OUR VISION:
Optimal health outcomes for all people in every community.
We are a Statewide Healthcare Improvement Collaborative headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
We work on various projects to improve the equity, access, and quality of health for all people in our state.
Our Mission
We improve social drivers of health, health equity, access and quality in all communities, through:
Community
Engagement & Partnership
MultiStakeholder
Training & Coaching
Data
Collection & Integration
Strategy
Development & Deployment
Our Project Work
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Central Ohio Pathways HUB
Click here to learn more about our Community Health Worker led care-coordination program
Click here to make a HUB referral
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CHW Certification Training Program
Click here to learn more about our CHW Certification Training Program, the premier training program that educates, equips, and empowers individuals to provide the best possible care coordination.
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Ohio Department of Behavioral Health Great Minds Fellows
HIO serves as an administrative and strategic partner to ODMH’s Great Minds Fellows Program.
Click here to learn more about GMF Recruitment & Retention
Click here to learn more about the GMF Intern Site Support Program
Click here to learn more about the GMF Welcome Back Campaign
Partner Impact Statements
“Health Impact Ohio is empowering Ohio’s CHWs to provide their communities with the most impactful information and services available. This is life-saving work.”
“I am amazed at the flexibility and innovation of the Health Impact Ohio team. The impacts of COVID were unpredictable but at each twist and turn Health Impact Ohio was there with us in creating a new game plan. And it wasn’t just the leadership…
“Being a spoke on the wheel of our HUB, meant that we were prepared to respond to many of those needs as we had before…. but with even stronger support. Many non-profit agencies…
“Our Community Health Outreach Workers, patients and community residents have benefitted tremendously by our serving as a Care Coordination Agency…
“It is just simply rewarding to see how many lives have been not just touched but CHANGED, this is what we, at Wellness First call success!”