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Rural Health Information Hub

Ohio Resources

Ohio's Rural and Urban Counties
Map of rural, partially rural, urban, and Appalachian counties in Ohio overlaid with locations of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Primary Care Office
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Assessing Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of the Trinity Hospital Twin City Fit for Life Program for Weight Loss and Diabetes Prevention in a Rural Midwestern Town
Reports on Fit For Life (FFL), a health education program that works to address the causes of obesity in rural settings and helps program participants lose weight. Highlights discussion on assessing effectiveness, replication, and cost-effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in a rural Appalachian Ohio county. Covers lessons learned and practice implications.
Author(s): Timothy McKnight, Jennifer R. Demuth, Natalie Wilson, Jonathon P. Leider, Alana Knudson
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15
Date: 08/2018
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Rural Child Welfare Practice
Issue brief discussing the needs and concerns of rural children and families, including healthcare and social services. Examines factors linked to child maltreatment, such as poverty, violence, and substance use, and features descriptions of successful programs designed to promote child welfare in rural areas of Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado, as well as Appalachian Ohio and Kentucky.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Ohio Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Ohio's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Ohio's application and presentation slides for a webinar held to inform the development of the application.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Ohio's Well-Being Dashboard
Provides social and economic well-being scores by Ohio county.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies
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Ohio Pharmacy Access
Provides interactive county-level data on open and closed pharmacies in Ohio from 2012-2024. Includes option to filter data by year, social vulnerability index (SVI), and pharmacy type.
Sponsoring organization: Data Ohio
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Ohio Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Update
Provides information and county-level data on vector-borne illnesses in Ohio from mosquitoes and ticks.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Ohio Locations for Naloxone & Support
Provides an interactive map that shows locations for naloxone, syringe service programs, and other harm reduction resources by county and facility in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Interactive Ohio FQHC & LAL Map
An interactive map that shows the location of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alikes (LALs) in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
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Ohio Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboard
An interactive dashboard that allows users to select measures relating to substance abuse in Ohio with data available by year and county. Includes data on overdose mortality, Naloxone distribution, emergency medical services (EMS) responses, community health and demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: DataOhio
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Additional resources are available. See a full list of Ohio Resources.


Last Updated: 11/21/2025