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Poverty increases in suburban and rural areas in Northeast Ohio

Poverty increases in suburban and rural areas in Northeast Ohio

Analysis by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (CUPCD) at CWRU reveal increasing levels of poverty outside of Cleveland

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Ohio ranks last in US for tobacco prevention efforts

Ohio ranks last in US for tobacco prevention efforts

In fiscal years 2011 and 2012, Ohio has not budgeted any funding ($0) in tobacco prevention despite having received $1.2 billion in tobacco settlement monies and taxes on tobacco products in 2010 and showing startling tobacco use among youth.

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2010 Chlamydia and gonorrhea rates increase in Cuyahoga County

2010 Chlamydia and gonorrhea rates increase in Cuyahoga County

Chlamydia and gonorrhea rates for 2010 increase in Cuyahoga County. This public health report provides case counts and rates for all municipalities and Cleveland neighborhoods.

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Community environmental and health reports now available (EPA)

Community environmental and health reports now available (EPA)

My Environment is a web-based application from the Environmental Protection Agency that allows users to enter a zip code or location and obtain reports on local air, water and land quality, health data and energy use footprint.

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Diabetes care may improve through electronic medical records

Diabetes care may improve through electronic medical records

Dr Randy Cebul of MetroHealth Medical Center discusses the advantages of "Better Health Greater Cleveland", a system of medical record data combining many area hospital data to improve medical care.

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Syphilis case numbers nearly unchanged from 2009 to 2010

Syphilis case numbers nearly unchanged from 2009 to 2010

Total syphilis cases, including primary and secondary syphilis, reported to public health officials were nearly unchanged from 2009 to 2010. This report provides information on the groups most at risk. Locally, co-infection with HIV appears to be common among those diagnosed.

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Only one in three Cuyahoga County adults is at normal weight

Only one in three Cuyahoga County adults is at normal weight

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveying Cuyahoga County adults in 2009 report that one on three (35.7%) is at normal weight, more than one in three is overweight (38.0%) and one in four is obese (26.3%)

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