The Face of Health Disparities Among Children in Ohio exposes significant health disparities and inequitable access to health care among Ohio's racial minority and low-income children. According to the report, women from the most impoverished counties in Ohio are giving birth to low birthweight babies at the highest rate. Disproportionately, these children also experience a higher incidence of disease, poor oral health, childhood obesity and unmet mental health needs.

This issue brief examines trends in health outcomes among children in Ohio, highlights the barriers to an equitable system of care and provides an overview of four key strategies to help ensure all children and pregnant women in Ohio, access to comprehensive health care.