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
• Ohio: At-A-Glance (Kaiser Foundation): http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/profileglance.jsp?rgn=37
• Ohio State & County Quick Facts (U.S. Census Bureau): http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39000.html
• State of Ohio: http://ohio.gov/
• State Resources - Ohio (Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/ohio.php

State Health Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Data and Profiles for State, Tribal, Local and Territories: http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/DataStatistics/
• Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA In Your State Fact Sheet: Ohio: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/HIMSFactSheet.aspx?statecd=39
  • Health Center Data: State Data http://bphc.hrsa.gov/healthcenterdatastatistics/statedata/
  • Find Shortage Areas: HPSA by State & County http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
  • National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/ (see the link to: Index of All Health Workforce Reports)
• Net Wellness: http://www.netwellness.org/
• 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
• State of Ohio Board of Nursing: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
• State Cancer Profiles (National Cancer Institute): http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/
• State Medical Board of Ohio: http://med.ohio.gov/

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 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/

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

• Midwest Chapter - Medical Library Association

  Janna Lawrence, President, janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9870

• Ohio Health Sciences Library Association

  Stacy Gall, President, sgall@ohiohealth.com, 614-566-9468

Library Consortia

• Central Ohio Health Sciences Library Association

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

• Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association

  Regina Hartman, President, hartmanr@healthall.com, 513-585-2773

• 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

• NEOMED Associated 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

• Wright State University Affiliated Hospital Libraries

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

Union Listing Organizations

• OHIONET, OCLC Services Department

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

Outreach Libraries

• Ohio State University, Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK) ILL
• University of Cincinnati, Donald C Harrison Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK)

Resource Libraries

• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Health Sciences Library/Allen Library/Mezzanine
• Northeast Ohio Medical University, Ocasek Regional Medical Information Center
• Ohio State University, Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK) ILL
• Ohio University, Vernon R. Alden Library ATTN: ILL/RESOURCE SHARING
• State Library of Ohio, Interlibrary Loan Department (OHIOLINK)
• University of Cincinnati, Donald C Harrison Health Sciences Library (OHIOLINK)
• University of Toledo, University Libraries (OhioLINK)
• Wright State University, Dunbar Library

Ohio GMR Members

Directory of members in Ohio.