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Ohio State Profile and Resources

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.

Ohio Network Information

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/

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