By removing key barriers to health, Greater Cincinnati can be one of the healthiest regions in the country. We need to lower the number of people using tobacco. We need to turn the tide on our community's heroin epidemic. And get our kids the comprehensive, early healthcare they need to become healthy adults.
Thriving Communities, an initiative of Interact for Health, engages communities in health promotion at a grassroots level. Using coaching, workshops and grants, we help communities implement research-based strategies to improve the well-being of their members.
Interact for Health is invested in helping nonprofits become self-sufficient. We have developed a series of programs in cooperation with SC Ministry Foundation to help nonprofits build the skills and resources necessary to continue their work after grants end.
To help create connections throughout the philanthropic community, Interact for Health offers our beautiful, state-of-the art Conference Center as a site for non-profit groups and organizations to host meetings, retreats, workshops, and conferences. Over 30,000 people use the facility each year.
For 20 years Interact for Health has served as a catalyst to improve health by promoting health equity in our region through community engagement, grants, research, education and policy. Interact for Health is an independent nonprofit that serves 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Jul 16th, 2018
Michael Betz is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Sciences at Ohio State University. Betz spoke with Interact for Health about a report he co-authored, called "Taking Measure of Ohio's Opioid Crisis," that estimated opioid misuse and dependency cost Ohio between $6.6 billion to $8.8 billion in 2015. Mike Betz
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children need “safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments” to grow up to be healthy. A lack of healthy relationships and environments or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to long-term health challenges and negative health outcomes.
The 2017 Child Well Being Survey (CWBS) asked parents and guardians in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to rate their child’s dental health and asked how many times their child had seen a dentist for preventive care in the past 12 months.
Most children in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have a usual place to go when they are sick or need advice about health.
Most parents and guardians reported that their child had health insurance coverage in the past 12 months.
Most parents reported that their child received health care when it was needed.
Asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety are the most commonly diagnosed chronic conditions among children in the Greater Cincinnati region, according to data collected through the 2017 Child Well-Being Survey.
The Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) is conducted every year to learn more about the health opinions, behaviors and status of adults in Ohio. In 2017, OHIP asked Ohio adults about state health education standards.
The 2017 Child Well-Being Survey (CWBS) asked parents and guardians of youth in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to describe the overall health of their child. CWBS also asked about specific health behaviors such as physical activity and sleep patterns.
The Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) found that 7 in 10 Kentucky adults believe that addiction is a disease (70%). Attitudes towards addiction as a disease were the same both among respondents who have a family member or friend who has experienced problems with substance abuse, and among those who did not indicate such firsthand experience with addiction.
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) and Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) has found that more than 2 in 10 Ohio adults (23%) report knowing someone who has trouble as a result of using heroin, while just under 2 in 10 Kentucky adults (16%) report knowing someone affected by heroin use.
Our state-of-the-art conference facility is available at low cost to nonprofits.
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Interact for Health makes resources available to grantees and other non-profits to help them build the skills necessary to sustain their programs.
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SVP brings together local philanthropists to fund and become involved with selected nonprofits to make a difference in the community.
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Interact for Health has always encouraged and supported data-driven decisions. It is in support of that goal that we started the Ohio Health Issues Poll in 2005.
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The Community Health Status Survey (CHSS) gives an in-depth look at the self-reported health of tri-state residents. The survey is a project of Interact for Health. It was most recently conducted in 2017 and was first conducted in 1996.
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Interact for Health has always encouraged and supported data-driven decisions. It is in support of that goal that we partnered with the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky to start the Kentucky Health Issues Poll in 2008.
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Our healthcare reform website provides information about the Affordable Care Act and how it affects consumers and small businesses.
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Growing Well is an independent nonprofit organization that improves the health of our communities by connecting students and their families to accessible, school-based health services.
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