108: Healthy Beginnings at Home--and the Difference Housing Makes
As discussed on past episodes, Ohio has among the worst maternal and infant health outcomes in the nation. These outcomes are compounded by gaping racial and ethnic disparities, as well. But what can we do to start reversing this trend? The Healthy Beginnings at Home pilot project is pointing us in some critical directions.
On the new episode of Prognosis Ohio, Dan talks with Maureen Stapleton, Director of Celebrate One, an infant mortality prevention collaborative in Columbus, and Barbara Poppe, a renowned housing expert who played a critical role in shaping the project’s design and implementation.
In the first part, Dan and Director Stapleton discuss how Celebrate One’s mission of improving health outcomes among Ohio’s mothers and babies led naturally to efforts to ensure these families had stable housing—and to study the benefits of that housing. Director Stapleton explains how the project came together and why stable housing requires a broad, collaborative effort. You can read more about Maureen Stapleton here.
In Part II, Dan and Barbara Poppe dive deeper into the report summarizing key findings of the Healthy Beginnings and Home, which you can read about here. Among the report’s findings are the financial benefits of stable housing for an already vulnerable population, the relationship between health outcomes and housing, the impact of racism and trauma from racism impact these families, and the effect the pandemic has had on Ohio’s insecurely housed populations. You can read more about Barbara Poppe here.
Links
Read about Celebrate One’s mission and find out how you can support and participate in it.
Read about infant mortality in Ohio.
Read about HBAH on the Poppe and Associates Website.
Read the HBAH Final Report (Health Policy Institute of Ohio).
Credits
Hosted and produced by Dan Skinner.
Editorial and production support from Trish Mayhorn.
Music produced by Kyle Rosenberger.
Prognosis Ohio is a production of Prognosis Ohio, LLC.