HIO Staff Travel to Washington DC with National Association of Community Health Workers

Earlier this month, Health Impact Ohio team members Tanikka Price and Jenelle Hoseus visited Washington, D.C., with fellow community health worker programs and the National Association of Community Health Workers. They visited congressional offices to encourage members to support Medicaid and CHW services. Participants left an article with legislators titled "Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program Addresses Unmet Social Needs and Generates Positive Return on Investment” which you can read below.

Center for Community Solutions: What does wealth mean for women in Central Ohio?

Moving beyond survival and stability and toward a life of financial abundance is not just about money or income. It is about creating a life with greater autonomy, opportunity, and purpose. The Center for Community Solutions partnered with the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio to research the experiences of women in Central Ohio as they build wealth.

The report outlines the factors that lead women in Central Ohio to build wealth, the conditions that prevents wealth building, and the results of having wealth. Download the executive summary for key findings of the research.

Read the full report with a deeper analysis of the experiences of the 3,000 women who contributed to this research. 

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