Tools & Resources
2017 County Health Rankings Research Grants Call for Proposals
This is the application and background material for the 2017 County Health Rankings Research Grants Call for Proposals. It can be found in 2017 Call for Proposals.
2017 CHR Additional Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2017 additional measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2017 CHR National Statistics
This document provides descriptive data for the County Health Rankings 2017 ranked measures and additional measures, including national statistics. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2017 CHR Measure Changes From 2016
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures between 2016 and 2017. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
CHR 2010-2017 Data Changes Summary
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures for all releases from 2010 to 2017. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2017 Data Comparability Across States
This document provides guidance for comparing measures across states. It can be found in Using the Rankings Data, under Exploring the Data.
2017 County Health Rankings - Healthy People 2020 Crosswalk
This document summarizes similarities with and differences between measures used in Healthy People 2020 and the 2017 County Health Rankings. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2017 CHR Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2017 ranked measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
Criteria for Selecting or Revising Measures
This document summarizes the criteria that are used in decision-making for selecting new or revising existing Rankings measures. It can be found in our Ranking Methods under Data Sources and Measures.
Community Health Improvement Navigator
The CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator (CHI Navigator) is a website for people who lead or participate in CHI work within hospitals and health systems, public health agencies, and other community organizations. It offers community stakeholders expert-vetted tools and resources for: Depicting visually the who, what, where, and how of improving community health...