Community Health Action Forum
Transforming Communities: Share Your Ideas
In anticipation of the 2011 release of the County Health Rankings, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation wants to hear from you about how communities can help all individuals lead healthier lives.
Share with us your ideas on how, using the County Health Rankings as a catalyst, communities can become healthier places to live, learn, work and play. We want to know how you think communities (neighborhoods, counties, towns, cities, regions, states or tribes) can use the Rankings to start, expand or renew efforts to address the social, economic, environmental and behavioral factors that affect health.
For example, tell us how communities can engage and mobilize all sectors -- government, business, education, faith, health care and others -- to address these factors. What motivates communities to take these steps, and what types of tools, training and assistance do you think communities need to mobilize action to improve health outcomes?
We are interested in a broad range of ideas around how to incentivize and support action to improve health outcomes and the County Health Rankings are an important catalyst in driving that action. We ask that you focus your comments on action-related ideas and strategies and not suggestions on how to improve or change the Rankings themselves.
The Forum
From July 6, 2010 to August 6, 2010, this discussion board will be open for your ideas. To enter a your own idea, simply type it into the suggestion box at the top of the page. Note that there is a 500 word limit for each post. You are, however, able to post as many ideas as you would like. You can also review suggestions from other experts and comment on other ideas you see. Please share the link to the forum (http://chrideas.ideascale.com) with your colleagues and partners.
What’s Next
All of the ideas submitted to the Forum will be reviewed by the Foundation and its partners and will be shared publically in advance of the 2011 release of the County Health Rankings.
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About the County Health Rankings
On February 17, 2010, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) released the first annual County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings is the first project to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states. Intended to serve as a call to action, the Rankings have started important conversations about health across the country. To learn more, go here.
