Tools & Resources
Handbook of Data Collection Tools: A Companion to Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy
This tool (from Organizational Research Services) includes a number of tools for measuring advocacy and policy initiatives.
Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy
This tool (from Organizational Research Services) provides a framework for thinking differently about advocacy and policy work and directions for evaluation design.
Find it in Evaluate Actions under...
Developmental Evaluation Primer
This tool (from J.W. McConnell Family Foundation) provides guidance for conducting evaluation of innovative practices and strategies in changing, unpredictable environments. It can be found in Evaluate Actions under...
CCC Cancer Plan Implementation - Does your Coalition Have a Resource Plan?
This resource (from Strategic Health Concepts) provides great tips and examples for creating a Resource Plan.
Hernando, MS
The 2011 County Health Rankings classified Desoto County as the healthiest county in Mississippi for health outcomes and the fifth-healthiest county for health factors, with lower unemployment rates, higher education rates and greater access to healthy food compared to the rest of the state. Yet much more work needs to be done to improve the health of Desoto County, as one-third of its adults are obese and Mississippi, overall, has the highest obesity rates in the nation.
San Bernardino County, CA
The 2011 County Health Rankings ranked San Bernardino County—which spans more than 20,000 square miles and a population of more than 2 million—50th out of 56 California counties in health factors like physical environment, social and economic factors, health behaviors and clinical care.
But initial disappointment over its low ranking didn’t prevent the San Bernardino County Health Department from seeing the County Health Rankings as an opportunity to strengthen its current health improvement initiatives and persuade policymakers of the need for change.