Ohio Department of Health

From Data to Decisions: The Role of Low-Cost PM 2.5 Air Pollution Monitoring Technologies in Addressing Disparate Conditions in Vulnerable Communities

This review examines the intersection of low-cost PM 2.5 monitoring technologies, dashboards, and environmental justice, with a focus on vulnerable communities. While regulatory monitoring networks led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reduced air pollution nationa...

CT Use for Pediatric Mild Brain Injuries by Hospital Type: 2017 to 2023

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to descriptively examine national patterns of head computed tomography (CT) use for pediatric patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) across adult, pediatric, and mixed hospitals. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of children aged o...

Training imaging professionals on transgender-inclusive breast cancer screening practices

Abstract Purpose Transgender/gender diverse (TGD) people are underscreened for breast cancer. A barrier to screening is anticipated discrimination during screening encounters. This pilot study evaluates a training session for breast imaging professionals (clinical support special...

Clarifying the Protective Role of Empowerment Against Weight/Shape Concerns Among Black and White Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and are Residing in Shelter

Women who have experienced intimate partner violence (W-IPV) exhibit relatively high levels of disordered eating (DE). Empowerment has been demonstrated to be a protective factor against negative mental health outcomes for W-IPV, but has not been studied, with respect to DE, in t...

Prevalence and Characteristics of Mental Health Interventions Following Pediatric Hospitalization

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As survival after pediatric critical illness improves, attention has shifted to post-intensive care syndrome and the long-term mental health of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors, who have high rates of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and dep...

Estimating first episode psychosis (FEP) incidence rates using U.S. claims data: a need for standardization

This brief’s objective was to examine variation in first-episode psychosis (FEP) incidence rates by applying previously published study criteria to U.S. MarketScan claims data. Estimated FEP incidence rates ranged from 20 to 163 per 100,000 individuals, highlighting the need for...

A Systematic Reflection on the Challenges in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Education and Careers in the United States

The relationship between education in acupuncture and Chinese medicine (ACM) and its professional practice can be conceptualized as an integrated “factory–product–market” industrial chain. Within the education sector, ACM schools face a significant predicament. Their core mission...

Surgical Management of Young Women with High-Risk Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy on the I-SPY2 Trial

BACKGROUND: Mastectomy rates in women with breast cancer are higher in younger women than in older women. The impact of this more extensive surgery on overall survival (OS) and locoregional recurrence in younger women is unknown, especially after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST...