Community Solutions@CommunitySols
The Center for Community Solutions provides strategic leadership to improve targeted health, social, and economic conditions facing NE Ohio. CommunitySolutions.com Cleveland, OH Joined April 2009-
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Advocates for Ohio's Future @Advocates4OH
13 hours agoLast week, the House Finance Subcommittee on HHS heard from dozens of disabled Ohioans, older adults, and providers on the direct care workforce crisis. How can rate changes help? Join us on Friday morning to dive into the world of HCBS and reimbursements: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
9 hours agoOver the years, we've created LOTS of fact sheets to help #Ohioans learn more about their community—but how are they created? Our Angela Maher and Emily Campbell has the answer for you here commsols.com/MakingFactShee…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
14 hours agoIt's a PERFECT time for a #statebudget update! What happens AFTER the governor introduces his initial budget proposal? Legislative hearings! Learn when they'll take place in this Tara Britton piece commsols.com/2023statebudge…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
a day agoThere's NO easy way to describe the experiences that many Black individuals have when they interact with #health systems. Learn how TWO women— @BlackWomanFirs1 and Tenisha Gaines—are helping to change this narrative in this #BHM health piece commsols.com/BeaconOfHope

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days agoWe have some #Ohio population #TuesdayTrivia for you! #DYK how many #Ohioans are 60 or older?
* 1-in-3
*1-in-4
*1-in-5
Find the answer in our Legislative Fact Sheets commsols.com/FactSheets

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days agoOnly THREE PERCENT of commercial property owners are Black. How could "buying the block back" change this? That's a #BHM thought @Erashawn is exploring in this #housing piece commsols.com/UpliftingBlack…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days agoHe's retiring! After 41 years of non-profit and government services, John Corlett will retire this year. Thanks for all your hard work helping Ohio's health and human services, John! commsols.com/CorlettRetires

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days ago#DYK that in the top FOUR #medicaljournals in the world, less than 1 percent included the word racism? Understanding the ROOT of the disparities we see in our community can help IMPROVE health outcomes. Where to start? We're sharing a few thoughts on that commsols.com/RacismExternal…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days agoLooking for a little inspiration on creating priorities for the 2024-2025 #statebudget? Our 2024-25 #statebudgetpriorities can help! Check them out here commsols.com/budgetfocus24-…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
2 days agoPredatory lending and discriminatory policies are just SOME of the reasons why some of our predominately Black and Brown neighborhoods are in decline. How can initiatives like "buying the block back" help? Explore that thought with us in the #BHM piece commsols.com/UpliftingBlack…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
3 days agoMake #data more accessible AND digestible—that's one of the reasons why we created fact sheets for Ohio's legislative districts. Learn some other reasons why we create AND share our fact sheets with EVERYONE during today's webinar commsols.com/2023OhioDistri…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
3 days agoDo you want to know what's going on in your community each week? Can you not wait for our latest release? Then our Five Things You Need to Know This Week email might be just the thing -- sign up today!! commsols.com/2Jmc6Sp

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
3 days agoLAST CALL! Join us for a webinar in the Ohio legislative districts. Our new fact sheets are the first to dive into the new boundaries. Learn about how we did it, data limitations, and policy implications of our findings. TODAY 1:00 pm.
REGISTER: commsols.com/3Z0iamP

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
4 days agoINCREASE funding to $11.3 million in FY2024-2025 for early childhood #mentalhealth credentialing. That's one of the budget recommendations in Governor DeWine's proposed budget. See what else is in the proposed budget commsols.com/ChildrenAndYou…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
5 days agoGovernor DeWine's proposed budget included a NEW agency—the Department of Children and Youth. How will it be funded? That's a #FridayThought we're exploring in Kyle Thompson's #statebudget update commsols.com/ChildrenAndYou…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
5 days ago#HIV prevention programs NEED to feature older people in their educational materials? Why? Explore that thought with us in this David "Jax" Kelly piece commsols.com/LGBTolderadults

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
5 days agoWe must be WILLING to recognize when our system perpetuates and encourages disparities along racial identity and work against those forces. Words of wisdom from research fellow Suzanna Thiese. Explore a few others with us commsols.com/RacismExternal…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
5 days agoHow can our legislative fact sheets help YOU with your #advocacy plans? Find out on MONDAY during our webinar! Don't wait; sign up today commsols.com/2023OhioDistri…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days ago45% of #Ohioans living in #poverty WORKED at least part-time. That's one of the #datafacts you'll learn from our Legislative Fact Sheets. Explore a few others with us commsols.com/FactSheets

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days ago#ARPA provided $280 MILLION to help homeowners behind on their mortgage payments or utilities. How much is left? We're looking at the numbers in Sarah Hudacek's #ARPA update commsols.com/ARPAupdate

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days agoMeet people where there are—that's one of the #ThursdayMotivation tips our friend Julie Patterson, director of the AIDS Funding Collaborative, is sharing on how to help more people receive vaccines. Read a few others from her here commsols.com/mpoxvaccine

Advocates for Ohio's Future @Advocates4OH
6 days agoThis week, the GA heard from a number of advocates on the shortage of the direct care workforce in the aging and disability systems. What is HCBS? Why are we hitting a breaking point now? Join us next Friday to dive into these questions and more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days ago13 #Ohio counties DON'T have #maternity care, making them maternity care deserts. How can #Doulas help? We're sharing a few thoughts on that in this HB142 public testimony commsols.com/HB142doulas

John Corlett @CommunitySolsED
7 days ago.@CommunitySols hosting a 3/28 dialogue w/ Black–Led Settlement Houses discussing their role in reducing disparities in Cleveland neighborhoods w/ Lovell Custard + Rachelle Milner + Atunyese Vanessa Herron moderated by @CCS4Equity communitysolutions.com/event/hsan-a-d…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days agoMore than 700,000 #Ohioans DON'T have health insurance. That's one of the things you'll learn from our NEW legislative district fact sheets. Explore a few other #databits commsols.com/FactSheets

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days agoCan ChatGPT write a thoughtful blog on hard topics—like #SNAP cuts? That's one of the things we're exploring in this Patti Carlyle piece commsols.com/ChatGPT

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days agoHow can we move beyond declarations of #racism as a public health crisis and into actions that will help address the issue? Confront the barriers blocking progress. That's one of the #wordsofwisdom we're sharing in this #healthequity piece commsols.com/ConfrontingBar…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
6 days agoEliminating the sales tax on a variety of infant supplies as well as a $2,500 PER child state tax deduction. That's one of the things we saw in the governor's budget. Explore a few others with us here commsols.com/StateBudgetHig…

Community Solutions @CommunitySols
7 days agoOne-in-five #women will experience maternal #mentalhealth conditions during pregnancy or the first year following childbirth. How can the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline help? Explore that #ThursdayThought with us commsols.com/MaternalMental…

Loren Anthes @lorenanthes
7 days agoGlad to see This is common-sense, "blocking and tackling" public health. As my @CommunitySols colleagues have written: Evidence supports it: communitysolutions.com/clevelands-pro… And the history matters: communitysolutions.com/menthol-moveme… I'm hopeful @CleCityCouncil can lead on this! twitter.com/DaveMargo/stat…