The state of tobacco use in Greater Cincinnati, recommendations for creating better health
Interact for Health released its most recent Greater Cincinnati Adult Tobacco Survey, which included adults from 22 counties in the…
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Interact for Health awards $650,0000 to four local organizations in effort to advance local policy changes
Interact for Health has announced four recipients of their Local Health Policy Request for Proposals (RFP). The grants aim to…
Brighton Center, Children’s Law Center among 11 organizations to receive Data for Equity grants
Northern Kentucky-based Brighton Center and Children’s Law Center are among 11 Greater Cincinnati nonprofit organizations to receive $25,000 grants from…
Deanna Hillard joins Interact for Health as program officer supporting 38 school-based health centers
For more than 20 years, Interact for Health has worked to improve access to care for children via school-based health…
Andra Smith named newest member of Interact for Health Research and Evaluation Team
Andra Smith recently joined Interact for Health as Research and Evaluation Associate. In this position, she will conduct organizational evaluation…
Ross Meyer named new Vice President, Equity and Social Determinants of Health for Interact for Health
To support its ongoing efforts to improve health equity in Greater Cincinnati, Interact for Health has selected Ross Meyer for…
Interact for Change awards $20,000 in scholarships for local students pursuing careers in health care
To support local students in their pursuit of careers in health care, InterAct for Change recently awarded a total of…
Support for Health Care Law remains steady in Kentucky; attitudes vary by political affiliation
More Kentucky adults have positive opinions about the Affordable Care Act than negative, according to the 2018 Kentucky Health Issues…
Your Health: This holiday season, invest in building strong relationships — important to improved health
By Dr. O’Dell Owens Interact for Health This is the time of year when we want to show our friends…
New KHIP poll shows majority of Kentuckians have gotten a flu shot; still time to get yours
If you haven’t gotten a flu shot in the last 12 months, you’re in the minority in Kentucky. What’s more,…
Commentary: Child care in Greater Cincinnati is a critical resource for the region’s workforce
By Dr. O’dell Moreno Owens and Vanessa Freytag If businesses in the Greater Cincinnati region want to thrive, they need…
Dr. O’dell Owens: Nicotine is always unsafe for youth; we must be diligent in protecting them from tobacco
Smoking in the United States continues to decline, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 15.5% of…
People in the News: New staff at Interact for Health, Boone student Impelliteri on Board of Education,
Interact for Health recently added two staff members, Sonya Carrico as senior program officer and Colleen Desmond as Kate Keller…
KHIP: Most Kentucky adults favor mandatory treatment programs for drug possession offenders
Nearly 8 in 10 Kentucky adults (82%) favor court-mandated treatment programs for first- and second-time drug offenders according to the…
Kentucky Health Issues Poll: Heroin use continues to cause problems for friends and families in region
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) and Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) asked adults if they knew a…
KHIP: State’s adults favor tobacco-free schools; only 39% of school districts have tobacco-free policies
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) found that nearly 9 in 10 adults (87%) favor schools adopting tobacco-free…
Most recent KHIP poll for high rate of use in Kentucky of e-cigarettes, highest among young adults
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) found that nearly 3 in 10 Kentucky adults reported ever using e-cigarettes…
Two health foundations sponsoring free forum on ways to use data to improve region’s health
Data! Fostering Health Innovation in Kentucky and Ohio forum will be held on October 23, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m….
Health Issues Poll: Results help determine issues NKY adults face and how to focus support
Since 2008, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), sponsored by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,…
Interact’s CHSS report shows NKyians agree with others in region: Community is supportive
According to the 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), sponsored by Interact for Health, majorities of all groups of adults…
Interact for Health’s CHSS reports that fewer of us go without doctor’s care, likely because of ACA
The 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), funded by Interact for Health, has found that fewer than 1 in 10…
Interact for Health refines its health policy strategy to focus its prioritizes, eliminate barriers
Interact for Health has announced it will focus its grantmaking and health policy work to eliminate key barriers to better…
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