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As Maternal Mortality Rises, Ohio Policymakers Urge Action
Racial disparities exist within the outcomes for pregnant individuals
With a latest CDC report displaying a major improve in maternal mortality, Ohio well being advocates say the state wants extra prevention methods, notably in the case of minority well being.
The CDC’s report confirmed a 40% improve in maternal mortality in 2021, the latest knowledge launched by the Nationwide Very important Statistics System.
The report confirmed that maternal demise – that may be a pregnant particular person’s demise or the demise of a person not thought-about unintended or incidental – occurred in 1,205 ladies, up from 861 in 2020 and 754 in 2019. The 2021 charge quantities to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 reside births.
The speed of maternal demise for Black ladies was 2.6 occasions larger than for White ladies, at 69.9 deaths per 100,000 reside births.
“The will increase from 2020 to 2021 for all race and Hispanic-origin teams had been vital,” the CDC report said.
April is Minority Well being Month within the U.S. and Ohio, and with contemporary knowledge from the CDC, minority well being and legislative leaders need to see motion to handle the problem.
“There’s a maternal disaster in the USA,” stated Angela Dawson, director of the Ohio Fee on Minority Well being, in a latest assembly of the Black Maternal Well being Caucus.
She pointed to a different examine from the March of Dimes that confirmed maternal mortality has elevated nationally since 2018 by 89%, and Black ladies are nonetheless 2.5 occasions extra prone to die than white or Hispanic ladies within the US.
Persistent gaps exist, solely exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and people gaps seem to have patterns aligned with discriminatory practices like redlining, the follow of refusing minority teams monetary assist primarily based on the world during which they reside.
Dawson stated the information exhibits communities which are redlined are the identical communities exhibiting excessive charges of maternal mortality, together with most cancers, diabetes and different damaging well being outcomes.
“What we’ve performed to assist toddler mortality, we should comply with the identical path to get the identical degree of assist for maternal mortality,” Dawson stated.
That would come with statewide info excursions, “hubs” to handle the problems, and legislative packages to hit the bottom operating and impact change.
A invoice is already lively within the Ohio Common Meeting, searching for to increase doula companies and Medicaid reimbursement for the companies, one thing Dawson and state Sen. Catherine Ingram, D-Cincinnati, stated is an effective begin.
However extra assist is required for Black and minority communities, together with strengthening main care, entry to companies, community-level participation in coverage growth and modernizing race and ethnicity knowledge, together with investing in social companies to interrupt down system boundaries.
“If I’ve obtained extra people who find themselves able to working and dwelling in these areas, then that makes a distinction for all of us,” Ingram stated.
However laws like Senate Invoice 83, which might require establishments of upper ed to get rid of necessary variety, fairness and inclusion trainings, and measures that threaten funding for teams who make the most of DEI insurance policies ought to be a priority, in accordance with Ingram.
“My worry is that, although we’re speaking about Black maternal well being and minority well being and all these items that we all know are good … that the language is such that they’re making an attempt their greatest to not have that dialog about disparities that they know exist,” Ingram stated.
Initially printed by the Ohio Capital Journal. Republished right here with permission.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There will be plenty of overnight lane closures over the next several weeks for various construction projects in Northeast Ohio.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has released an updated list of lane closures and delays for Cuyahoga County and other regions.
I-90 westbound just east of Columbia Road will be in a bi-directional traffic pattern beginning Tuesday and continuing through September for bridge deck replacement. All lanes of traffic are maintained. However, one lane of westbound traffic will be maintained on the I-90 eastbound side separated by a concrete barrier wall. Two lanes of traffic are maintained on the existing westbound side using a lane shift.
U.S. 422 westbound ramp to I-271 northbound will be closed from 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday. The detour is I-480 westbound to Miles Road to I-271 north.
Harvard Road entrance ramp to I-271 north will be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Chagrin Road entrance ramp to I-271 north will be closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Chagrin Road entrance ramp to I-271 south will be closed at 8 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday.
Westway Drive over I-90 will be closed from Aug. 12 through mid-September for bridge repairs. The detour will utilize Wager Road
I-271 southbound ramp to U.S. 422 eastbound will be closed 8 p.m. Aug. 9 through 6 a.m. Aug. 12 for bridge repairs.
The following closures will be in place each night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Tuesday until Thursday for pavement work.
I-71 northbound to I-480 westbound. The detour is I-480 east to Tiedeman Road to I-480 west.
I-480 westbound to Ohio 237. The detour is Ohio 17 east to Ohio 237.
The following ramps will be closed for resurfacing from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night from Aug. 7 to Aug. 11. All ramps will not be closed at the same time.
Ohio 176 north ramp to I-90 east. The detour is I-490 east to I-77 north.
I-90 east ramp to I-71 north. The detour is I-90 east to I-77 north.
I-90 east/I-490 west ramp to I-71 south. The detour is Ohio 176 south to Denison Avenue to Ohio 176 north to West 14th Street to I-71 south.
Ohio 700 just south of Tavern Road has been reduced to one lane maintained by a temporary traffic signal beginning through early September for culvert replacement.
Ohio 91 (SOM Center Road) between U.S. 20 and Ohio 2 has various lane restrictions through mid-September for bridge repairs.
U.S. 6 between Rockefeller Road and Bishop Road will be reduced to westbound traffic only beginning Aug. 10 through early September for resurfacing. The detour for eastbound traffic is Bishop Road to Eddy Road to Rockefeller Road.
Ohio 615 between Andrews Road and Center Street has various nightly lane restrictions between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. through October.
I-277/U.S. 224 westbound between I-76/Kenmore Leg and I-77 will have various lane restrictions beginning Aug. 12.
I-277/U.S. 224 westbound between I-77 and I-76/Kenmore Leg will be closed from Aug. 19 through Aug. 28 for resurfacing. The detour will be I-77 northbound to I-76 westbound to I-76/Kenmore Leg.
Brush Road over Ohio I-77 will be closed beginning Aug. 14 through late August for bridge repairs. The detour is Brecksville Road to Boston Mills Road to Black Road.
Ohio 303 under I-77 will be closed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night beginning Aug. 19 through Aug. 26 for bridge-beam placement. The detour is Brecksville Road to Wheatley Road to I-271.
Ohio 303 eastbound under I-77 will be closed from Aug. 21 through late November for bridge construction. The detour is Brecksville Road to Wheatley Road to I-271.
The ramp from Glenwood Avenue to Ohio 8 southbound will be closed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily beginning Aug. 19 through late August. The detour is Glenwood Avenue to Howard Street to Tallmadge Avenue.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ben Lively and the Guardians battle Baltimore for the best record in the American League.
Here are the starting lineups for Thursday’s game between the Guardians and Orioles.
Where: Progressive Field, 6:40 p.m. ET.
TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF 1350 AM (Spanish) and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game.
Teams: Guardians (65-42) vs. Orioles (65-44).
Starting pitchers: RHP Ben Lively (9-6, 3.44) vs. LHP Trevor Rogers (2-9, 4.53).
GUARDIANS
LF Steven Kwan.
CF Lane Thomas.
3B José Ramírez.
1B Josh Naylor.
DH David Fry.
RF Jhonkensy Noel.
2B Tyler Freeman.
C Bo Naylor
SS Brayan Rocchio.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The SWAT team was called to the city’s West side Thursday morning for a possible active shooter situation.
This started around 11 a.m. in the area of Division Avenue and W. 25th Street.
Cleveland police officers were seen going in and out of several apartment buildings.
The situation ended peacefully around 1 p.m.
19 News has learned shots were fired, but it is unclear if anyone was injured or arrested.
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