Topic G: Which of the following can ensure the health of a community?
Kent LWV - Health Equity Study
Please answer the following ten (10) Yes/No questions. Please add comments, including requests for clarification.
1.
Expand Medicaid
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
2.
Get rid of the newly instituted work requirements for Medicaid
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
3.
Incentivize full-service grocery stores to locate in low-income neighborhoods
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
4.
Fund school nurses and full-service clinics in schools
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
5.
Consider the health impacts of proposed rules and laws as a standard part of Ohio’s policy making process, at all levels of government
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
6.
Help break the cycle of poverty (universal pre-kindergarten, full day kindergarten, boost eligibility for childcare assistance)
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
7.
Promote income security for Ohio families (raise minimum wage, expand cash
assistance program from 50 to 100 percent of poverty, expand earned income tax credit, protect supplemental nutrition assistance programs)
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
8.
Invest in areas of concentrated poverty (i.e. green space, public transit, restore local government funding)
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment
9.
Affordable housing in well connected areas ( transportation, food, etc)
Yes
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
No
Comment
10.
Conduct lead screening – (water and paint)
YES
YES = Top 2 item of Importance
NO
Comment