Partnerships

In addition to the strong partnership with local health departments, the Ohio Department of Health values its relationship with those supporting organizations of public health locally, statewide and on a national level.  ODH hosts a quarterly meeting with public health associations and academic partners as well as attends individual meetings of those organizations in various roles. This section highlights links to those organizations.

State Public Health Associations

• The Ohio Public Health Partnership
• Association Ohio Health Commissioners
• Ohio Association of Boards of Health
• Ohio Environmental Health Association
• Ohio Hospital Association 
• Ohio Public Health Association
• Ohio Chapter, Society for Public Health Education
• Ohio Research Association for Public Health Improvement

State Agencies and Offices

• Governor’s Office of Health Transformation
• Ohio Responds
• Ohio Commission on Minority Health
• Ohio Homeland Security
• Ohio National Guard
• State of Ohio Agencies

Universities and Research

• Case Western Reserve University
• University of Cincinnati
• Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health
• Kent State University
• Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health
• The Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• Wright State University

Government Associations

• County Commissioners Association of Ohio
• Ohio Municipal League
• Ohio Township Association 

National

•  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
  • Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
  • Office of Standards and Emerging Issues in Practice (OSEIP)
     
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• National Association of County and City Health Officials' Advanced Practice Centers (APC) Program
• Toledo-Lucas County Health Department APC
• National Association of Community Health Centers
• National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
• Association of State and Territorial Local Health Liaison Officials (ASTLHLO) 
  • Facts about ASTLHLO
• Public Health Foundation
• Association of Public Health Nurses 
• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) 
• The Community Guide

Additional 

• Research findings suggest that public health agencies might benefit from partnerships with business, nonprofits, health care and other sectors to more effectively address health issues that affect everyone in a community.
• US Healthiest exists to catalyze action and social engagement
• Partnerships between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community-Based System of Care

Last updated: 03/04/2013