State Health Assessment (SHA)

The State Health Assessment (SHA) is a comprehensive and actionable picture of health and wellbeing in Ohio. The purpose of the SHA is to:

Inform identification of priorities in the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP).
Provide a template for state agencies and local partners, with a uniform set of categories and metrics to use in related assessments.

The SHA was released on July 24, 2025, and the 2025-2029 SHIP is currently under development. The purpose of the SHIP is to:

Provide state agency leaders, local health departments, hospitals and other partners with a strategic menu of priorities, objectives and evidence-based strategies to address shared priority health issues.
Spur partnership with sectors beyond health.

2023 State Health Assessment (SHA)

2023 State Health Assessment Report. The State Health Assessment (SHA) is a comprehensive and actionable picture of health and well-being in Ohio. The purpose of the SHA is to inform identification of priorities in the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) and provide a template for state agencies and local partners, with a uniform set of categories and metrics to use in related assessments.
Appendix 1: Participating Agencies. Appendix 1 of the 2023 State Health Assessment (SHA) lists all the state and local agencies that participated in the development of the SHA.
Appendix 2: Progress Toward State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) Indicators. Appendix 2 of the 2023 State Health Assessment (SHA) shows the progress made toward each of the indicators in the 2020-2022 State Health Improvement Plan.