Tools & Resources
Intervention Planning Matrix
This tool (from the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute) is a worksheet designed to help you consider strategies that could be utilized to address the identified health issue at the individual, organization/institution, and community levels.
Evidence in Action: A Guide to Selecting Effective Prevention Strategies
This tool (from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Health) outlines a step-by-step process to efficiently determine which strategies are likely to improve the health of your state or local community.
Nine Questions: A Strategy Planning Tool for Advocacy Campaigns
This tool (from the Advocacy Institute) offers guidance for moving from broad goals to specific tactics and steps.
Dig Deeper
This tool (from CHR&R) is a section from Using the Rankings Data that directs you to other data sources that can help you find more data for your state and dig deeper on differences in health factors by geography or by population sub-groups. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
Principles to Consider for the Implementation of a Community Health Needs Assessment Process
This resource, written by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D. at The George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services, identifies guiding principles to inform the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s community health needs assessment provisions applicable to not-for-profit hospitals that seek federal tax-exempt status. It can be found in ...
Trend Analysis
This tool (from CHR&R) provides guidance for examining trends over time. It can be found in the Measuring Progress section under Other Data.
Measuring Progress
This tool (from CHR&R) includes detailed information and guidance for how to interpret and use the measures within the County Health Rankings to measure a community’s progress.
Discovering Community Power: A Guide To Mobilizing Local Assets And Your Organization’s Capacity
This tool (from ABCD: Asset Based Community Development, Northwestern University) is a community-building workbook that helps organizations identify strengths, resources and assets. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Wyandotte County, KS
For Wyandotte County, KS, Mayor Joe Reardon, the County Health Rankings were a wake-up call. After seeing Wyandotte's low rank in the Rankings report, he worked with other local stakeholders to create a Healthy Communities initiative to focus not only on just health care but on the overall health of his community.