Evaluations

• Health Impact Ohio CHW Certification Training Program Evaluation

  Strategic Research Group & Evaluation Data Solutions, March 2026

Related News & Publications

• Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program Addresses Unmet Social Needs and Generates Positive Return on Investment.

  Health Affairs, February 2020

• Columbus launches diversion program for misdemeanor theft, shoplifting cases
  WBNS 10-TV, August 20, 2019
  

• Pathways HUB guides high-risk people to better all-around health
  Columbus Dispatch, August 4, 2019
  

• Viewpoint: Why Central Ohio businesses should care about health value
  Business First, June 6, 2019

HIO Fact Sheets

• HIO CHW Certification Training Program Evaluation Summary

• CHW Return on Investment (ROI)

• CHW Value & Impact

• CHW Workforce & Certification

• CHW Advocacy & Sustaining Ohio's Investment

HIO Co-Authored Publications

• View of Ohio community pathway HUB: The cost benefit of supporting minority mothers - January 2024

• Sustainability of Social Needs Resolution Interventions: A Call to Consider Cost - January 23, 2024

• How community health workers navigate the infant and maternal health space in Ohio - December 18, 2023

• Rationale and design of the linking education, produce provision, and community referrals to improve diabetes care (LINK) study - July 2023

News Releases

• CVS Health Foundation Invests $2.24 Million to Expand Community‑Based Care Through Health Impact Ohio

• Central Ohio Pathways HUB Surpasses $5 Million in Funding to Local Nonprofits, Strengthening Community Health Efforts

• OhioMHAS Announces Recruitment and Retention Bonuses for Great Minds Program

  Graduates

• CDC Awards 3-Year Funding for Community Health Workers to Address COVID-19 across Ohio - September 2021

• Central Ohio Pathways HUB Addressing Health Disparities Amplified During COVID-19 Pandemic - May 19, 2020

• Latest Regional Quality Transparency Report Incorporates Social Determinants of Health Data, Addresses Health Disparities Amplified During COVID-19 Pandemic - April 21, 2020

• Central Ohio Pathways HUB Receives $175K Grant from Ohio Commission on Minority Health to Serve At-Risk, Pregnant Minority Women - March 11, 2020

• Central Ohio Pathways HUB Shows Explosive Growth, Receives National Level 1 Certification - February 25, 2020

• Central Ohio Pathways HUB: Experiencing Success in First Month - April 17, 2019

• Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus Announces Central Ohio Pathways HUB - March 8, 2019