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Dan talks with two public health experts and veterans of the Smoke Free Ohio campaign of the early 2000s, Susan Jagers, who was co-chair of the Smoke Free Ohio campaign, and Professor Micah Berman, who was at the time of the campaign Executive Director of the Tobacco Public Policy Center at Capital Law School. Topics…
Dan talks with Dr. Nathaniel Overmire, Franklin County Coroner and Assistant Clinical Professor at Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. In a far reaching conversation, Dan and Nate discuss the nature of the coroner office's work, issues including overdose deaths, suicide, violent homicide, and…
Dan talks with sustainability expert and All Aboard Ohio board member, Liz Quigley, about the history of passenger rail in Ohio and the prospect of getting it back again. Topics include the value of rail to Ohio's quality of life (and mental health), the current politics of trains, and drag on economic development in…
Dan talks with Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO of the Columbus Urban League, about equity, fairness, and access to the economic boom in Central Ohio. Topics include jobs, housing, and how a conversation about justice and fairness can be infused into conversations about economic development in Ohio, especially…
On episode 145, Dan has a wide-ranging conversation with Greg Lawson of the Buckeye Institute, a think tank whose mission is to advance free-market public policy in Ohio and beyond. Topics include economic development in Ohio, home rule, transparency and fraud, Medicaid work requirements, and much more. Additional…
On episode 144, Dan talks with Hailey Akah and Brian O’Rourke of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio about the major findings in their 2026 Health Value Dashboard, a collection of tools and resources that compare Ohio’s performance to all other states on measures of population health, healthcare spending and the…
In this episode, Dan Skinner talks with State Rep. Justin Pizzulli, Republican from Scioto County, and Rep. Anita Somani, Democrat from Dublin, about the bill they are sponsoring to cap taxpayer funded vouchers for private schools at $500,000. As the discussion reveals, the issue is about fairness, fiscal…
Dan talks with Dr. Zach Rossfeld, who is running for State Representative in the 7th House district. A hospice and palliative care physician, Zach talks about what his experience as both a physician and at the Ohio Department of Medicaid has taught him about what Ohio needs on the policy level, not only health policy…
Dan talks with Rob Moore of Scioto Analysis about the recent surge in "affordability" talk. Is it economically meaningful, politically opportunistic, or a real sign that Americans and Ohioans are starting to ask deeper questions about inequality, poverty, and beyond?
Dan Skinner interviews Dr. Bryan Hambley, a Cincinnati-based oncologist who is running in the Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State. Dan and Bryan discuss the relationship between fair elections and better representation in Ohio, including how a more democratic system will help Ohio improve its poor health…
On episode 139, Dan Skinner talks with Emily Campbell, who recently began her service as President and CEO of the Center for Community Solutions after 16 years with the organization. Dan and Emily talk through the extensive (88--one for each Ohio county) fact sheets CCS recently released with data about the status of…
Smoking is not only one of the top causes of death in Cleveland, but is a function of years of inequitable and racist policy, with devastating consequences for communities of color. Dan talks with Dr. David Margolius, Director of Public Health for the City of Cleveland, about his and others' efforts to get Cleveland’s…
Rick Neal is a well-known progressive advocate in Central Ohio, but his political conscience has long been driven by his passion for and professional experience in humanitarian relief, especially in Asia and Africa. On Episode 137, taking a few weeks off from challenges here in Ohio, Dan Skinner talks with Rick about…
Dan Skinner talks with Dr. Ayaz Hyder of Ohio State University’s College of Public Health and Gavin French of Columbus Public Health about their article, published in the Ohio Journal of Public Health, "Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of the Vax Cash Program: A Case Study from Columbus, Ohio." Dan, Ayaz, and Gavin…
Just two weeks from November 7, the last date Ohioans can vote on Issue 1, a ballot initiative that will enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio constitution, Dan Skinner talks with Marcela Azevedo, MD, Co-Founder of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR) about the state of the “Yes on Issue 1” movement. Topics…
Despite the immense loss and often nasty politics that set in a few months into Ohio’s pandemic response, former Director of the Ohio Department of Health, Dr. Amy Acton insists that there was far more love than hate in those early months. Despite the challenges we face, she wants Ohioans to reflect on how much they…
On episode 133, Dan Skinner talks with Washington Post reporters Lauren Weber and Dan Diamond about their reporting on life expectancy in Ohio. How Red-State Politics Are Shaving Years Off American Lives is a sobering, thoughtful, and carefully reported article that all Ohioans should read. In the conversation, Lauren…
On episode 132, Dan talks with John Corlett of the Center for Community Solutions about the need for a human service chamber in Northeast Ohio, the state of poverty in Ohio, the vulnerabilities of Ohio’s aging population, and the political consensus that has emerged around Medicaid. John also reflects on his…
On the first episode of the Fall 2023 season, things get wonky with the good people at Yuvo Health and My Community Health Center about how creative approaches to value-based care can improve care delivery at Ohio’s community health centers. Specifically, Yuvo is doing some really exciting work with My Community…
On episode 130, Dan talks with Danielle Bessett of the Ohio Policy Evaluation Network and Morgan Mitchell of the Abortion Fund of Ohio about the state of changing abortion access in Ohio, and especially medication abortion. The conversation includes pending legal cases that stand to increase health disparities…
On episode 129, Dan talks with Dr. Ean Bett, a family medicine physician in Columbus, about Medicare for All, single-payer healthcare, and national healthcare insurance. Dan mentions a Youtube video of Dr. Bett in conversation with Greg Moody, “Is Medicare for All the Answer.” USA Healthcare, an organization Dr. Bett…
On episode 128, Dan talks with Randy Leite and Patrick Caniglia from the Appalachian Children Coalition about the behavioral health workforce and mental health needs of children in Appalachian Ohio. Show notes and streams at prognosisohio.com/episodes/acc. Hosted and produced by Dan Skinner. Editorial and production…
On episode 127, Dan talks with Sherri Kovach and Jodi Keller with COTS Ohio about mass casualty preparedness in Ohio.Timestamps:1:26 Assessment of Ohio’s state of preparation and scenario planning 7:30 Learning from the response to the East Palestine train derailment15:08 The challenges of operating in the background…
On episode 126, Dan talks with OSU professor and clinician Dr. Rosie Bauder about suicide and suicide prevention, as well as the findings of her latest paper, published with OSU’s Dr. Austin Starkey, Examining Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Ohio Youth with Oppressed Identities Using the 2019 Ohio Youth Risk…
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