Association of Ohio Health Commissioners

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Thank you to Jared Warner, Health Commissioner for Highland County Health Department, for leading the AOHC AI Workgroup. The survey responses helped the workgroup form an action plan including training, the development of Ohio-specific policy templates, AI platform tool analysis, and more to support responsible and ethical AI use.

Public Health is simultaneously under-resourced and facing a technological revolution. Generative AI is changing public health at a foundational level by providing new ways to write, analyze data, connect, explore, and create. These new AI-powered capabilities also bring many new challenges. As jurisdictions, the question is not whether to engage with AI, but how to do so responsibly.

Ohio’s local health districts (LHDs) are working on this issue through the development of a statewide AI taskforce organized through the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners (AOHC). In February 2026, the AOHC taskforce released a statewide survey on AI use by Ohio LHDs in an effort to gain insights into where LHDs are in AI adoption, where gaps exist, and where future efforts will be needed. This survey included 26 questions, and addressed issues related to governance, policy, AI tool use, training, workforce concerns, and other aspects of AI implementation.

Find out the survey results and resulting actions of AOHC’s AI taskforce at https://www.naccho.org/blog/articles/ai-adoption-ohio-lhds

Story by Melanie Schott, Director of Operations and Member Services, Association of Ohio Health Commissioners & Jared Warner, RS, REHS, Health Commissioner, Highland County Health Department

07/17/2026

Clermont County Public Health presented "Integrating Multi-Source Fatality Review and Surveillance Data to Understand Su***de and Overdose in Clermont County" at NACCHO360.

The session demonstrated how bringing together multiple sources of fatality review and surveillance data provides a clearer understanding of the factors driving overdose and su***de in the community.

What a great week of presentations from Ohio's public health leaders!

07/17/2026

Creating healthier communities means making sure everyone is included.

Thank you to the teams from Franklin County Public Health, Delaware Public Health District, and their community partner, Special Olympics, for presenting "LHD Novel Partnership for IDD-Inclusion in the Pursuit of Health Equity."

Their session highlighted innovative partnerships and practical strategies to help local health departments become more inclusive of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

07/17/2026

Ohio's collaborative approach to public health was on full display at !

Local and state public health leaders came together for the session, "Don't Break Up with Your State Health Department," highlighting how strong partnerships lead to stronger public health. Ohio showcased how the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and local health departments work together through shared decision-making and formalized collaboration structures to achieve better outcomes for the communities we serve.

A special thank you to Bobbi Krabill and Ben Robison from ODH, and Krista Wasowski, Health Commissioner for Medina County Health Department and AOHC Board Treasurer, for sharing Ohio's story and for your continued commitment to partnership and collaboration.

07/16/2026

Kathryn Meyer of the Cleveland Department of Public Health presented "A Collaborative Approach to Transform HIV Prevention Access," highlighting how collaboration can improve adherence to HIV prevention, expand access to services, and reduce health disparities. Another great Ohio presentation at NACCHO360!

07/16/2026

If you're from Ohio, it comes as no surprise that Noah Stuby from Greene County Public Health presented "Financial Strategic Planning for Long-Term Success" at NACCHO360, sharing practical strategies with public health leaders from across the country!