GMR resources in this section:

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

• 2002-2012 Ohio District Maps (Office of the Ohio Secretary Of State): http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectionsVoter/OEcongressDist.pdf
• Census 2000: Ohio Profile (U.S. Census Bureau): http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/OH_2K_Profile.pdf
• Go Local Ohio - Southeast (MedlinePlus): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 2009 State Profiles: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/data/Ohio09.pdf
• Net Wellness: http://www.netwellness.org/
• Ohio: At-A-Glance (Kaiser Foundation): http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/profileglance.jsp?rgn=37
• 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/ems.asp
• Ohio Rural Development Partnership: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/ordp/ordp.aspx
• Ohio State & County Quick Facts (U.S. Census Bureau): http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39000.html
• Ohio State Profile (Centers for Disease Control - CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/stateprofiles/Ohio/Ohio_Profiles.htm
• State Medical Board of Ohio: http://med.ohio.gov/
• State of Ohio: http://ohio.gov/
• State of Ohio Board of Nursing: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/

State Health Resource Lists

• State Resources - Ohio (Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/ohio.php

Health Workforce Profiles

• The Ohio Health Workforce (National Center for Health Workforce Analysis): http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/ohio.htm

State Medical or Health Professional Associations

• American Academy of Pediatrics - Ohio Chapter: http://www.ohioaap.org/
• American College of Cardiology - Ohio Chapter: http://www.ohacc.org/
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) - Ohio Chapter: http://www.ohacep.org/
• Association of Ohio Health Commissioners (AOHC): http://www.aohc.net/
• 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: http://www.ohioassistedliving.org/
• Ohio Association of Community Health Centers: http://www.ohiochc.org/
• Ohio Dental Association: http://www.oda.org/
• Ohio Dietetic Association (ODA): http://www.eatrightohio.org/
• Ohio Health Care Association: http://www.ohca.org/
• Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA): http://www.ohima.org/
• Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization / Ohio Home Care Organization: http://www.ohpco.org/
• Ohio Hospital Association: http://www.ohanet.org/
• Ohio Nurses Association (ONA): http://www.ohnurses.org/
• Ohio Occupational Therapy Association: http://www.oota.org/
• Ohio Osteopathic Association: http://www.ooanet.org/
• Ohio Physicians Health Program: http://www.opep.org/
• Ohio Podiatric Medical Association (OPMA): http://www.opma.org/
• Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA): http://www.ohiopsych.org/
• Ohio Psychological Association: 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: http://www.osma.org/
• Ohio Urological Society: http://www.ousweb.org/
• Ohio Veterinary Medical Association: http://www.ohiovma.org/

Emergency Preparedness

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

State Contact Librarian

Holly Burt, Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator, haburt@uic.edu, 312-996-2464 (Ohio)

Regional Advisory Council Representative

• NN/LM-GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2006-2011

  Michael McGraw, Ohio State Representative, michael.mcgraw@case.edu, 216-368 x1396

Library Associations

• Midwest Chapter - Medical Library Association

  Elaine Skopelja, President, eskopelj@iupui.edu, 317-274-8358

• Ohio Health Sciences Library Association

  Bette Sydelko, President, bette.sydelko@wright.edu, 937-775-3837

Library Consortia

• Central Ohio Health Sciences Library Association

  Susi Miller, smiller5@ohiohealth.com, 614-566-5230

• Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association

  Amy Koshoffer, President, amy.koshoffer@uc.edu, 513-558-6248

• Council of NEOUCOM Associated Hospital Libraries

  Beth Layton, blayton@neoucom.edu

• Health Science Librarians of Northwest Ohio

  Jolene Miller, jolene.miller@utoledo.edu, 419-383-4959

• Medical Library Association of Northeastern Ohio

  Holly Kimborowicz, library@lhs.net, 440-354-2400

• Rural Ohio Valley Health Sciences Library Network

  Beverly Hughes, bev_hughes@fcmh.org, 740-335-1210

• Wright State University Affiliated Hospital Libraries

  Shirley Sebald-Kinder, sjsebald@mvh.org, 937-208-6236

Union Listing Organizations

• State Library of Ohio, Interlibrary Loan Department (OHIOLINK)Reference: 614-644-6952
  Loansome Doc: 614-387-1189
  Interlibrary Loan: 614-387-1189
  Network Profile

Outreach Libraries

• Ohio State University, John A Prior Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK) ILLReference: 614-292-4869
  Loansome Doc: 614-292-4894
  Interlibrary Loan: 614-292-4894
  Network Profile
• University of Cincinnati, Donald C Harrison Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK)Reference: 513-558-5628
  Loansome Doc: 513-558-0173
  Interlibrary Loan: 513-558-0173
  Network Profile

Resource Libraries

• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Health Sciences Library/Allen Library/MezzanineReference: 216-368-1361
  Reference: 216-368-3642
  Loansome Doc: 216-368-6423
  Loansome Doc: 216-368-6424
  Interlibrary Loan: 216-368-6423
  Interlibrary Loan: 216-368-6424
  Network Profile
• NEOUCOM, Ocasek Regional Medical Information CenterLoansome Doc: 330-325-6593
  Interlibrary Loan: 330-325-6592
  Network Profile
• Ohio State University, John A Prior Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK) ILLReference: 614-292-4869
  Loansome Doc: 614-292-4894
  Interlibrary Loan: 614-292-4894
  Network Profile
• Ohio University, Vernon R. Alden Library ATTN: ILL/RESOURCE SHARINGReference: 740-593-0249
  Loansome Doc: 740-593-2690
  Interlibrary Loan: 740-593-2690
  Network Profile
• State Library of Ohio, Interlibrary Loan Department (OHIOLINK)Reference: 614-644-6952
  Loansome Doc: 614-387-1189
  Interlibrary Loan: 614-387-1189
  Network Profile
• University of Cincinnati, Donald C Harrison Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK)Reference: 513-558-5628
  Loansome Doc: 513-558-0173
  Interlibrary Loan: 513-558-0173
  Network Profile
• University of Toledo, University Libraries (OhioLINK)Reference: 419-383-4959
  Loansome Doc: 419-530-7908
  Interlibrary Loan: 419-530-2576
  Interlibrary Loan: 419-530-7908
  Network Profile
• Wright State University, Dunbar LibraryLoansome Doc: 937-775-3565
  Interlibrary Loan: 937-775-2289
  Network Profile

Ohio GMR Members

Directory of members in Ohio.