternal outcomes mostly unstudied. The objective of this research is to determine whether the Healthy Migrant Theory holds true to maternal morbidity in the Ohio population. \u0000METHODS: Birth record data from the Ohio Department of Health was analyzed from 2015-2020 that included mothers identifying as White or Black and data where country of birth was available (n=717,300). Mothers were grouped by race and nationality. Maternal morbidity and socioeconomic status (SES) were analyzed. One-way ANOVA was used to examine associations between SES and number of maternal morbidity events. Binary logistic regression models were developed to examine the relationships among race, nationality, and occurrence of maternal morbidity events. Interaction between race and nationality was also evaluated. \u0000RESULTS: Among black mothers, nationality was significantly associated with the likelihood of any maternal morbidity event occurring (OR= 1.659; 95% CI= 1.534, 1.795; p< 0.001), with foreign-born mothers having about 1.66 times greater odds of having a maternal morbidity event. This relationship persisted after adjusting for SES. No statistical difference in low SES indicators was found between foreign-born Black mothers and US-born Black mothers (p= 0.349, 95% CI= -0.007, 0.030). \u0000DISCUSSION: Our findings appear to contradict the Healthy Migrant Theory. More research regarding treatment and outcomes of foreign-born Black mothers must be implemented to better understand the nuances of the application of this theory to maternal outcomes. Caution should be taken when comparing infant and maternal outcomes and interventions since they may not be as closely connected as previously thought. Limitations of this project include inaccuracies in data collection from birth certificates, limited morbidity variables, and lack of stratification based on country of origin.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"30 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141701617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Can Public Health Professionals Help to Improve Mental Health for Students Using Distance Learning?","authors":"Colin Brame, Lorraine Wallace","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i2.9820","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141711299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exposure Experiences of Area Residents Near a Chronic Environmental Contamination Site","authors":"Sara Burcham, Daniella Saul, Rachael D. Nolan, Susan M. Pinney","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9701","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The study aims to analyze and interpret the exposure experiences of local residents living within 5 miles of the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center, a former uranium processing site. The goal is to enhance public health efforts addressing psychological stress resulting from environmental exposure.\u0000Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted from July 1998 to February 2001 as part of the Fernald Living History Project. The study focuses on 4 key phenomenological events: air releases of uranium by-products, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency public notifications of water contamination, a citizens' class action lawsuit against the US Department of Energy and National Lead of Ohio, Inc, and extensive media coverage. Researchers used descriptive inductive coding to analyze data from these events, involving 34 participants.\u0000Results: The study identified 5 central themes in the residents' exposure experiences: disruptions to life, loss of trust, seeking answers, interpreting ambiguous threats, and adaptive responses. Participants recounted how these events affected their lives and triggered emotional responses.\u0000Conclusion: This research provides valuable insights into the experiences of individuals living near environmentally contaminated sites and offers guidance for future prevention and mitigation strategies.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":" 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140995729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aging in Ohio: Trends and Preparation","authors":"Sheryl L. Chatfield","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9803","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140995416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"COVID-19 and Mental Health in Ohio: Trends from 2017 to 2021","authors":"Megan E. Roberts, Dushka Crane, Lauren Elliott-Dorans, T. Price-Spratlen, Thomas Albani, Timothy R. Sahr, Jill M Singer, Kraig Knudsen, Michael Nau, Leyla Tosun, Mary Applegate","doi":"10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18061/ojph.v6i1.9563","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mental health impairment (MHI) refers to a high threshold of mental health diagnosis, whereby individuals are unable to participate in work or other usual activities due to a mental health condition or emotional problem. This study aimed to estimate COVID-19-related trends and disparities in high MHI for Ohio adults throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional goal was to identify modifiable factors associated with high MHI.Methods: Analyses were conducted using data from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS). This a repeated, cross-sectional random probability survey of noninstitutionalized adults assessing the health of residential Ohioans, with a concentration on Ohio’s Medicaid, potentially Medicaid eligible, and non-Medicaid populations.Results: The prevalence of high MHI among Ohio adults rose between 2017 (6.4%) and 2021 (8.2%). This increase was particularly pronounced among Black and Hispanic individuals; 2021 also saw high MHI among young women. In adjusted analysis, indicators of low fiscal stability and having unmet health care needs were associated with greater prevalence of high MHI.Conclusion: Pandemic-related mental health trends and disparities extended to those at the highest levels of mental illness severity and treatment need. Several modifiable factors could be targeted to potentially improve mental health symptoms and to be better prepared for the next public health crisis.","PeriodicalId":74337,"journal":{"name":"Ohio journal of public health","volume":"154 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139824570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}