Success Stories by State: Ohio

• Highland County Community Action Organization Television Show Program
  September 2009
  The Highland County Community Action Organization created a cable television show as a means to efficiently reach individuals and families who are spread throughout their rural service area, in their own homes.
• Women's Intervention Network of Scioto County
  July 2009
  WIN offered a variety of services such as gynecological exams and Pap tests, mental health assessments and counseling, advocacy and referrals, referrals and payment for mammograms, transportation, child care during appointments, and women’s health education to women in Scioto County.
• Fayette County Dental Clinic
  May 2009
  The Fayette County Dental Clinic was created to meet the oral health needs of Medicaid recipients and low-income families in Fayette County.
• Pediatric Wellness Program
  May 2009
  The Pediatric Wellness Program was designed to be a comprehensive education and health intervention program targeting children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years living in Tuscarawas County.
• Ohio State Health Network-Patient Advocate
  March 2008
  Describes a Patient Advocate Program in the Ohio State Health Network.
• IPAC: Integrated Health Services for Appalachian Children
  September 2007
  Focused on the assessment and comprehensive treatment of behavioral and developmental needs of children ages six and under, IPAC blends 19 university and community health care organizations in Appalachian Ohio into a partnership that provides "one-stop shopping for families."
• EMS Co-op Helps Rural Providers
  September 2007
  Using the power of group purchasing within a cooperative structure, the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC) is an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) cooperative developed to serve Minnesota and surrounding states.
• Regionalized Community Health Screenings for the Public
  August 2007
  West Central Ohio Regional Healthcare Alliance (WCORHA) provides equipment and occasional staff for members to use at health screenings such as cancer and osteoporosis screenings.
• Community Health Services Consortium Project
  January 2007
  A consortium of three parties are working together to provide basic primary care and dental services to a target population of adults and children with incomes under 200 percent of the federal poverty level who live in the area of Willard, Huron County, Ohio, as well as the southeast corner of Seneca County and the northeast corer of Crawford County.
• RxCUE program
  January 2007
  The RxCUE program is a community-based prescription medication assistance program.
• Twin City Hospital (TCH) Healthy Community/Happy Children Outreach Program
  January 2007
  The goal of the Twin City Hospital (TCH) Healthy Community/Happy Children Outreach Program (HC/HCOP) is to provide an innovative, multi-agency means to reduce the number of overweight and obese men, women, and children of all ages in several rural Ohio counties.