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Specific Populations

State Profile:

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Michigan

Minnesota

North Dakota

Ohio

South Dakota

Wisconsin

Ohio State Profile

Ohio was the 17th state to enter the union, joining on March 1, 1803. It is the 34th largest state in terms of land, at 44,828 square miles, but 7th in terms of population, with 11,353,140 residents counted in the 2000 census. 85.0% of Ohio residents are Caucasian, 11.5% African-American, 1.9% Hispanic, and other population groups including 24,486 American Indians, 132,633 Asians, and 2749 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders. Columbus is the capital of Ohio. It also has the largest population of any city in Ohio, at 711,470. Other major Ohio cities include Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo.

State Information

• 500 Nations: Indian Tribes: Ohio http://www.500nations.com/Ohio_Tribes.asp
• Kaiser Foundation: Individual State Profile: Ohio: http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/profileglance.jsp?rgn=37
• Office of the Ohio Secretary Of State: District Maps: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/candidates/District%20Maps.aspx
• Rural Assistance Center: State Resources: Ohio: http://www.raconline.org/states/ohio.php
• State of Ohio: http://ohio.gov/
• U.S. Census Bureau: Census 2010: Ohio Profile: http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10_thematic/2010_Profile/2010_Profile_Map_Ohio.pdf
• U.S. Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts: Ohio: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39000.html
• Additional national databases for state information: National Data

State Health Information

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): 2011 State Snapshots: Ohio: http://statesnapshots.ahrq.gov/
• Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA In Your State Fact Sheet: Ohio: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/HIMSFactSheet.aspx?statecd=39
• Health Workforce Information Center: Ohio: http://www.hwic.org/states/introduction.php?id=175
• NetWellness.org: http://www.netwellness.org/
• Additional databases for state health information: National Health Data

State Health Agencies

• Ohio Commission on Minority Health: http://mih.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Department of Health: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Department of Health Information Warehouse: http://dwhouse.odh.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Department of Mental Health: http://www.mh.state.oh.us/
• Ohio Emergency Medical Services: http://www.ems.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Rural Development Partnership Program: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/ordp/ordp.aspx
• State of Ohio Board of Nursing: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
• State Medical Board of Ohio: http://med.ohio.gov/

State Medical or Health Professional Associations

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Ohio Chapter: http://www.ohioaap.org/
• American College of Cardiology: Ohio Chapter: http://www.ohacc.org/
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): Ohio ACEP: http://www.ohacep.org/
• American Lung Association in Ohio: http://www.ohiolung.org/
• Association of Ohio Health Commissioners (AOHC): http://www.aohc.net/
• Midwest Care Alliance (Ohio association for home, hospice and palliative care): http://www.ohpco.org/
• Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP): http://www.ohioafp.org/
• Ohio Association Medical Staff Services (OAMSS): http://www.oamss.org/
• Ohio Association of Physician Assistants (OAPA): http://www.ohiopa.com/
• Ohio Assisted Living Association (OALA): http://www.ohioassistedliving.org/
• Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC): http://www.ohiochc.org/
• Ohio Dental Association (ODA): http://www.oda.org/
• Ohio Dietetic Association (ODA): http://www.eatrightohio.org/
• Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA): http://www.ohca.org/
• Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA): http://www.ohima.org/
• Ohio Hospital Association (OHA): http://www.ohanet.org/
• Ohio Nurses Association (ONA): http://www.ohnurses.org/
• Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA): http://www.oota.org/
• Ohio Osteopathic Association (OOA): http://www.ooanet.org/
• Ohio Podiatric Medical Association (OPMA): http://www.opma.org/
• Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA): http://www.ohiopsych.org/
• Ohio Psychological Association (OPA): http://www.ohpsych.org/
• Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists (OSA): http://www.osainc.org/
• Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists (OSRT): http://www.osrt.org/
• Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association (OSLHA): http://www.ohioslha.org/
• Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists (OSANA): http://osana.org/
• Ohio State Chiropractic Association (OSCA): http://www.oscachiro.org/
• Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA): http://www.osma.org/
• Ohio Urological Society (OUS): http://www.ousweb.org/
• Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA): http://www.ohiovma.org/

Emergency Preparedness

• Ohio Department of Public Safety: Emergency Management Agency: http://ema.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Department of Public Safety: Ohio Homeland Security: http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/
• ReadyOhio: Plan, Prepare, Stay Informed: http://www.ready.ohio.gov/

GMR State Contact:

• Holly Ann Burt, Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator , Email Holly

Regional Advisory Council Representative

• NN/LM GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2011-2016
  Michael McGraw, Ohio State Representative, michael.mcgraw@case.edu, 216-368 x1396

Library Associations

• Medical Library Association
  • Midwest Chapter
    Janna Lawrence, President, janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9870
• Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA)
  Stacy Gall, President, sgall@ohiohealth.com, 614-566-9468
• Special Library Association
  • Central Ohio Chapter (CO-SLA)
  • Cincinnati Chapter
  • Cleveland Chapter

Library Consortia

• Central Ohio Health Sciences Library Association
  Susi Miller, smiller5@ohiohealth.com, 614-566-5230
• Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association (CAHSLA)
  Regina Hartman, President, hartmanr@healthall.com, 513-585-2773
• Health Science Librarians of Northwest Ohio (HSLNO)
  Jolene Miller, jolene.miller@utoledo.edu, 419-383-4959
• Medical Library Association of Northeastern Ohio (MLANO)
  Holly Kimborowicz, library@lhs.net, 440-354-2400
• NEOMED Affiliated Hospital Libraries
  Beth Layton, blayton@neomed.edu, 330-325.6611
• Rural Ohio Valley Health Sciences Library Network
  Beverly Hughes, bev_hughes@fcmh.org, 740-335-1210
• SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON)
  Melanie A. Blau-McDonald, melanie@swonlibraries.org, 7513-751-4422
• Wright State University Affiliated Hospital Libraries
  Shirley Sebald-Kinder, sjsebald@mvh.org, 937-208-6236

Library Schools

• Kent State Univrsity - School of Library and Information: http://www.kent.edu/slis/

Outreach Libraries

• Ohio State University
• University of Cincinnati

Resource Libraries

• Case Western Reserve University
• Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• State Library of Ohio
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Toledo
• Wright State University

GMR Members

Directory of members in Ohio