Learn more about ways state agencies and their partners are working to address biases and social conditions that can result in poorer health outcomes for certain Ohioans.

Minority Health Strike Force reports and response

• COVID-19 Ohio Minority Health Strike Force: Interim Report
   
• COVID-19 Ohio Minority Health Strike Force Blueprint
   
• Ohio’s Executive Response: A Plan of Action to Advance Equity, August 2020

National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities

The Ohio Department of Health seeks to improve resiliency to COVID-19 and other health emergencies and reduce health disparities in Ohio’s most vulnerable communities. Read more about Ohio’s$31M award to address health disparities.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Disparities Grant

Providing Vaccinations to Homebound Residents

Homebound individuals are a vulnerable population that may require tailored efforts to special planning and accommodations to support in-home vaccinations. This document offers suggestions for operational planning based on best practices being implemented across Ohio.

• Homebound Vaccinations Playbook by the Ohio Department of Aging and Ohio Department of Health